Probably the smart move. Broadcast television is dying.

1 minute ago, Forever8 said:

Not having DAYS available via the free tier on Peacock doesn't sound feasible to me. I'm sure people would watch the ads if they were available to watch the show. Though I wonder are they expecting more people to subscribe? And it also sounds like Canada might not have access to DAYS soon via people on Twitter. 

It's really giving them a no win scenario: Continue on if you can prop up our paid service which has yet to build its own subscriber base. If DAYS was on the free tier it could potentially work given a slashed cast and probably new format. But expecting daytime fans to shore up Peacock themselves for a show that frankly is not at its best is not going to happen.

GH would (and will, someday, hopefully, maybe) have a better shot at it on Hulu.

3 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Which is why they a good marketing ploy (Releasing classic episodes) in order to lure more people over

Exactly!!

Paid only? DAYS won't be on Peacock by the end of its contract. The viewership is not going to pay to watch it. 

3 minutes ago, dolphziggler said:

Probably the smart move. Broadcast television is dying.

So is Peacock.

This is fascinating. I can't tell if it's more about giving Days one final shot, or that they want to grow Peacock and think Days will do it (even if they don't think it can anchor daytime television). I'm really curious to see what happens with the cast. Beyond Salem pulled big names, streaming might still be cooler than networks, maybe they can get some stronger characters/actors back. It definitely makes sense why stories seem mostly wrapped up, if they prepped for a transition. 

I tend to think it'd have been more fun to make it a podcast, since it's so low budget visually and soaps came from radio, while also giving characters social media accounts to try and get some attention on the show, outside those of us who have been hooked for years. 

Sadly I think GH would do great at HULU if ABC ever canned it. 

 

I say it now Bold's gonna be the last soap standing cause of how well it does internationally and the fact that Bell family owns it lol

 

Nelson still exists?

Nellie trying to be relevant 🤣

6 minutes ago, px780 said:

This is fascinating. I can't tell if it's more about giving Days one final shot, or that they want to grow Peacock and think Days will do it (even if they don't think it can anchor daytime television). I'm really curious to see what happens with the cast. Beyond Salem pulled big names, streaming might still be cooler than networks, maybe they can get some stronger characters/actors back. It definitely makes sense why stories seem mostly wrapped up, if they prepped for a transition. 

I tend to think it'd have been more fun to make it a podcast, since it's so low budget visually and soaps came from radio, while also giving characters social media accounts to try and get some attention on the show, outside those of us who have been hooked for years. 

 

23 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

Did they? I know a lot of Canadian viewers said they had no way to watch Beyond Salem

Yes, that's how I watched it. Global also made the second Beyond Salem available on its Stack TV platform. 

That would be the lingering concern that Global will shift DAYS onto Stack TV...but the issue for Global is what they'd be able to air to fill the timeslot. 

6 minutes ago, teplin said:

 

Oh please!  I wouldn't mind them all being fired minus the four vets left. The show has a lot of dead weight characters. Time to fire Ron Carlivati too!

4 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

I know the Feeling Sista