Nicheservicesaretakinga differenttack.
AcornTV,whichoffersBritishandinternational
programming,expandeditsfreetrialofferfor
newsubscribersfroma weekto 30 days,as
haveitsAMCNetworkssiblingsSundanceNow,
ShudderandUrbanMovieChannel(UMC).
“AstheextentoftheCovid-19crisisbecameclear,
werealizedthata servicelikeAcornTVcould
makea meaningfuldifferenceinmanypeople’s
lives,especiallythosewhoarefacingprolonged
isolationandpotentialeconomichardshipasa
resultofthevirus,”saidMatthewGraham,the
service’sgeneralmanager.
Peacock’sU.S.launchisn’tuntilJuly,butwithan
upsideforthosewithbudgetpressures:It will
includea no-cost,ad-supportedversion,Peacock
Free,withcontentincludingnext-dayaccessto
newNBCshowsandfullseasonsofolderseries.
Twoothertiers,includingPeacockPremiumfor$
monthly(freetoComcastandCoxsubscribers),
willoffermoreprogrammingandlivesports.
PeacockFreeis goingtobe“ano-brainerfor
people,”Wlodarczaksaid.
ThePBSVideoapp,publicTV’sfreestreaming
service,steppedupitsofferingsamidvirusfallout.
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