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Date : Wed May 01 2024 05:15:05

Peacock may increase the cost of its monthly and annual plans again

Date:
Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:45 +0000

Description:
Recent rumors state the price of Peacock's monthly and annual plans will go 
up and people are blaming the Olympics

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It looks like Peacock is raising prices again for the second time in less 
than a year . According to Variety , the monthly Premium with ads plan will 
increase by $2 to $7.99, officially making it more expensive than Netflixs 
Standard with ads option. The platforms Premium Plus (which the report points 
out is mostly ad-free) is seeing a similar hike as itll cost $13.99 a month. 
Variety states Peacocks Premium annual price will soon become $79.99, while 
Premium Plus is going from $119.99 to $139.99 for the year. 

These changes apparently take effect at different times for different groups. 
For new customers, theyll see the increase on July 18. Current subscribers 
wont see the hike until or after August 17. It depends on their next billing 
date. 

So the main question on everyones mind is Why? Why are they allegedly doing 
this again so soon? No one knows for sure. NBCUniversal has yet to make an 
official announcement for the second price bump. However, if you look online, 
people are pointing their fingers at the Olympics. 

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics kick off on July 26 and go on until August 11. 
NBCUniversal bought the rights to broadcast the games in the United States 
with coverage likely to spread across Peacock TV and its suite of TV 
channels. Recent updates 

The timing of rumors seemed suspicious to many since the games are only a few 
months away. Granted, Peacock has made content updates in 2024 that could 
necessitate charging users more. The platform, for example, gained exclusive 
rights to stream Oppenheimer back in February . 

But, other features like the introduction of Multiview and Live Actions are 
too big to ignore. If youre not familiar with them, the former lets you watch 
up to four different Olympic sports at once. The second allows viewers to 
continue watching an event rather than move with the broadcast to another. On 
top of that, Roku has revealed its partnering up with NBCUniversal to 
introduce the new NBC Olympic Zone where people can enjoy the summer games on 
their Roku TV or device. 

We contacted NBCUniversal for clarification, asking if they would like to 
comment on the rumors. This story will be updated if we hear back. Hopefully, 
the rumors remain rumors forever. 

If you're excited about the Olympics and are thinking of buying a new 
display, check out TechRadar's list of the best TVs for 2024 . We have a lot 
of recommendations at different price points. You might also like Watch out, 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/streaming/peacock-may-increase-the-cost-of-its-month
ly-and-annual-plans-again


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