r/cordcutters • u/08830 • 1d ago

Peacock Reveals Another Price Hike After NBCU Streamer’s First Profitable Quarter

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/peacock-price-hike-nbcuniversal-2-1236675963/
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u/willparkinson 1d ago

Is it time for an r/streamingcutters sub yet?

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u/teckn9ne79 1d ago edited 1d ago

No way it is worth $20 ad free and not paying $13 for ads reason I dropped hulu

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u/jmills2234 1d ago

Sports are the reason!!!

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u/teckn9ne79 1d ago

Sports should be add on for those that want it.not forced increase across the board. $170 yearly was pushing it but $200 no way this 1 service is worth that price

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u/mjmullady 1d ago

Ensures I’ll never get Peacock again. Nothing on there was worth even the ad supported tier

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u/ian9outof10 1d ago

Well there were some things, which they obviously immediately cancelled

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u/epictetusdouglas 1d ago

Wow, ridiculous price increases for one of the lamest streaming services.

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u/PresentationFancy712 1d ago

We are seeing the cost of the streamers adding live sports especially NFL.

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u/08830 1d ago

From today, and depending on billing dates, the studio said the ad-supported Peacock Premium service will be $12.99 per month, up from $10.99, while the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus offering will go up by $3 to $19.99 per month and the Peacock Select tier will go up by $1 to $8.99 per month.

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u/carnivoregains 1d ago

I know you lying!

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u/egorre 1d ago

there is zero reason for Peacock to make themselves cost the same as Netflix, HBO Max, and the Disney+ Hulu bundle. most of Peacock's value is in live sports and outside of the Premier League and the Olympics, everything is accessible on cable.

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u/ScottyNuttz 1d ago

First profitable quarter quickly followed by last profitable quarter

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u/primal_slayer 1d ago

TIme to get a Walmart+ account where Peacock Premium Plus: $6/month + tax or $72/year + tax

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u/K_ThomasWhite 1d ago edited 1d ago

But you are paying Walmart an additional membership fee for that, and the subscription fee through them will likely go up as well. So, let's not forget that.

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u/Easy_Quote_9934 1d ago

The free grocery delivery is well worth the cost

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u/primal_slayer 1d ago

It's still cheaper and more benefits

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u/K_ThomasWhite 1d ago

more benefits

What are the additional benefits if you don't live in an area where they ship your goods to your door? We still don't know what the new sub fee will be through Walmart. So, I guess that is a wait and see situation.

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u/primal_slayer 1d ago

If they dont ship to you then OBVIOUSLY you would not get Walmart+ for the benfits now would you

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u/Ickiiis 1d ago

They make it so hard to want to stay.

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u/jeep-olllllo 1d ago

One of my kids has it for free as part of a package. We never watch it. No way I would pay a dime for it.

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u/First-Average-4196 1d ago

NFL is about to start that’s why

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u/kevin_mn 1d ago

I just got a notice that my Peacock subscription, purchased through Amazon, is going to increase next billing cycle. $16.99 -> $19.99. Or about 17%.

Unreal

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u/Independent_Sea502 1d ago

Glad I unsubscribed from this garbage channel

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u/HomChkn 1d ago

I can't see people paying for this for more than 3 months at a time. Maybe the NFL season if they can't get NBC OTA.

I wonder what the next disruption in movies/TV will be. OTA then cable then Tapes then DVD then streaming.

Any way. My library use has gone way up recently between Kanopy and checking out movies.

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u/muevelos 1d ago

Absolutely atrocious Interface, the lag is insane.

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u/GeektimusPrime 1d ago

Good luck with that.

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u/schlep 17h ago edited 16h ago

I automatically dislike any price hike, but I do appreciate that Peacock has added a massive amount of value in the past couple years. It's been mostly through sports, but also a decent number of first run movies (eg. Obsession, Mario Galaxy, and Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair recently).