NBCUniveral's Peacock Streaming Service Adds A Ton Of Content From ViacomCBS
A new deal has helped the upcoming streaming platform increase its launch day content.
Peacock will be the next platform to join the streaming wars--the service launches later this month, and will feature thousands of hours of content from NBCUniversal. Additionally, the service has struck a deal with ViacomCBS, which will add even more titles for streaming on launch day.
The additions from the ViacomCBS library will include a variety of high profile TV shows such as Ray Donovan, The Affair, Charmed, Undercover Boss, The Game, Everybody Hates Chris, and Real Husbands of Hollywood. Peacock subscribers can also look forward to classic movies from ViacomCBS, which will be released in "limited exclusivity windows" throughout 2021, 2022, and 2023. Movie titles will include the Godfather trilogy, Catch Me If You Can, The Talented Mr. Ripley, American Beauty, Patriot Games, and Fatal Attraction.
Peacock will be available from July 15, and launches will three tiers pricing tiers. These are:
- Free: 7,500 hours of ad-supported programming. Includes current seasons of TV shows, movies, TV classics, news and sports, Hispanic, streaming channels, and more.
- $5 a month: 15,000 hours of ad-supported programming. Includes everything in previous tier, plus original series, 4K/UHD viewing, premium moves, full tent-pole series, and more.
- $10 a month: Everything in previous tiers, without ads.
There will be a variety of original shows on Peacock, such as a new adaptation of Brave New World, The Capture, Intelligence and Lost Speedways. It will also include much-loved shows like Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live, Law & Order: SVU, Downton Abbey, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Frasier, plus blockbuster movies such as the Fast & Furious franchise, E.T., and the Shrek films.
For more, check out GameSpot's guide to what to expect from Peacock on launch day.
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