Peacock Adds 4 Million Paid Subscribers in Q1, Reaches 13 Million
thewrap.comPaid subscriptions were up for Peacock in Q1, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts announced on Thursday on the company’s earnings call.Peacock added 4 Million paid subscribers in Q1, for a total of 13 million.
Roberts also noted the service had reached 28 million active accounts in total.Last quarter, Peacock had 9 million paid subscribers and a total of 24.5 million active users.The increase comes on the heels of Peacock airing a variety of big sporting events including the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl.
Peacock also had the premiere of “Bel-Air,” the retelling of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” which Roberts said was the streamer’s most successful release to date.Also helping the numbers was the day-and-date release of “Marry Me,” the romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.On Thursday’s call, Comcast/NBCUniversal also announced that Peacock revenue grew to 472 million in quarter, however it technically had an operating loss of $456 million.Peacock’s operating loss for the quarter of $456 million was a result of the higher programming and production costs associated with the Super Bowl and the Olympics, Comcast said, though it reported revenue for $472 million.
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