Your streaming options in 2023 are stronger than they ever have been before, and that includes a wealth of different streaming services on offer for the 2023 NFL season.
As one of the competitors to Netflix and Hulu, Peacock now offers a wide range of streaming options including tv series, live events, movies and sports. Let’s take a look at the options available and what a Peacock subscription means for the upcoming football season.
Peacock Price and Plans
| Feature | Premium Plan | Premium Plus Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Price per Month | $5.99 | $11.99 |
| Ads | Contains Ads | No Ads |
| Content Access | Full Access | Full Access |
| Entertainment Hours | 80,000+ Hours | 80,000+ Hours |
| Offline Usage | Not Available | Available |
There are two package plans available for a Peacock subscription, they are:
Peacock Premium – $5.99 per month
- Stream 80,000 hours of the best in TV, movies and sports
- LIVE Sports and Events
- Current NBC and Bravo Shows
- 50+ Always On Channels
Peacock Premium Plus – $11.99 per month
- Everything you get with Premium, plus:
- No Ads (Limited exclusions)
- Download and Watch Select Titles Offline
- Your Local NBC Channel LIVE 24/7
So basically, unless you watch NBC regularly and need a reason to stream it through Peacock, you’re paying the extra six dollars a month for the privilege of avoiding interruption through ads.
One of the added benefits here, much like with its competitors, is that you are able to cancel your subscription at any time. There’s no long term commitment or contract that you’re locked into, just a recurring monthly payment until you no longer want it.
Does Peacock Have a Premium Free Trial?
Currently, Peacock has paused its Premium Free Trial offerings. While this promotion was previously available, allowing new subscribers a taste of the platform’s expansive content, from movies and TV shows to live sports, it’s not active at present.
Student Discounts at Peacock:
Understanding the financial constraints students face, Peacock offers a special Student Discount. Instead of the standard rate, eligible students can subscribe at just $1.99 per month for a whole year, marking a significant discount.
How to Access the Student Discount:
To ensure that the discount benefits only genuine students, Peacock requires a verification process. This step preserves the offer’s authenticity, ensuring deserving students can dive into Peacock’s rich entertainment suite at a reduced cost.
What is Available on Peacock Premium?
Peacock Premium offers a vast library of content, including exclusive Peacock Originals, current NBC hits, classic TV shows, and blockbuster movies. Subscribers can also stream live sports like Sunday Night Football and Premier League. Additionally, Premium provides on-demand access to entire seasons of beloved series and fewer ads.
Here are some of what you will get when you sign up for Peacock Premium or Peacock Premium Plus
Exclusive TV Shows
Peacock has its own line of shows, and all of those become immediately available to the service’s subscribers.
Most recently, shows such as ‘Poker Face’ starring Natasha Lyonne, ‘Based on A True Story’ starring Kaley Cuoco and Kevin Hart’s chat show ‘Hart to Heart’ are among the most popular exclusive shows available through the platform.
Popular Hit TV Shows
Outside of the wide range of exclusives that you can only find through a Peacock subscription, the streaming service also offers some of the most popular shows available, including the US Office with Steve Carrell, Modern Family, New Girl and Suits.
Then there’s reality tv options with the likes of America’s Got Talent and Love Island USA, as well as Below Deck and The Real Housewives.
Movies
Peacock prides itself on getting hold of some of the most popular movies to have come out recently, and making them available to its users as quickly as possible.
Movies such as the Super Mario Bros movie came straight from the big screen to your Peacock subscription, adding another benefit for those on a paid plan.
Live Sports
Now we’re talking. Sports fans might appreciate some of the added benefits above when signing up for Peacock, but what they really want to know is just how much sport is available.
Live Sports are one of the strongest reasons to sign up for a Peacock subscription, with a wide range of sports being covered and the added bonus of exclusive events becoming available through your Peacock account.
With close ties to NBC, Peacock offers a lot of the content you would find on local NBC stations through its subscription service.
The First Exclusive
One of the biggest sports you’ll find on the platform is the NFL, where you’ll be able to watch Sunday Night Football on NBC live through your Peacock subscription every week.
Sunday Night Football is always a top notch matchup, and this season those games include:
- The season opener between the Detroit Lions and the Kansas City Chiefs, which is technically on a Thursday but comes under NBC’s allowance as the NFL kickoff game.
- Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys against Daniel Jones and the New York Giants in Week 1
- A matchup between Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers as the Jets host the Chiefs in Week 4
- The Miami Dolphins taking on the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 7
- Two AFC juggernauts going head to head in Week 9, with the Buffalo Bills facing the Cincinnati Bengals
- The San Francisco 49ers against the Seattle Seahawks on Thanksgiving
- The Eagles and the Cowboys rivalry in Week 14
That’s just the Sunday Night Football schedule too, and you can find the full schedule for those games right here on NBC’s website.
Peacock will then be the first subscription service to livestream an exclusive NFL playoff game this season. The service will feature an NFL Wildcard Round Playoff game on Prime Time on Saturday 13th January, 2024, following a mid afternoon kickoff earlier that day.
The NFL’s Executive Vice President Hans Schroeder said he was ‘excited to work with a great partner in Peacock to present the first-ever exclusively live streamed NFL playoff game this upcoming season’. That’s great news for Peacock subscribers, but those fans of whichever teams end up playing in that game might not be thrilled about it…
More than the NFL
It’s not just the NFL that you’ll find on Peacock though. Check out these additional sports:
- Live Premier League action from the new 2023 season. Peacock offers several games a week including Friday Night action and multiple Saturday games for US viewers to catch their favorite soccer stars.
- MLB Sunday Leadoff. Peacock will always have the opening game of the Sunday slate, meaning Sunday lunchtime baseball for subscribers, every week.
- U.S. Open Cup soccer
- Live WWE events
- Live women’s soccer
- Plus Golf, Rugby, Motocross, Cycling, Gymnastics, and more
Conclusion
Ultimately, for $5.99 you could get yourself access to not only Sunday Night Football, but a wide range of other sports and entertainment.
This feels like a great deal, particularly for sports fans, and hey, if you love a good sitcom like the Office or New Girl or something similar, then those almost come as a free added bonus.
FAQS
Peacock is a streaming service that offers a variety of content, ranging from TV series, live events, movies, and sports. It’s a competitor to platforms like Netflix and Hulu.
Peacock offers two main plans: Peacock Premium at $5.99 per month and Peacock Premium Plus at $11.99 per month.
No, the Peacock Premium Plus plan is ad-free, with a few limited exceptions.
Yes, Peacock offers a Student Discount, allowing eligible students to subscribe at $1.99 per month for 12 months.
Peacock will be the first to livestream an exclusive NFL Wildcard Round Playoff game. Moreover, subscribers can watch Sunday Night Football on NBC live through their Peacock subscription.
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