29 SEP 2020

PEACOCK ADDS PREMIUM PLUS SUBSCRIPTION, FEATURING OFFLINE VIEWING FEATURE

The ability to download and view online became accessible yesterday, 28th September. A seven-day trial for the services Premium Plus program will be offered.

29 SEP 2020

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The Premium Plus version of NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, Peacock, has started offering downloads for offline viewing. “Roku’s incredible reach will not only help us ensure Peacock is available to our fans wherever they consume video but continue to expand NBCUniversal’s unrivaled digital presence across platforms," NBCUniversal said in a statement.

Those on Peacock’s free, ad-supported plan can try the new feature by signing up for a seven-day free trial of Premium Plus. The ad-free premium version costs USD 9.99 per month or USD 4.99 per month for Comcast and Cox subscribers.

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said that Peacock is now one of the leading three streaming services on both Comcast X1 and Flex. The company expects the service to attract 30 million to 35 million active accounts in the U.S., $2.5 billion in revenue with USD 6 to USD 7 ARPU driven mostly by advertising, and break-even adjusted EBITDA, all by 2024.

CBS All Access and Hulu, both of which are hybrid subscription and ad-supported streaming services like Peacock – also offer downloads but only on their ad-free service tiers. The offline downloads capability, available to both Android and iOS users, was pending since Peacock’s national launch in July but went live yesterday, Monday, 28th September.

Hulu and CBS All Access also make offline access available only through their paid ad-free versions, although Quibi does include it in its ad-supported offering. On average, a 1-hour show will require about 500MB of storage on a users’ device.

 

 

 

Roku’s incredible reach will not only help us ensure Peacock is available to our fans wherever they consume video but continue to expand NBCUniversal’s unrivaled digital presence across platforms.” NBCUniversal