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2026
Peacock reports a second consecutive quarterly profit
Comcast's streaming service Peacock reported a quarterly profit for the second consecutive quarter, with $261 million in adjusted EBITDA on $1.8 billion in revenue.
2026
YouTube Premium strikes deal to ingest Peacock content at no extra cost
YouTube Premium struck a deal, described as occurring a few weeks before publication, to ingest Peacock content within the subscription service for no extra cost. The article frames the deal in the context of YouTube's objective of building up its Premium service, while noting YouTube Premium does not necessarily want to strike many similar deals and become an aggregator of other companies' streaming services.
2026
Peacock announces Wendy Williams Show documentary
Peacock announced a three-episode documentary 'Clap If You Care: The Wendy Williams Show' (working title), planned for 2027. The film will review Wendy Williams's career trajectory from radio host to daytime talk show host and revisit the process of her leaving the show. The show ran for 13 seasons after premiering in 2008.
2022
NBC New York News launches on Peacock
NBC New York launched its around-the-clock local news channel on Peacock, featuring simulcast and encore programming from News 4 at launch.
2022
Heavy Young Heathens sues NBC and others over song use
Music group Heavy Young Heathens filed a lawsuit against NBC, US Figure Skating and figure skating pair Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, alleging that their copyright for “House Of The Rising Sun” was violated when the pair used it for their short program. The group also alleged that NBC, USA Network and Peacock did not inquire about licensing the track.
2022
Heavy Young Heathens sue NBC and others over Olympic song use
Heavy Young Heathens filed a lawsuit against NBC, U.S. Figure Skating and figure skating pair Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, alleging that use of their version of “House of the Rising Sun” during the Winter Olympics violated their copyright. The group also alleged that the parties had not contacted them about licensing the track.
2022
Focus Features, Peacock and Monkeypaw acquire worldwide rights to Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul
Focus Features, Peacock and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions acquired worldwide rights to Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2021
Purina and NBC announce National Dog Show Junior streaming program
Purina and NBC announced a new National Dog Show Junior extension for younger dog lovers, planned to be available for streaming on Peacock starting at 2 PM ET on Thanksgiving Day.
2021
Peacock launches for Sky customers in the UK and Ireland
Peacock launched as part of Sky TV, giving customers in the UK and Ireland access to its programming at no additional fee.
2021
Peacock acquires rights to a new Exorcist trilogy
Peacock acquired the rights to a new Exorcist trilogy. The article reports that Universal Pictures and Peacock, in collaboration with Blumhouse and Morgan Creek, closed a deal to purchase the rights for the franchise.
2021
Peacock announces Olympic documentary programming
Peacock announced that it would debut The '96 Effect and The Sisters of '96: The 1996 USA Women's Olympic Soccer Team on the 25th anniversary of the Atlanta Games. The '96 Effect was scheduled to begin streaming June 17.
2021
Peacock and UNINTERRUPTED partner on gymnastics docuseries
Peacock announced a partnership with UNINTERRUPTED for the six-episode docuseries “Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts,” following five U.S. gymnastics team hopefuls as they prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.
2021
WWE completes U.S. WWE Network licensing agreement with Peacock
WWE completed a multi-year agreement to license WWE Network content to Peacock, NBCU's streaming service. The agreement was effective March 18, 2021.
2020
Peacock acquired streaming rights to Noughts + Crosses
Peacock acquired the BBC drama series Noughts + Crosses. The series was scheduled to begin streaming on Peacock on September 4.
2020
Peacock acquires the Clueless series reboot project
NBCUniversal's streaming platform Peacock acquired the Clueless series reboot project, which is planned to focus on the character Dionne.
2020
Peacock announces its “Road to Tokyo” pop-up channel
Peacock announced its first pop-up channel, “Road to Tokyo,” a 24/7 stream of highlights and classic moments from past Olympic and Paralympic Games.
2020
Peacock streaming service launches to the public
Peacock became available for the general public to subscribe to and download on a range of devices. The article describes free ad-supported, Premium and Ad-Free service levels.
2020
Peacock announces PlayStation 4 distribution agreement
Peacock announced a distribution agreement with Sony Interactive Entertainment to make the streaming service available on PlayStation 4 systems starting the week of July 20, 2020.
2020
Peacock announces programming for planned streaming-service launch
NBCUniversal was preparing to release its Peacock streaming service on July 15 and planned to launch with nine original programs, comprising eight series and one movie.
2020
NBCUniversal names Mark Lazarus chairman of Television and Streaming
NBCUniversal named Mark Lazarus chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, a unit that includes the Peacock streaming service.