YouTube TV will include Peacock sports content, but not NFL

Peacock-exclusive sporting events will soon be available through YouTube TV, with the noted exception of the streamer’s exclusive NFL games. John Ourand of Puck reported Monday that the recent NBCUniversal-YouTube TV carriage deal includes the launch of a channel consisting of Peacock-exclusive sporting events, but not Peacock-exclusive NFL games. The streamer contractually has one NFL game per season, and two years ago carried a Wild Card playoff game. Though Ourand would seem to be obviously referring to the new “NBC Sports Network” (NBCSN) that NBCU announced as part of the YouTube TV carriage agreement last week, it should be noted that he did not refer to the venture by that (or any) name, and he characterized it as being launched by YouTube TV. NBCU in its release last week said that it will be launching NBCSN, and described the channel as a complement to the NBC broadcast network rather than a simulcast of Peacock. It is possible, if unlikely, that these are separate ventures. It is unclear whether any other Peacock-exclusive sports programming would be expressly withheld, though it is certain that not all Peacock programming will end up on the new channel. As a streaming service, the nature of
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