24 Facts About Peacock TV

Peacock TV launched nationally on July 15,2020; as of August 2021, the service had reached at least 54 million signups.

Peacock TV was given a soft launch on the Sky and NOW platforms in the UK and Ireland on November 16,2021, free to all customers.

On January 25,2022, Peacock TV further expanded in Sky territories, soft launching in Austria and Germany.

On June 23, it was revealed that Peacock TV had around 10 million premium subscribers as of May 2021.

Peacock TV has three tiers of service: Free, Premium, and Premium Plus.

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Peacock TV Premium is included in some services from television service providers, such as Cox and Xfinity.

Peacock TV soft launched for Xfinity cable and broadband customers on April 15,2020, before launching nationally in the United States on July 15,2020.

Peacock TV content is available within the Apple TV app, and the Premium service is available as an in-app subscription.

On June 24,2021, Peacock TV launched an app for Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Fire tablets, such as Fire HD.

Peacock TV offers a lineup of around 25 curated digital linear channels, including long-form and digital-originated programming content from NBCUniversal's broadcast and cable properties, as well as third-party content providers.

Peacock TV had rights to the Harry Potter film series as part of an existing deal with NBCUniversal networks from October 2020 until August 2021, before WarnerMedia took them back on September 1,2021, for HBO Max after an adjustment in the agreement.

In January 2021, Peacock TV added Claudia Rosencrantz and Adrian Woolfe's streaming entertainment news channel LIT, with the platform serving as its US launch partner for an exclusivity period.

On May 18,2021, Peacock TV announced that it had acquired the US streaming rights to the Eurovision Song Contest under a two-year deal, beginning with the 2021 edition.

On June 10,2021, Peacock TV added content from anime streaming service RetroCrush.

Older WWE content on Peacock TV has been edited to remove innapropriate things such as racist moments.

In May 2021, Peacock TV announced that it had ordered WWE Evil, a documentary series created, produced, and narrated by John Cena that chronicles WWE's most prominent antagonists.

Peacock TV has carried NBC Sports programming, including live events either in simulcast with NBC, or exclusive to the service.

In September 2020, NBC Sports on Peacock TV added Brother From Another, a sports and pop culture-themed show co-hosted by former ESPN reporter Michael Smith and sports writer Michael Holley.

NBC News and Sky News had planned to collaborate on an international news channel for Peacock TV known as NBC Sky World News, but the proposed service was scrapped in August 2020.

In October 2020 during the leadup to the 2020 presidential election, NBC News launched a new channel on Peacock TV known as The Choice, which airs original news and opinion programs.

In January 2021, Peacock TV premiered The Overview, a new weekly series hosted by Gadi Schwartz that features conversational discussions on news topics and "paradigm shifts" impacting the world.

On July 29,2021, Comcast and Sky announced that Peacock TV would be launching in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom in Q4 2021, and would be available to all Sky Q, Sky Glass, Now and Sky Ticket customers at no extra cost from its launch.

Peacock TV was given a soft launch in the UK and Ireland on November 16,2021, to all Sky and Now subscribers.

On January 25,2022, Peacock TV further expanded in Sky territories, soft launching in Austria and Germany, followed by Italy on February 15,2022, and Switzerland on March 2,2022.