<s>
Peacock	B-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
over-the-top	O
video	O
streaming	O
service	O
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
Television	O
and	O
Streaming	O
division	O
of	O
NBCUniversal	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Comcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
named	O
"	O
Peacock	B-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
allusion	O
to	O
the	O
NBC	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
announced	O
further	O
details	O
on	O
its	O
initial	O
slate	O
of	O
original	O
programming	O
,	O
including	O
sci-fi	O
series	O
Brave	O
New	O
World	O
(	O
moved	O
from	O
USA	O
Network	O
's	O
slate	O
)	O
,	O
limited	O
series	O
Angelyne	O
,	O
crime	O
drama	O
Dr.	O
Death	O
,	O
comedy	O
Rutherford	O
Falls	O
,	O
teen	O
drama	O
One	O
Of	O
Us	O
Is	O
Lying	O
,	O
talk	O
show	O
The	O
Amber	O
Ruffin	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
reboots	O
and	O
continuations	O
of	O
Battlestar	B-Application
Galactica	I-Application
,	O
Punky	O
Brewster	O
,	O
and	O
Saved	O
by	O
the	O
Bell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
library	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
NBC	O
sitcoms	O
The	O
Office	O
and	O
Parks	O
and	O
Recreation	O
would	O
move	O
exclusively	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2020	O
and	O
January	O
2021	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
soft	O
launched	O
for	O
Comcast	O
Xfinity	O
cable	O
subscribers	O
beginning	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
X1	O
and	O
Xfinity	O
Flex	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
has	O
three	O
tiers	O
of	O
service	O
:	O
Free	O
,	O
Premium	O
,	O
and	O
Premium	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Premium	O
tier	O
is	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
service	O
which	O
includes	O
Peacock	B-Application
's	O
full	O
library	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Free	O
tier	O
contains	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
its	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
some	O
services	O
from	O
television	O
service	O
providers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Cox	O
which	O
ended	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2023	O
and	O
Xfinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
,	O
whether	O
subscribing	O
directly	O
or	O
receiving	O
service	O
through	O
a	O
provider	O
,	O
can	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
ad-free	O
Premium	O
Plus	O
tier	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
monthly	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
distribution	O
deal	O
with	O
Apple	O
made	O
Peacock	B-Application
available	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
and	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
on-launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
content	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
within	O
the	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
TV	I-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Premium	O
service	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
in-app	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
launched	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
became	O
available	O
on	O
Roku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
September	O
18	O
agreement	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
narrowly	O
averted	O
a	O
blackout	O
of	O
NBCUniversal	O
's	O
TV	B-Operating_System
Everywhere	O
apps	O
on	O
Roku	O
devices	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
dispute	O
over	O
revenue	O
sharing	O
and	O
advertising	O
inventory	O
assignment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
launched	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
Samsung	O
smart	O
TVs	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
launched	O
an	O
app	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
tablets	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
HD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2023	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
multi-year	O
partnership	O
with	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
,	O
a	O
Peacock	B-Application
app	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
and	O
Quest	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
Virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headsets	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
episodes	O
of	O
NBC	O
series	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
the	O
day	O
after	O
their	O
premiere	O
for	O
Premium	O
subscribers	O
;	O
non-subscribers	O
will	O
receive	O
them	O
on	O
a	O
week	O
's	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
a	O
lineup	O
of	O
around	O
25	O
curated	O
digital	O
linear	O
channels	O
,	O
including	O
long-form	O
and	O
digital-originated	O
programming	O
content	O
from	O
NBCUniversal	O
's	O
broadcast	O
and	O
cable	O
properties	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Today	O
All	O
Day	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
extension	O
of	O
NBC	O
's	O
morning	O
show	O
Today	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
third-party	O
content	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
emulate	O
a	O
traditional	O
broadcast	O
programming	O
experience	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Pluto	B-Application
TV	I-Application
and	O
Xumo	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
NBCUniversal	O
parent	O
Comcast	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
