Tag: Peacock
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NBCU’s ‘Joe Exotic’ Scripted Series Will Only be Available on Peacock
NBCUniversal has thrown out its original plans to air the scripted Joe Exotic series across all of its networks. Now, the Kate McKinnon-starring limited series will be available solely on SVOD via NBC’s streaming service Peacock. The decision reportedly came after content teams and execs saw the script and decided it would be better played…
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Peacock is Expanding its Documentary Library with Three New Originals
Peacock hit the green light on three new documentaries heading to the platform. Diamond Princess, Perfect World: The Gamer Murders, and Downey Wrote That (all working titles) are next up on the docket. Diamond Princess is the real life story of hundreds of passengers stuck on board the Princess cruise ship during the Covid-19 outbreak. The…
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Peacock’s Live Sports Schedule For the Weekend of May 7, 2021
The Olympics are right around the corner, and this weekend you can stream live coverage of NFL wide receiver DK Metcalf competing for the opportunity to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100m at Sunday’s USATF Golden Games and Distance Open at Mt. SAC. There is also free live coverage of the Walker Cup this Saturday…
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Watch Notre Dame Football and More On Peacock’s Weekend Sports Line Up for April 30, 2021
This weekend is the 91st Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame Stadium, and you can stream it for free exclusively on Peacock. The game is this Saturday, May 1 at 12:30 PM EST., along with Premier League Everton v. Aston Villa at 3PM, and more. NOTRE DAME FOOTBALLSaturday, 5/112:30pm – Notre Dame Blue-Gold Game PREMIER LEAGUEFriday, 4/303:00pm –…
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Peacock Reaches 42 Million Sign Ups
In Comcast’s Q1 earnings report Thursday, the company shared new subscriber numbers for Peacock. Peacock has 42 million sign ups to date across the US, up from 33 million sign ups reported for Q4 2020. In Comcast’s earnings call, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said that about a third of those 33 million signups are monthly…
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Here’s Everything New on Peacock in May 2021
Peacock’s May lineup is full of exciting arrivals like new Originals Intergalactic and Girls5eva about a 1990s girl group getting a second shot at fame. If you’re looking for a throwback movie night, Peacock has all three movies in the Bourne trilogy and comedies like National Lampoon’s Vacation and Evan Almighty. You can also stream…
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Peacock Adds Superfan Episodes for Season 1 of ‘The Office’
Peacock has good news for big fans of The Office. Starting today, Peacock subscribers can watch superfan episodes for season 1 of the series while celebrating Stanley’s favorite holiday – Pretzel Day. When The Office moved from Netflix to Peacock at the beginning of the year, the streaming service created extra content made just for…
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Peacock Helped Boost WWE Revenue in Q1
The WWE reported its Q1 results this week, with revenue at $263.5 million, a 9% decrease year over year. The company noted that the drop was due to the absence of live events due the pandemic. While revenue was down, the numbers were ahead of Wall Street forecasts, due in part to the WWE’s partnership…
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Peacock’s Live Sports Lineup For the Weekend of April 23, 2021
Sports highlights on Peacock this weekend include exclusive coverage of practice, qualifying and warmup sessions of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, plus English and Spanish-language coverage of Premier League this Saturday, April 24 at 7:30am ET. as Liverpool faces Newcastle. INDYCARFriday, 4/234:15pm – Practice 1Saturday, 4/249:45am – Practice 21:45pm – Qualifying3:20pm – Indy Lights…
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Peacock Expands News Coverage with Local Playlists
NBC Owned Television Stations announced today that Peacock will now stream local news playlists. You can find the new additions on the News tab within the Peacock app. The local playlists include content from 12 NBC-owned stations. The addition of the news playlists follows the launch of streaming only “digicasts” from NBC stations including WCAU…