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.
beardedrhino@lemmy.ca 11 months 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 🤷♂️
Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
mjrasque@lemm.ee 11 months 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.
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 11 months 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.
Carterbuzz@lemm.ee 11 months 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.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 11 months 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.
evatronic@lemm.ee 11 months 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.)