many	O
of	O
NBC	O
's	O
affiliate	O
groups	O
out	O
of	O
concern	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
pre-airs	O
"	O
of	O
both	O
late-night	O
talk	O
shows	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
would	O
cannibalize	O
viewership	O
for	O
the	O
shows	O
on	O
local	O
NBC	O
stations	O
,	O
and	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Universal	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
renewing	O
their	O
pay-one	O
output	O
deal	O
with	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
bringing	O
their	O
films	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
during	O
the	O
pay-one	O
window	O
beginning	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
films	O
will	O
exclusively	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
during	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
last	O
four	O
months	O
of	O
the	O
18-month	O
pay-one	O
window	O
(	O
with	O
Universal	O
licensing	O
their	O
live-action	O
films	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
and	O
licensing	O
their	O
animated	O
films	O
from	O
Illumination	O
and	O
DreamWorks	O
Animation	O
to	O
Netflix	O
in-between	O
those	O
two	O
exclusivity	O
windows	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
NBC	O
's	O
Spanish-language	O
sister	O
network	O
Telemundo	O
announced	O
TPlus	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
content	O
hub	O
"	O
for	O
Spanish-language	O
programming	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
that	O
will	O
launch	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
shift	O
three	O
of	O
its	O
films	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
in	O
2023	O
:	O
Shooting	O
Stars	O
,	O
a	O
biographical	O
feature	O
about	O
LeBron	O
James	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
memoir	O
;	O
Praise	O
This	O
,	O
about	O
a	O
youth	O
choir	O
music	O
competition	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
John	O
Woo	O
's	O
1989	O
crime	O
drama	O
The	O
Killer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
NBC	O
announced	O
that	O
its	O
long-running	O
soap	O
opera	O
Days	O
of	O
Our	O
Lives	O
would	O
move	O
exclusively	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
beginning	O
September	O
12	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
57-year	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
miniseries	O
spin-off	O
Days	O
of	O
Our	O
Lives	O
:	O
Beyond	O
Salem	O
had	O
previously	O
premiered	O
as	O
a	O
Peacock	B-Application
original	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
next-day	O
streaming	O
of	O
Bravo	O
programs	O
would	O
move	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
television	O
season	O
,	O
as	O
NBCUniversal	O
had	O
invoked	O
its	O
option	O
to	O
end	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Hulu	B-Application
for	O
next-day	O
streaming	O
rights	O
for	O
NBC	O
and	O
Bravo	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionsgate	O
licenses	O
library	O
content	O
for	O
Peacock	B-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
agreement	O
by	O
Comcast	O
to	O
renew	O
its	O
carriage	O
of	O
Starz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
acquired	O
the	O
streaming	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Television	O
series	O
Two	O
and	O
a	O
Half	O
Men	O
and	O
George	O
Lopez	O
,	O
the	O
Paramount	O
Network	O
series	O
Yellowstone	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
The	O
Matrix	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
A&E	O
Networks	O
licensed	O
some	O
titles	O
from	O
the	O
A&E	O
and	O
History	O
libraries	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
also	O
had	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
film	O
series	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
existing	O
deal	O
with	O
NBCUniversal	O
networks	O
from	O
October	O
2020	O
until	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
before	O
WarnerMedia	O
(	O
now	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovery	O
)	O
took	O
them	O
back	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
for	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
after	O
an	O
adjustment	O
in	O
the	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
ViacomCBS	O
(	O
now	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
)	O
non-exclusively	O
licensed	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
television	O
series	O
and	O
films	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Everybody	O
Hates	O
Chris	O
,	O
Ray	O
Donovan	O
,	O
and	O
Undercover	O
Boss	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Cinedigm	O
licensed	O
over	O
a	O
dozen	O
films	O
and	O
three	O
streaming	O
channels	O
for	O
Peacock	B-Application
's	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
hundreds	O
of	O
other	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
episodes	O
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
added	O
Claudia	O
Rosencrantz	O
and	O
Adrian	O
Woolfe	O
's	O
streaming	O
entertainment	O
news	O
channel	O
LIT	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
platform	O
serving	O
as	O
its	O
U.S.	O
launch	O
partner	O
for	O
an	O
exclusivity	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
NBCUniversal	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
U.S.	O
streaming	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Eurovision	O
Song	O
Contest	O
for	O
Peacock	B-Application
under	O
a	O
two-year	O
deal	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
2021	O
edition	O
(	O
whose	O
first	O
semi-final	O
