Tag: Peacock
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Weekend Wrap Up: Peacock Lands on Roku, Amazon’s New Fire TV Gear, and More
This week, Peacock officially landed on Roku following a weekend’s worth of developments and Sling TV unveiled a Watch Party feature. We’re also rapidly approaching the holiday season, and more companies are starting to share their plans for what could be a busy shopping season. Case in point: Amazon hosted an online showcase this week…
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Peacock Announces Exclusive Stephen King Series
Peacock announced today that it will exclusively premiere a new season Mr. Mercedes, next month. The series is based on the New York Times Best-Selling Bill Hodges trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch) by Stephen King. The series previously aired on Audience Network and had been renewed for a third season that…
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Roku Officially Makes Peacock Available in the Channel Store
Roku announced this morning that the Peacock app is officially available through the Roku Channel Store, nationwide. “Demand for compelling content is fueling a surging shift in consumer behavior to streaming that is reshaping the current media landscape,” Tedd Cittadine, Vice President of Content Acquisition, Roku, said in a statement to Cord Cutters News. “We are pleased that…
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Peacock is Beginning to Roll Out on Roku
After a day of back and forth negotiations between NBCUniversal and Roku, the two companies announced Friday that Peacock would be available on Roku “in the coming weeks.” It now looks like we’re getting closer to seeing the app become available Roku users. A Cord Cutters News reader shared that Peacock is now available as…
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Peacock Will Be Available on Roku ‘In the Coming Weeks’
After months of negotiations, and some last minute back and forth, Roku and NBCUniversal have come to an agreement for Peacock to be made available on Roku devices. With the new deal, NBC content will be included on Roku’s free streaming service The Roku Channel. Financial terms of the agreement and details about the other…
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NBCUniversal Responds to Roku’s Statement on TV Everywhere Channels Being Removed
Roku shared with Cord Cutters News this morning an update on the negotiations with Comcast to bring NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service to the platform. NBCUniversal has now reached out with a response to that report. In the statement from an NBCUniversal spokesperson, below, the company calls Roku’s demands “unreasonable,” the same phrase Roku used to…
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Comcast Will Remove NBC TV Everywhere Channels from Roku in Peacock Distribution Dispute
Negotiations for a deal to bring Peacock to Roku are heating up and Comcast, parent company of NBCUniversal’s Peacock, is making a move to put pressure on the streaming platform that will create more inconvenience for customers in the meantime. Roku has shared with Cord Cutters News that Comcast will be pulling NBCUniversal TV Everywhere…
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Peacock has Added 5 Million Subscribers Since July
Today, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts revealed Peacock’s subscriber count spiked 50% over the last six weeks. The streamer closed out July with 10 million subscribers but has now surged to 15 million since then, Deadline reports. At a virtual media conference hosted by Goldman Sachs, Roberts also assured that Peacock will have a full lineup…
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Peacock Gets Rights to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reboot
NBCUniversal’s Peacock announced today that it has ordered two seasons of “Bel-Air,” the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot, after Netflix, HBO Max, and Peacock battled for rights of the new series. The news was shared by Will Smith, who will be the executive producer of the show, on his YouTube channel this afternoon. “We have…
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Here are All the Originals Coming to Peacock in September
Peacock is off to an entertaining start this summer with a library full of hit movies and TV shows. Plus, the streaming service recently added a new Sports Channel and original talk show. This month, it has a full slate of NBC originals premiering on the platform as well. A.P. BIOPremiering Thursday, September 3 When disgraced…