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☆ Streamers are spending big on sports rights from soccer to MMA, and a surge in Spanish-language viewing has 'opened up a whole different market'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Fox scored 16.7 million viewers for the World Cup final in November; Peacock had 9 million for its Spanish-language coverage. Soccer's UEFA Champions League offers the next big Spanish-language rights opportunity. "The World Cup has opened up a whole different market for Spanish-language rights," said one sports exec. That gives Peacock Spanish-language streaming rights to this year's FIFA Women's World Cup along with the men's World Cup in 2026, which is being co-hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the US. "Spanish-language rights have been going up consistently," Irwin Raij, the co-chair of law firm Sidley Austin's entertainment, sports, and media group, told Insider.

☆ The next big prize in sports streaming will be Spanish-language rights to soccer and more — here's why NBCUniversal's Peacock has a running start
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

☆ NBC Sports hopes to make an aggressive bid to bring back the NBA, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Discovery own the NBA rights until the end of the 2024-2025 season — more than two more years from now. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. NBC aired its last NBA games during the 2002 finals, when the Los Angeles Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets. Regular season NBA games across ABC, ESPN and TNT are averaging 1.6 million viewers this season.

☆ You won't be able to watch movies and TV shows for free anymore on Peacock
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Peacock is no longer offering its free plan for new subscribers. As of Tuesday, Peacock has turned off its free tier for new users — meaning if you weren't already subscribed to Peacock, you'll now have to sign up for a paid membership. The free plan included ads and limited content compared to the paid tiers. An NBCU spokesperson told Variety that the change was part of the company's growth strategy for Peacock, but that existing users of the free plan will continue to have access to it for now. By Q1 2021, the service had just 9 million paid subscribers.

☆ NBCUniversal expects Peacock losses to peak this year as streamer slowly adds subscribers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The NBCUniversal Inc. Peacock streaming service is displayed on a laptop computer in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, April 20, 2020. Streaming service Peacock has slowly been taking flight with consumers. Like its peers, Comcast has been investing in its streaming platform by putting more of its content on Peacock. Company executives said Thursday Peacock losses will peak in 2023 at around $3 billion, but expect it to steadily improve after that. And besides that, propping up Peacock with NBCUniversal content from its linear networks also only helps to accelerate its bleeding of Comcast's cable-TV customers.

The 2023 Golden Globes will be broadcast on January 10 at 8 p.m. Comedian Jerrod Carmichael will host the Golden Globes from the The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. "Severance," "The Bear," and "Wednesday" are among the new series up for Golden Globes for the first time. Here's a rundown of all your options to watch the Golden Globes live. Where to watch Golden Globes 2023You can watch the Golden Globes 2023 on NBC or through the Peacock streaming service on January 10 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

"Miley's New Year's Eve Party" will help ring in 2023 with musical performances and special guests. You can watch "Miley's New Year's Eve Party" on December 31 on NBC and Peacock. How to watch 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party'You can watch "Miley's New Year's Eve Party" live on NBC and Peacock at 10:30 p.m. You can also watch "Miley's New Year's Eve Party" on NBC through a live TV streaming service like Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, or FuboTV. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyIn addition to hosts Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton, "Miley's New Year's Eve Party" will feature musical performances from several special guests.

☆ Drop of blood leads to arrest of N.Y. man accused of killing former in-laws more than 30 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A drop of blood led to the arrest of a New York man who is suspected of killing his former in-laws more than 30 years ago. Catherine and George Peacock. Vermont State PoliceHe is accused of killing George Peacock, 76, and Catherine Peacock, 73, at their Danby, Vermont, home on Sept. 17, 1989, Vermont State Police announced in a news release. "The blood sample had been tested previously during the investigation, as DNA testing technology was emerging, and that earlier test had been inconclusive," police said in the release. Advancements in DNA testing have been used to help law enforcement solve a slew of cold cases.

Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBenefits of bundlingFor consumers that buy many streaming services already, purchasing a bundle of them for a discount would be an instant money saver. For corporations, pushing together streaming services reduces the number of people who cancel each month, known in the industry as churn. But those companies also offer their own competing streaming services – The Roku Channel, Prime Video and Apple TV+, respectively – which could deter broader partnerships. Wireless companies already offer promotional pricing to streaming services as sign-up bonuses. From the standpoint of niche services, Peacock hasn't come to them with a coherent strategy, according to several people familiar with the talks.

☆ Streaming services are in a land grab for TV ad dollars. Here's a rundown of what HBO Max, Peacock, and others are offering and what they charge.
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-13 | by ( Lauren Johnson | Lindsay Rittenhouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Competition for streaming TV ad dollars is heating up. The battle for streaming TV dollars is heating up. Amazon wants to make a big push into TV advertising, and recently hosted its first in-person NewFronts event to pitch its streaming TV offerings. Two ad buyers said that Hulu is looking to up its ad prices this year and compete for larger budgets. Ad prices vary significantly based on the amount of data and targeting that advertisers use, according to ad buyers.

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