heat	O
was	O
held	O
later	O
that	O
day	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
added	O
content	O
from	O
anime	O
streaming	O
service	O
RetroCrush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
NBCUniversal	O
announced	O
an	O
SVOD	O
agreement	O
with	O
Hallmark	O
Media	O
,	O
under	O
which	O
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
would	O
add	O
a	O
hub	O
featuring	O
content	O
from	O
Hallmark	O
Channel	O
,	O
Hallmark	O
Movies	O
&	O
Mysteries	O
and	O
Hallmark	O
Drama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agreement	O
includes	O
both	O
on-demand	O
content	O
from	O
Hallmark	O
's	O
library	O
of	O
original	O
series	O
and	O
made-for-TV	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
live	O
,	O
linear	O
feeds	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
agreement	O
with	O
Reelz	O
(	O
including	O
true	O
crime	O
programming	O
such	O
as	O
On	O
Patrol	O
:	O
Live	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2023	O
;	O
due	O
to	O
conflicts	O
with	O
Peacock	B-Application
's	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
with	O
WWE	O
,	O
the	O
linear	O
Reelz	O
channel	O
will	O
be	O
blacked	O
out	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
when	O
it	O
carries	O
MLW	O
Underground	O
Wrestling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
NBCUniversal	O
and	O
Magnolia	O
Pictures	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
to	O
bring	O
Magnolia	O
Pictures	O
movies	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
NBCUniversal	O
,	O
which	O
already	O
televised	O
WWE	O
's	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
weekly	O
programs	O
Raw	B-Application
and	O
NXT	O
on	O
the	O
USA	O
Network	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
exclusive	O
U.S.	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
WWE	O
Network	O
streaming	O
service	O
beginning	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWE	O
content	O
is	O
carried	O
within	O
a	O
branded	O
channel	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
WWE	O
content	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
's	O
free	O
tier	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
full	O
library	O
for	O
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
subscribers	O
,	O
including	O
WWE	O
Network	O
original	O
programming	O
,	O
archive	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
premium	O
live	O
events	O
(	O
pay-per-views	O
)	O
live	O
and	O
on-demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
WWE	O
content	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
has	O
been	O
edited	O
to	O
meet	O
NBCUniversal	O
standards	O
and	O
practices	O
,	O
particularly	O
to	O
remove	O
content	O
considered	O
inappropriate	O
under	O
current	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
ordered	O
WWE	O
Evil	O
,	O
a	O
documentary	O
series	O
created	O
,	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
narrated	O
by	O
John	O
Cena	O
that	O
chronicles	O
WWE	O
's	O
most	O
prominent	O
antagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
documentary	O
on	O
Ric	O
Flair	O
,	O
Wooooo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
has	O
carried	O
NBC	O
Sports	O
and	O
Telemundo	O
Deportes	O
programming	O
,	O
including	O
live	O
events	O
either	O
in	O
simulcast	O
with	O
NBC	O
or	O
Telemundo	O
,	O
or	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
standalone	O
subscription	O
services	O
offered	O
under	O
the	O
NBC	O
Sports	O
Gold	O
banner	O
were	O
merged	O
into	O
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
including	O
Premier	O
League	O
Pass	O
,	O
IndyCar	O
Pass	O
,	O
Figure	O
Skating	O
Pass	O
,	O
Rugby	O
Pass	O
,	O
Snow	O
Pass	O
,	O
motocross	O
,	O
and	O
speed	O
skating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
launched	O
"	O
NBC	O
Sports	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
content	O
hub	O
featuring	O
sports	O
talk	O
shows	O
and	O
radio	O
simulcasts	O
such	O
as	O
PFT	O
Live	O
with	O
Mike	O
Florio	O
,	O
The	O
Dan	O
Patrick	O
Show	O
,	O
The	O
Rich	O
Eisen	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
NBC	O
Sports	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
added	O
Brother	O
From	O
Another	O
,	O
a	O
sports	O
and	O
pop	O
culture-themed	O
show	O
co-hosted	O
by	O
former	O
ESPN	O
reporter	O
Michael	O
Smith	O
and	O
sports	O
writer	O
Michael	O
Holley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
sporting	O
events	O
carried	O
or	O
simulcast	O
by	O
Peacock	B-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Olympic	O
Games	O
:	O
During	O
the	O
2020	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
carried	O
coverage	O
of	O
selected	O
events	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Tokyo	O
Now	O
"	O
channel	O
featuring	O
exclusive	O
studio	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2022	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
,	O
all	O
events	O
were	O
streamed	O
live	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
will	O
carry	O
one	O
exclusive	O
game	O
per-season	O
beginning	O
in	O
2023	O
and	O
add	O
a	O
hub	O
featuring	O
NFL	O
Films	O
library	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
League	O
Baseball	O
:	O
MLB	O
Sunday	O
Leadoff	O
—	O
exclusive	O
national	O
midday	O
games	O
on	O
Sunday	O
afternoons	O
for	O
Peacock	B-Application
Premium	I-Application
subscribers	O
beginning	O
in	O
the	O
2022	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
future	O
seasons	O
,	O
four	O
exclusive	O
games	O
will	O
stream	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
