Submitted 1 year ago by fuckReddit@infosec.pub [bot] to moviesandtv@lemmy.film
Peacock finished the second quarter of 2023 with 24 million subscribers.
Somewhere at NBC there was an analyst who told the execs that this was a terrible idea that was going to lose a ton of money and the execs ignored that person and did it anyway.
Here’s hoping all the other studio specific streaming services follow suit. These things are just cancerous.
Got to hand it to Sony for not falling for the create your own streaming app trap. Everyone else tried to battle Netflix and they are all losing even Disney. I think there will be at least 3 dead apps by the end of next year. MGM+ being an obvious one. I can see Disney+/Hulu, Max, Netflix, and maybe one other one coming out of this alive.
drhandsome@lemmy.film 1 year ago
There’s nothing to watch on Peacock. There’s only so many times I can rewatch old episodes of House or Parks & Rec.
Also, their NBC-themed branding is useless outside the United States so they can’t reach international markets effectively. They should do what Viacom CBS did with Paramount Plus and anchor their streaming platform to the internationally much more recognized Universal brand instead.
earthseedle@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Resident Alien and Poker Face were both good. Not sure if Resident Alien is exclusive to Peacock. I don’t have it year-round, but I do appreciate their collection of new movies that didn’t do as well at the box office.