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Apple TV and Peacock launch new streaming bundle with major savings

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:16:01 +0000

Apple and NBCUniversal have teamed up to offer a streaming bundle combining Apple TV and Peacock services, available in the U.S. starting October 20, 2025. Read more...

NBC's Peacock to start testing mini-games and short videos

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:48:01 +0000

After Netflix, Peacock has become another streaming service to bring games and TikTok-style vertical videos to its platform. The pilot for the features will begin this month. Read more...

Samsung users can unlock an exclusive Squid Game Season 2 sneak peek on the Galaxy Store

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:24:01 +0000

Samsung is bringing a bunch of perks to the Galaxy Store including an exclusive sneak peek of Squid Game Season 2, three months of Peacock subscription, and more. Read more...

An AI voice version of Al Michaels will narrate daily clips from NBC's 2024 Paris Olympics

John Callaham — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:40:02 +0000

NBC will have an AI voice version of famed sportscaster Al Michaels narrate daily clips of its coverage of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on its Peacock streaming service starting July 27 Read more...

Peacock will raise prices for new users just a few days before it streams the 2024 Olympics

John Callaham — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:46:01 +0000

The Peacock streaming service will be increasing prices for both its ad-based and ad-free plans on July 18 for new customers, just a few days before it starts streaming the 2024 Summer Olympics. Read more...

New report claims Paramount+ and Peacock streaming services could merge

John Callaham — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 20:08:01 +0000

A new report claims Paramount Global and Comcast are engaged in talks that could result in the merging of the Paramount+ and Peacock streaming services, either as a partnership or a new joint venture. Read more...

NBC says the "largest Internet event ever" occured because of an NFL game on Peacock Jan. 13

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:38:02 +0000

Peacock was the (nearly) exclusive home of the NFL AFC Wild Card playoff game on Jan. 13, and that event had 23 million people view the match. NBC claims that it was the "largest Internet event ever." Read more...

A third of Americans are turning to free ad-supported TV (FAST) streaming

Paul Hill — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:56:01 +0000

A third of Americans are relying on free ad-support TV streaming services, according to a new report. FAST services like Freevee saw good growth year-over-year while Netflix and others struggled. Read more...

You can now watch the first episode of Peacock's Killing It for free.. on TikTok

Omer Dursun — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:58:01 +0000

Peacock is promoting Killing It amidst the Hollywood strike by offering Season 2 Episode 1 in 5 parts on TikTok. The comedy series premiered in July and is about a snail infestation. Read more...

Peacock nearly doubled paid subscribers to 24 million in the US ahead of price hike

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:36:02 +0000

Comcast streaming service Peacock doubled paid subscribers year-over-year according to their quarterly earnings report. It gained 2 million paid subscribers in the 2nd quarter of 2023. Read more...

Peacock will now charge you more for its Premium and Premium Plus plans

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:22:01 +0000

The streaming service Peacock has increased the monthly price of its Premium and Premium Plus tiers. The updated pricing will cost users around $1-2 on top of what they are paying every month. Read more...

The Microsoft Theater and Xbox Plaza at LA Live will be renamed under the Peacock brand soon

John Callaham — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:42:02 +0000

The Microsoft Theater has been the name of the 7,100-seat live event space in Los Angeles since 2015, but now it will be renamed the Peacock Theater to promote the Peacock streaming service. Read more...

NBCUniversal to launch Peacock on PlayStation 4 and 4 Pro on July 20

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:10:01 +0000

Peacock announced today that its streaming platform will be available on Sony's PlayStation 4 and 4 Pro on July 20. NBCUniversal is scheduled to launch the service in the U.S. on July 15. Read more...

Comcast will launch its streaming service Peacock on Xbox devices on July 15

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 08 May 2020 00:20:01 +0000

Comcast will roll out Peacock to the Xbox family of devices including Xbox One S and Xbox One X. The streaming service will be available for download through the Microsoft Store on July 15. Read more...

Comcast's Peacock streaming service will come to Apple devices on July 15

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 06 May 2020 20:16:01 +0000

Peacock, Comcast's streaming service, will be integrated with the Apple TV app, making its content available to watch on Apple devices beginning on July 15 when the platform launches nationally. Read more...

Comcast launches preview of Peacock streaming service on Xfinity X1 and Flex

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 03:00:01 +0000

Comcast will preview its new streaming service called Peacock on April 15 prior to its national launch on July 15. This is an ad-supported subscription with options to get a premium, ad-free tier. Read more...