Peacock adds just 2 million subscribers ahead of price hike
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6DAXK)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Peacock added just 2 million subscribers over the past three months, bringing the service up to 24 million subscribers in the US. That number was included in Comcast's earnings report today, which says Peacock nearly doubled its subscribers year over year.
In addition to the small bump in subscribers, Peacock's revenue grew 85 percent year over year to $820 million. The service still lost $651 million, however, up from $467 million at the same time last year.
Earlier this month, Comcast announced that it's raising the price of Peacock on August 17th. While the ad-supported Premium plan is going from $4.99 to $5.99 per month, the ad-free Premium Plus plan is going from $9.99 to $11.99 per month. Comcast also took away the free tier for...