Tag: Peacock
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Peacock Could Launch Early Nationwide
The new streaming service Peacock was originally slated to launch for Comcast Xfinity X1 and Flex customers tomorrow, and for everyone else July 15. Now, the company is considering a new plan – launching early for a wider audience. “That’s something we’re certainly evaluating,” said Peacock Chairman Matt Strauss, told reporters in a conference call…
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NBC’s ‘Today Show’ Might Be Making a Move to Streaming
NBC is looking into options to take the ‘Today Show’ into an all-day news streaming option. According to this post from Variety, NBC News issued a memo to its Digital team informing them of the possible upcoming changes. Apparently, these talks are just that – talk, and just a possibility versus a concrete move. The most…
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A&E Signs Deal to Stream Unscripted Series on Peacock
NBCUniversal’s upcoming Peacock streaming service will add A&E content to its library at launch. Hollywood Reporter first shared the news that Peacock has a deal for unscripted series from the network, including Cold Case Files, First 48, Storage Wars and History’s American Pickers, Ancient Aliens, Curse of Oak Island, Pawn Stars and scripted drama Project Blue Book. “We are…
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Late Night Shows Airing Early on Peacock Could Cause Conflict with Affiliate Stations
When NBCUniversal shared details about the content viewers would find on Peacock, the company mentioned that those why pay for a subscription would have early access to NBC late night shows. Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” and Seth Meyers’ “Late Night” would air starting at 8pm ET on the service. Ahead of the launch of the…
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Here is Everything Coming to Comcast’s Peacock Streaming Service
NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, Peacock, will launch nationwide on July 15th, and even sooner for Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex customers on April 15th. Peacock Free will have a free, ad supported tier with 7,500 hours of programming, including classic NBC shows. Peacock Premium will be free for Comcast and Cox subscribers. All others will pay…
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Comcast Says Increased Demand for Faster Broadband Offsets Losses From Cord Cutting
Last week, on Comcast’s Q4’s earning call, Comcast commented that their losses from video were offset by their growth in broadband services. To further capitalize on cord cutting, Comcast will soon be launching the NBCU streaming service Peacock. “We believe that Peacock, a premium ad-supported service, hits the mark for both consumers and advertisers,” Brian…
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NBC News Announces Launch of NBC News Studios
On Thursday, NBC announced that it will launch NBC News Studios, a studio that will create projects for new platforms. Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News, and Liz Cole, president of NBC News Studios made the announcement. The two shared that the studio will create documentaries, docuseries, scripted content, and more for emerging platforms. Those…
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Comcast Announces Pricing, Programming, & More for NBCU’s Peacock Streaming Service
Right now, NBCUniversal is holding an investor meeting to share details about the upcoming Peacock streaming service. The service will launch to Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex Customers customers on April 15th and be nationwide on July 15th 2020. “This is a very exciting time for our company, as we chart the future of entertainment,”…
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Comcast Is Worried about Losing Money on Its Peacock Streaming Service
Later today Comcast will officially announce its plans for its new NBCU Peacock streaming service. First, though, The Information has reported that Comcast only plans to spend $2 billion on its service over two years. Now that may seem like a lot but that is $2 billion on everything for Peacock compared to Disney+’s $2.5…
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NBCUniversal’s Peacock Streaming Service Will Be Officially Introduced Tomorrow
Tomorrow Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 4 PM Eastern NBCU will officially introduce NBC’s Peacock streaming service at an investor meeting. Details so far have been very thin about NBCU’s new streaming service hopefully we will get all the information we want like pricing and device support tomorrow. We’ve heard about some of the NBC…