Anyone have an idea as what NBC Sports on 151 will carry?

[dwarren2]

With Universal Sports going away as an OTA signal on 1/1 and Versus becoming the "All New" NBC Sports on 1/2, does anyone know what if any new programming will be on 151

 

[Mr Tony]

Versus (soon to be NBC Sports) is just a rename
Universal Sports will try and be more of a cable/satellite channel

 

[dwarren2]

Versus (soon to be NBC Sports) is just a rename
Universal Sports will try and be more of a cable/satellite channel

If what they say on the scroll on the bottom of the screen, they are going to sat only on 1/1 and currently that means Direct only. And the promo on Versus is "The all new NBC Sports" coming 1/2.

Addendum: They actually say when I plug in Albany NY, one of only 3 cable outlets to carry it in NY:

Universal Sports is currently available through Time Warner Cable on channel 1827, but you may lose access to all your favorite Olympic & adventure sports and athletes. Call Time Warner Cable

 

[Mr Tony]

correct.
Universal Sports is being dropped from OTA and is for cable/satco's

On September 12, 2011, it was announced that Universal Sports would convert to being exclusively distributed to cable and satellite providers, and would no longer operate as an over-the-air digital multicast network beginning in early 2012,

Versus (NBC Sports Network) will basically be a rename at the getgo...kinda like CBS College Sports changed to CBS Sports Network

 

[osu1991]

I know PBR will be gone from Versus (NBC Sports on the 1st). The PBR signed a new contract to move to CBS Sports Network on the 1st. Other than that, I don't expect many changes from what they have now. Repeats of NBC sports programming in addition to what original programming they have now and probably a few NBC sports news type shows..

 

[Willh699]

shouldn't this thread be moved over to Cable/Satellite Network discussion, it's just a discussion on the over all network and has nothing to do with Dish Network.

on topic, i think it will have the same programing as before except PBR as mentioned. i wouldn't be surprise if NBC Sports Network trys to buy out the remainder of ESPN's NASCAR contract and become the home for the Chase races, Nationwide races, and a daily 30 minutes or 1 hour NASCAR news magazine show like NASCAR Now on ESPN 2 and NASCAR Race Hub on Speed. plus maybe an encore of WWE programming or a couple of WWE shows that lost TV homes in the last year and a half (not likely to happen with the launch of the WWE Network, which could be a 50/50 owned network between WWE and NBC Universal, who owns the US TV Rights to Raw and SmackDown right now).

 

[osu1991]

The WWE replays are on Universal HD and that is what I see happening is a 50/50 stake in Universal HD becoming the new WWE Network.

 

[BBruin66]

NBC Sports also got a national MLS contract from Fox Soccer Channel. Although ESPN still has there's, so it's not exclusive. Both will have contracts until 2014.

 

[dwarren2]

shouldn't this thread be moved over to Cable/Satellite Network discussion, it's just a discussion on the over all network and has nothing to do with Dish Network.

No. It's also a Dish topic. 151 is Versus and that is changing to NBC Sports on 1/2. I was asking if anyone had any idea what type of programming would be on 151 after 1/2.

 

[nrholland]

Any possibility that it may be dropped to a lower tier after it becomes NBC Sports Network?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Any possibility that it may be dropped to a lower tier after it becomes NBC Sports Network?

From what I am hearing it is staying where it is.

 

[n0aaa]

What about the Tour de France and other bike racing that had been pretty much unique to Vs./OLN? -Jan

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The programming is going to remain the same (except for PBR) and just a new name.

 

[dwarren2]

Oh well. I was hoping that some of the Olympic type sports on US would migrate over.