per-season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBC	O
News	O
's	O
digital	O
streaming	O
channel	O
NBC	O
News	O
Now	O
,	O
and	O
Sky	O
News	O
—	O
a	O
British	O
news	O
channel	O
owned	O
by	O
Comcast	O
subsidiary	O
Sky	O
Group	O
,	O
are	O
carried	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
's	O
free	O
tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBC	O
News	O
and	O
Sky	O
News	O
had	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
an	O
international	O
news	O
channel	O
for	O
Peacock	B-Application
known	O
as	O
NBC	O
Sky	O
World	O
News	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
proposed	O
service	O
was	O
scrapped	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
during	O
the	O
leadup	O
to	O
the	O
2020	O
presidential	O
election	O
,	O
NBC	O
News	O
launched	O
a	O
new	O
channel	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
known	O
as	O
The	O
Choice	O
,	O
which	O
airs	O
original	O
news	O
and	O
opinion	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
premiered	O
The	O
Overview	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
weekly	O
series	O
hosted	O
by	O
Gadi	O
Schwartz	O
that	O
features	O
conversational	O
discussions	O
on	O
news	O
topics	O
and	O
"	O
paradigm	O
shifts	O
"	O
impacting	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
launched	O
24/7	O
streaming	O
local	O
news	O
channels	O
from	O
the	O
NBC	O
Owned	O
Television	O
Stations	O
division	O
,	O
the	O
channels	O
features	O
simulcast	O
and	O
encore	O
news	O
programming	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
breaking	O
news	O
and	O
original	O
content	O
produced	O
by	O
its	O
NBC	O
station	O
's	O
local	O
news	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4	O
markets	O
launching	O
the	O
streaming	O
local	O
news	O
channels	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
with	O
stations	O
in	O
Chicago	O
(	O
WMAQ-TV	O
,	O
as	O
NBC	O
Chicago	O
News	O
)	O
,	O
Miami	O
(	O
WTVJ	O
,	O
as	O
NBC	O
Miami	O
News	O
)	O
,	O
Philadelphia	O
(	O
WCAU	O
,	O
as	O
NBC	O
Philadelphia	O
News	O
)	O
and	O
Boston	O
(	O
NBC	O
10	O
Boston/NECN	O
,	O
as	O
NBC	O
Boston	O
News	O
)	O
as	O
launch	O
cities	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
other	O
cities	O
including	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
(	O
WNBC	O
,	O
as	O
NBC	O
New	O
York	O
News	O
)	O
and	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
(	O
KNBC	O
,	O
as	O
NBC	O
LA	O
News	O
)	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Canadian	O
broadcaster	O
Corus	O
Entertainment	O
acquired	O
exclusive	O
English	O
Canadian	O
broadcast	O
rights	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
Original	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Quebecor	O
Content	O
acquired	O
exclusive	O
French	O
Canadian	O
rights	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
Original	O
programming	O
for	O
its	O
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
Club	O
Illico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
OSN	O
acquired	O
Peacock	B-Application
's	O
original	O
programming	O
with	O
the	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
OSN+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
NBCUniversal	O
signed	O
a	O
distribution	O
deal	O
with	O
Australian	O
streaming	O
service	O
Stan	O
,	O
including	O
Peacock	B-Application
's	O
original	O
programming	O
until	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Comcast	O
and	O
Sky	O
announced	O
that	O
Peacock	B-Application
would	O
be	O
launching	O
in	O
Austria	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
Q4	O
2021	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Sky	O
Q	O
,	O
Sky	O
Glass	O
,	O
and	O
Now/Wow	O
(	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
customers	O
at	O
no	O
extra	O
cost	O
from	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peacock	B-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
soft	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Ireland	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
to	O
all	O
Sky	O
and	O
Now	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Peacock	B-Application
further	O
expanded	O
in	O
Sky	O
territories	O
,	O
soft	O
launching	O
in	O
Austria	O
and	O
Germany	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Italy	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Comcast	O
announced	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
(	O
then-known	O
as	O
ViacomCBS	O
)	O
to	O
launch	O
SkyShowtime	O
,	O
a	O
joint	O
streaming	O
service	O
combining	O
programming	O
from	O
both	O
companies	O
,	O
including	O
Peacock	B-Application
Originals	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
Peacock	B-Application
's	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
20	O
smaller	O
European	O
territories	O
,	O
including	O
four	O
Nordic	O
countries	O
along	O
with	O
Hungary	O
and	O
Poland	O
where	O
it	O
will	O
replace	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
's	O
Paramount+	B-Application
(	O
Nordic	O
countries	O
)	O
or	O
its	O
eponymous	O
SVOD	O
service	O
(	O
Hungary	O
and	O
Poland	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Paramount	O
Play	O
)	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Peacock	B-Application
and	O
Paramount+	B-Application
operating	O
separately	O
in	O
those	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
reported	O
that	O
Comcast	O
was	O
working	O
towards	O
launching	O
Peacock	B-Application
in	O
several	O
other	O
territories	O
,	O
including	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
and	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
