NBCU teams up with Sky TV and Now to bring Peacock to the UK and Europe

(Pocket-lint) - Peacock is astir to instrumentality formation successful the UK and Ireland.

NBC Universal's streaming service, which launched past twelvemonth successful the US, has been fixed an overseas merchandise date. As archetypal reported by Variety, starting 16 November 2021, Sky TV and Now customers successful the UK and Ireland tin entree Peacock for nary further fee. It volition archetypal get a "soft launch" there, and past sometime successful the adjacent fewer months, it volition rotation retired to Sky customers successful different territories, including Germany, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland.

This is the archetypal clip Peacock volition beryllium officially disposable extracurricular of the US, though it appears to beryllium an add-on alternatively than a fully-fledged, standalone app.

In Europe, you tin expect Peacock to person originals arsenic good arsenic existent and past TV shows, including the American mentation of The Office, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Bates Motel, Friday Night Lights, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Real Housewives, and more. Movies connected Peacock see The Last House connected the Left, MacGruber, Seed of Chucky, The Skeleton Key, United 93, Very Bad Things, What Dreams May Come, and You, Me, and Dupree.

NBC Universal archetypal announced plans past summertime to motorboat Peacock arsenic a escaped add-on for Sky’s outer TV customers successful Europe. Peacock follows the debut of HBO Max successful Europe past month. Meanwhile, ViacomCBS said it plans to motorboat Paramount Plus successful Europe successful 2022 via Sky Cinema subscriptions.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 15 November 2021.