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The bizarre trailer for Peacock’s new series, ‘Mrs. Davis,’ features a war against AI
Peacock released yesterday the official trailer for its upcoming original series, “Mrs. Davis,” a peculiar yet hilarious take on artificial intelligence and a nun (played by “G.L.O.W.” actress
Peacock will no longer include its free Premium offering as part of Xfinity bundle on June 26
Peacock continues to shift its focus to paid subscriber growth. Yesterday, the streamer began notifying Xfinity customers that on June 26, 2023, Peacock Premium will no longer be bundled in at no extr
Peacock lets subscribers watch live episodes with their favorite stars in real time
Peacock is launching a new interactive experience later this month that allows fans to livestream episodes alongside actors from the show who provide real-time reactions, commentary and a live Q&A
Peacock kills its free tier option for new customers
Peacock is no longer offering its free tier to new customers, a spokesperson for NBCUniversal confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The company says it’s shifting its focus to its Premium offering
Peacock tops 20M subscribers in Q4 as losses widen
Comcast-owned streaming service Peacock had its best quarterly result since its 2020 launch, adding five million paying subscribers in its fourth quarter of 2022 to bring the total to 20 million, up f
Peacock adds live TV from all local NBC stations to its Premium Plus tier
Peacock announced that on November 30, its Premium Plus subscribers will get 24/7 access to their local NBC station in all of NBC’s 210 markets, including live TV programming like local news, sports
Peacock experiments with interactive scenes to give fans a ‘Real Housewives’ deep dive
NBCUniversal’s Peacock is unveiling a new interactive video feature that will let Peacock Premium subscribers delve into extended clips, including extra footage and interviews, from within an episod
Peacock grows its paid subscriber base to 15 million after pulling back shows from Hulu
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell revealed in a CNBC interview that Peacock added more than 2 million paid subscribers in the third quarter, bringing the total to over 15 million. The recent growth shows th
Peacock invests in its first adult animation series, stars Mike Judge and ‘Silicon Valley’s’ Zach Woods
Peacock, Comcast’s NBCUniversal-owned streamer, announced its first original adult animation series. It’s about time the streaming service invested in the genre, as adult animation shows continue
Comcast and Paramount’s streaming service SkyShowtime launches in the Nordics this month
Comcast’s Sky and Paramount announced the official launch date for SkyShowtime, a new European streaming service. It will initially launch in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on September 20, 202
Walmart is reportedly looking at deals with streaming services
Walmart’s membership program Walmart+ may bundle with a streaming service. The report comes from The New York Times and sparks conversation about the strange idea of the retail giant entering the st
Peacock’s paid subscribers stayed flat at 13 million, losses widen to $467 million
Peacock, the streaming service of Comcast’s NBCUniversal, ended the second quarter with 13 million paid subscribers, parent company Comcast reported this morning. In the first quarter, there were 13
Hulu hits record 58 Emmy nominations, underdog Apple TV+ gets 52
The nominations for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, and once again, it was dominated by streaming services. Apple TV+ showed improvement compared to its older competitors, and Hul
Peacock confirms a test that rewards paid subscribers with $15 movie tickets or $7 rentals
In March, Peacock began testing a new and exclusive movie benefits program that would reward Premium and Premium Plus subscribers with either a free movie ticket via Fandango or an on-demand movie ren
Premium streaming subscriptions continue to increase despite Netflix’s downfall
If you’ve been following Netflix lately, then you’d know the streamer is on shaky ground at the moment. Antenna data reveals that Netflix saw 3.6 million subscription cancellations in the first qu
Virtual product placement ads are coming to Amazon Prime Video and Peacock
Announced at this month’s NewFronts, Amazon and Peacock demonstrated new ad formats that use similar virtual product placement (VPP) tools, a post-production technique for inserting a brand into
Peacock looks to original movies, a Lionsgate partnership, and new ad formats to compete on streaming
In today’s IAB Newfront presentation, Peacock announced its first step into original films, a deal with Lionsgate, next-day streaming of shows on Bravo, expansion of established franchises, amon
Peacock added 4 million paid subscribers in Q1, up 44% from last quarter
Parent company Comcast reported NBCUniversal’s Q1 2022 earnings on Thursday, noting its newer streaming service, Peacock, ended the first quarter of 2022 with 28 million monthly active accounts, up
Niantic’s new game Peridot gives you VERY CUTE virtual pets
Remember caring for your “Nintendogs” on your Nintendo DS? Or maybe you used to bring your Tamogatchi to third grade to make sure you could flush its pixelated poop? Pokémon Go creator Ni
Netflix says an ad-supported tier still isn’t in its plans, despite the Disney+ announcement
Disney last week announced plans to introduce an ad-supported subscription tier to its Disney+ streaming service, but Netflix says a similar option for its own customers isn’t on the table for t