Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, the cable giant’s San Francisco-region sports channel, will produce the sports reports for sister KNTV San Jose-San Francisco starting in June. Comcast-NBC says the move is expected to result in the creation of “several new positions,” and is not anticipated to bring on layoffs. Becoming part of the NBC Sports Group since Comcast and NBC Universal merged, Comcast SportsNet will provide “live daily sports news segments for NBC Bay Area that will be seamlessly included in the station’s 6:00 pm and 11:00 pm newscasts, according to Broadcasting and Cable.
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