Streaming dwell protection of the Tokyo Olympics final summer time was a large number of epic proportions, with pissed off twine cutters discovering large gaps in Peacock’s Olympics protection that would solely be bridged with cable subscription. This yr, nevertheless, guarantees to be completely different.
NBCUniversal has introduced that for subsequent month’s Beijing Winter Video games, paid Peacock customers will get live access to all of NBCU’s Olympics coverage, together with streaming motion of 15 sports activities plus each the opening and shutting ceremonies.
In addition to dwell protection, premium Peacock customers can even get to stream NBC’s nightly primetime present, together with full replays of occasions as quickly as they’re over, “unique” every day studio programming, medal ceremonies, and spotlight clips, NBCU stated.
The opening ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Video games are slated to kick off on Friday, February 4, whereas protection of occasions will start two days earlier. The closing ceremonies will air on Sunday, February 20.
And sure, “Peacock will stream every little thing,” NBCU pledged in a press launch.
That’s a welcome change from final summer time’s debacle. Peacock customers, who (fairly moderately) thought they’d have the run of the Tokyo Summer time Video games on the streaming service, belatedly discovered that dwell protection of the occasion was spotty at greatest, whereas on-demand replays had been the rule slightly than the exception.
Making issues worse, some Tokyo Olympics occasions had been—confusingly—solely accessible on both Peacock or cable, which means you needed to be each a cable and a Peacock subscriber in case you wished to observe every little thing.
Peacock’s premium tier starts at $5 a month for ad-supported streaming, whereas the ad-free tier prices $10 a month. There’s additionally a free Peacock tier, however you may want a paid subscription for complete Olympics protection.