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Peacock is trying to recreate the experience of watching NBC in the 1990s

Peacock is trying to recreate the experience of watching NBC in the 1990s

NBCUniversal executives really want you to understand that the upcoming streaming service, Peacock, is a living, breathing television experience, which they hope will set it apart from competitors that encourage semi-conscious scrolling. Peacock wants to be that, adapted for today’s streaming era. In addition to its library of on-demand TV series and movies, Peacock will prominently feature curated news, sports, and late-night comedy channels designed to simulate how the NBC of old used to drive timely conversations around the water cooler.