Peacock

Peacock is an upcoming American Internet video on demand service by NBCUniversal. The service is set to launch in April 2020.

Bonnie Hammer, Chairwoman of NBCUniversal Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises, will oversee the service's development, new originals and library content.

History
On January 14, 2019, NBCUniversal announced that it will launch an over-the-top streaming service in 2020, featuring content from its entertainment brands. It was also announced that the service would be free and ad-supported for NBCUniversal pay-TV, Comcast and Sky customers; viewers without a pay-TV subscription or viewers who don't want advertisements can also subscribe to a ad-free version of the service. NBCUniversal also announced at that time a reorganization created NBCUniversal Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises under Chairwoman Bonnie Hammer.

On September 17, 2019, NBCUniversal announced that the service would be called Peacock and would be available in April 2020. The announcement also included new original programming, NBCUniversal property reboots, and that NBC series The Office and Parks and Recreation would be taken off rival streaming services Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video, and join the service once their exclusive streaming rights to rival streaming services expire, with Parks and Recreation joining in October 2020 and The Office joining in January 2021.

Content
The service will be built around content from NBCUniversal's main entertainment studios, including Universal Pictures, Universal Animation Studios, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features.