Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service that will launch in April, will include 15,000 hours of content compared to HBO Max's 10,000 hours. But of the streaming newcomers, Beck said he is the "least bullish" on Peacock's prospects in the streaming war.
"They don't have as many assets to leverage and it will have to overcome that," Beck said.
Peacock will be the exclusive home of "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation" once they leave Netflix in January 2021 and next October, respectively. Those are strong assets, as they are two of Netflix's most popular shows, but the rest of the Peacock library is lacking compared to the competition, Beck said.
- A new "Battlestar Galactica" series is in the works for Peacock from the "Mr. Robot" creator Sam Esmail.
- A "Saved by the Bell" reboot is in the works.
- Peacock will include Universal movies, such as the "Jurassic World" and "Fast and Furious" franchises, as well as Dreamworks animated movies like "Despicable Me" and exclusive originals ("it's no Pixar," Beck said).
Venture capitalist and former Amazon Studios executive Matthew Ball tweeted this week that Peacock "could and should have launched four years ago." Pachter agreed with this assessment.
"Cable providers never saw streaming as the alternative," Pachter said. "But if you quit cable, how many streaming services can you afford? Comcast [NBCUniversal's parent company] should have moved on that years ago."
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