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2026-07-27 18:53 UTC → 2026-07-27 18:53 UTC ·
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Peacock streaming service expansion
In mid‑July Since its launch in 2020, NBCUniversal’s Peacock platform has built a tiered subscriber base of roughly one million paid users by early 2026 NBCUniversal marked Peacock's six‑year anniversary and rolled out has begun actively promoting a suite range of subscription discounts, discount offers, including free trials free‑trial bundles with DirecTV, Instacart+, Walmart+, student pricing, an Apple TV bundle partnership, and a Mastercard statement‑credit. The tiered service, ranging from a $7.99 Select plan to a $16.99 Premium Plus option, aimed to boost its roughly one million paid subscribers. Two weeks later, statement credits. Building on this growth, NBCUniversal announced signed a partnership distribution agreement with Google’s YouTube to in late July 2026. The deal will embed Peacock within Peacock’s full library—original series, Universal movies, and live sports—directly into YouTube Premium for U.S. users. The deal, subscribers, with rollout slated for early 2027, will make Peacock’s full library—including originals, movies and live sports—available to YouTube Premium’s global membership without a separate app, extending 2027. The partnership expands Peacock’s reach beyond its existing 48 to YouTube’s 125 million U.S. subscribers. Together, the discount promotions and global Premium members, leveraging the YouTube integration illustrate Peacock's strategy platform’s ecosystem to grow its boost audience through price incentives size and large‑scale distribution partnerships. advertising opportunities.