Comcast’s NBC to Shutter Universal Sports TV

SportsBusiness Daily: The Universal Sports TV channel is shutting down next month after nearly a decade in operation. NBC execs told the channel’s approximately 75 employees during an early morning meeting in Los Angeles. The channel, which is majority owned by InterMedia Partners, notified distributors that its signal would be taken down Nov. 16. NBC, which holds a minority stake in the channel, will pick up the channel’s portfolio of Olympic sports rights. The decision to shutter Universal altogether was described as “shocking” by one source.