Apple TV and Peacock Launch $15 Monthly Streaming Bundle, a 30% Discount

[MacRumors]

Apple and NBCUniversal are teaming up for a $15/month streaming TV bundle that will include access to Apple TV and Peacock.

The streaming bundle will be available starting on October 20, and it will give customers access to both services at a 30 percent discount compared to purchasing individual subscriptions. Apple TV is normally $12.99 per month, while Peacock starts at $10.99 for the Premium plan that's included in the bundle.

Apple One subscribers on the Family and Premier plans can add Peacock Premium Plus and receive a 35 percent discount. Peacock Premium Plus includes the option to download content and watch it offline, while the standard Premium plan does not. It also removes most ads.

The Apple TV and Peacock apps will also feature an "extensive sampling" of each other's shows in app. When the bundle launches on October 20, Peacock subscribers will be able to watch the first three episodes of Stick, Slow Horses, Silo, The Buccaneers, Foundation, Palm Royale, and Prehistoric Planet from Apple TV for free.

Apple TV subscribers will be able to watch up to three episodes of Law & Order, Bel-Air, Twisted Metal, Love Island Games, Happy's Place, The Hunting Party, and Real Housewives of Miami from Peacock.

Apple's new bundle comes just after Apple decided to rebrand its streaming service as Apple TV, dropping the Plus and introducing a new logo.

Article Link: Apple TV and Peacock Launch $15 Monthly Streaming Bundle, a 30% Discount

 

[Justin Cymbal]

Is this the new Apple TV ‘plus’ plan?

 

[awshucks]

Quite surprising considering Apple thinks non-Apple things are not good and stuck in the past:

 

[Dj64Mk7]

It’s nice that we’ll be able to add Peacock with no ads on to Apple One and save a bit of money, since we already pay for it for things like The Paper and Notre Dame college football, among others.

Edit: apparently it’s through Xfinity now, so we’re not actually paying anything for a bit. Will keep this in mind though.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

Quite surprising considering Apple thinks non-Apple things are not good and stuck in the past:
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I love that the Android phone on the page is an HTC One. Great phone with a great design, that I unfortunately never got to own.

 

[StuBeck]

Seems to be a rushed decision, they used a logo here without the plus but not the new logo.

 

[Apple-achian]

Again, we need Apple and the current administration to impose massive sanctions against all nations hosting piracy sites. Both Apple TV and Peacock quality programming shouldn't be distributed for free.

 

[LedRush]

Do I cancel my Peacock plan and then add it to Apple One?

 

[Innovati0n]

Do I cancel my Peacock plan and then add it to Apple One?

If I had to guess, yes. But they should really have a FAQ

 

[RALentz]

Error somewhere, either on pricing of bundle, current pricing, Peacock plan included in the bundle, or discount percentage as Apple TV $14 + Peacock Premium $11 = $24.

30% off $24 results in $16.80.

33% off $24 is $16.

$15 final price is a decent discount (at about 37%), if it's true that it's the Premium plan.

-R

 

[NVDA]

Is there anything good on Apple TV besides Severance? Please don't say The Morning Show or Ted Lasso. Tried a few episodes of Chief of War but it's mediocre at best and works as a sleeping aid.

 

[iksretep]

It's official. For a dinosaur like me "TV" and "streaming" has become quite complicated ... between the name changes, who has what content - and who takes over what content, offers from carriers, bundles, figuring out if ads are removed, some/all/none 🤯

 

[iMac The Knife]

It's official. For a dinosaur like me "TV" and "streaming" has become quite complicated ... between the name changes, who has what content - and who takes over what content, offers from carriers, bundles, figuring out if ads are removed, some/all/none 🤯

Between what you've mentioned and certain sports games/matches only being available on a certain streaming service, it is really becoming a headache.

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Seems to be a rushed decision, they used a logo here without the plus but not the new logo.

Seems like that's an argument for it not being a rushed decision, since they're not using the new logo.

Also these arrangements take a lot of time for the lawyers to okay - a massive amount of IP that they need to make sure works with both bundled services.

 

[Bolt1982]

Apple and NBCUniversal are teaming up for a $15/month streaming TV bundle that will include access to Apple TV and Peacock.

The streaming bundle will be available starting on October 20, and it will give customers access to both services at a 30 percent discount compared to purchasing individual subscriptions. Apple TV is normally $12.99 per month, while Peacock starts at $10.99 for the Premium plan that's included in the bundle.

Apple One subscribers on the Family and Premier plans can add Peacock Premium Plus and receive a 35 percent discount. Peacock Premium Plus includes the option to download content and watch it offline, while the standard Premium plan does not. It also removes most ads.

The Apple TV and Peacock apps will also feature an "extensive sampling" of each other's shows in app. When the bundle launches on October 20, Peacock subscribers will be able to watch the first three episodes of Stick, Slow Horses, Silo, The Buccaneers, Foundation, Palm Royale, and Prehistoric Planet from Apple TV for free.

Apple TV subscribers will be able to watch up to three episodes of Law & Order, Bel-Air, Twisted Metal, Love Island Games, Happy's Place, The Hunting Party, and Real Housewives of Miami from Peacock.

Apple's new bundle comes just after Apple decided to rebrand its streaming service as Apple TV, dropping the Plus and introducing a new logo.

Article Link: Apple TV and Peacock Launch $15 Monthly Streaming Bundle, a 30% Discount

Too bad you can’t get peacock in Canada

 

[nsengbush]

Is there anything good on Apple TV besides Severance? Please don't say The Morning Show or Ted Lasso. Tried a few episodes of Chief of War but it's mediocre at best and works as a sleeping aid.

I like Slow Horses but i don't know your tastes.

 

[rightoff]

Invasion is fantastic

 

[iMac The Knife]

I will say this, if you use both streaming services it is always nice to get a discounted rate nowadays. I'm streaming serviced out anymore though!

 

[turbineseaplane]

It's official. For a dinosaur like me "TV" and "streaming" has become quite complicated ... between the name changes, who has what content - and who takes over what content, offers from carriers, bundles, figuring out if ads are removed, some/all/none 🤯

We just use Pluto ... the old school way of bathroom/drink/snack breaks when they do ADs.

It's free and has loads of great content, especially older TV and movies.

Love it!!

 

[NVDA]

I like Slow Horses but i don't know your tastes.

Mad Men, The Sopranos, The Wire, Oz, Six Feet Under, Boardwalk Empire, Better Call Saul and Dexter are shows that I liked. Just haven't clicked with anything on Apple TV besides Severance, and the first season was a lot better than the second. And that show with Jon Hamm was awful, had to stop after a few episodes.

 

[DHagan4755]

The start of a new "cable TV" package

 

[iMac The Knife]

We just use Pluto ... the old school way of bathroom/drink/snack breaks when they do ADs.

It's free and has loads of great content, especially older TV and movies.

Love it!!

I've been watching Pluto TV for years. I haven't found a free app that offers better content yet.

 

[contacos]

Surprised Peacock still exists in the US. They tried it here in Germany with a SKY bundle but I think they didn't last a full year

 

[Plutonius]

Great for some people but I think I'll spend the $15 elsewhere .

 

[nsengbush]

Surprised Peacock still exists in the US. They tried it here in Germany with a SKY bundle but I think they didn't last a full year

They’re basically our sky here since they carry the Premier league