NBC is creating a 24-hour version of ‘Today’ for Peacock

Posted on 13/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Soon, if you miss a morning of NBC’s Today, you’ll be able to catch up with a never-ending stream of material from the show. Beginning Wednesday, NBC is bringing an around-the-clock, free, ad-supported feed of Today to its Peacock streaming platform....

Peacock’s streaming library adds shows from Showtime, CBS and the CW

Posted on 01/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Peacock, NBC’s new streaming service, won’t just be the home of content from the wider NBC Universal family. Today, the company has announced it’s sealed a deal with ViacomCBS, one of its ostensible rivals, to play host to some of the Viacom library...

Peacock will stream on LG and Vizio TVs at launch

Posted on 25/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

NBCUniversal is quickly expanding the range of devices you can use to stream its Peacock service. Both LG Smart TVs and Vizio SmartCast sets will support Peacock when it reaches wider availability on July 15th, including the free, $5 Premium and $10...

Peacock streaming service is coming to Android TV and Chromecast

Posted on 23/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock will be available on Google platforms and devices beginning July 15th. That includes Android, Android TV, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices. Google users will have access to the same tiers as othe...

NBCUniversal’s Peacock launches today: Here’s what you need to know

Posted on 15/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

NBC’s streaming service is finally here: Peacock, the Comcast-owned platform that will be home to The Office (and much of NBC’s vast catalog), the (now-postponed) Tokyo Olympics and a lineup of new original content, is starting to roll out, though mo...

‘Saturday Night Live’ returns to TV with a remote episode on April 11th

Posted on 09/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Talk shows and sports leagues have used internet services to keep offering fresh content despite the COVID-19 pandemic, so why not comedy shows? Saturday Night Live is taking a stab at it. As noted by Hollywood Reporter, NBC’s long-running series is...

NBC News will host four short-form shows on Quibi

Posted on 13/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

NBC is banking on short attention spans. The network's news division will host four different shows on the short-form, mobile streaming platform Quibi, when it launches next month. NBC News' strategy is to have two shows every weekday that air when v...

Snapchat will host exclusive NBC Olympics coverage

Posted on 23/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The 2020 Olympic Summer Games don't commence for six months, but plenty of marketing work goes into the international event well beforehand. NBC, which owns the media rights to the Olympic Games, has renewed its deal with Snap to publish daily covera...

NBC’s Peacock streaming service costs $10 for ad-free Premium access

Posted on 16/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Like HBO Max and Disney+, Comcast/NBC starts revealing details of its new streaming service with a presentation to investors. Now we know when Peacock will launch, and how much it will cost in addition to info about all of its content. Like so many o...

NBC’s Peacock lineup includes Mindy Kaling, Norman Lear and ‘MacGruber’