Peacock finished the second quarter of 2023 with 24 million subscribers.

  • beardedrhino@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I don’t understand who is even subscribing to all of these network specific streaming services. Like, yeah I enjoyed watching the office when it was part of the 8.99 / month subscription fee I paid for Netflix, but I’m not subscribing to something completely new just for one or two shows 🤷‍♂️

    • evatronic@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      What’s happening is these subs are coming in from other bundled services.

      Spotify student comes with Showtime.

      T-Mobile comes with Netflix.

      Comcast gets you Peacock.

      Several credit cards pay for “streaming services” as a statement credit, etc.

      For now, as long as they’re “free” the value proposition is fine. It’ll fall apart when we have to pay for them for “real”.

      (“Air quotes” because we all know it’s not really free.)

    • kuzcospoison@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I feel like most people probably only have this one through the fact that it’s bundled with Comcast lol. I haven’t checked their catalog but I think they have quite a few original shows like the office, parks and rec, 30 rock etc so maybe someone who likes tv sitcoms might be into it

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      1 year ago

      I got a year of Peacock ad tier for $20. Seemed like a good deal. I wanted to watch Pokerface and Twisted Metal. The Winter Olympics are also this year.

    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      I don’t subscribe to Peacock, but it’s probably the best second-screen service out there. It has a solid lineup of some of the most re-bingable shows ever made. I’m always down for another lap of the office or parks and rec while I play a game or read my phone.

    • Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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      1 year ago

      I got peacock for free as part of my Internet service with Comcast. But it looks like they decided to no longer offer it for free as of last month or so. Guessing they think I’ll resubscribe to it. Nah.

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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      1 year ago

      They aren’t subscribing to them all.

      The problem is that cable and broadcast revenue has started shrinking as more people cut the cord. So you have streaming as the future of television, but no one really knows what that looks like outside of Netflix and people who got fired from HBO Max.

    • Carterbuzz@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      It’s the sports for me. I’m a big supercross/motocross fan and they’re on Peacock. Races are sat afternoon/evening but I typically just watch it on Sunday. The year before it went to Peacock I watched on YouTube and it was a huge pita to find anything decent and avoid spoilers. Pair that with the Premier League, Indy and sports car racing, and I’m fine with $50/year. I find Peacock to be a much better value than everything except Max.