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Edited August 25, 20223 yr by Soapsuds

1 hour ago, edgeofnik said:

That's what makes the whole Doug & Julie showing how to stream a bit ridiculous. Millions of older Americans already use streaming regularly.

Oh, come on, Doug & Julie are very popular & they do a lot of casual, down home type stuff on twitter, in little videos, in their IG acct. etc. Suzanne of the TV Megasite did a post showing Patch & John at a computer with a link to some how-to info on signing up with Peacock Premie. It was a clever connection. So is Doug  & Julie.

But, I agree that millions of (us, because I am one of 'em) older Americans are already streaming. I think the peeps that cannot imagine doing this or the peeps that do not have access to the Internet is a small subset of the greater whole. I'm 71 & I stream dadgummit.

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There are internet savvy people of all ages. The main issue I can see other than if you aren’t reading entertainment news that it wasn’t promoted earlier. I have an older smart tv and I can’t access Peacock on it as the app didn’t exist when the tv was bought and they never updated the software to add the service. I can absolutely see that being a stumbling block for some people who would watch Days — the tv is four years old. Also and now they may sound kind of weird if someone watches the show live over lunch, whether at home or in an office, it may be a habit. And some won’t decide to watch it on a small phone screen at the same time or make the time at another part of the day…aka the casual viewer.

4 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

I'm canceling mine and subscribing in September for the lower price.😊😁

same!  I will try unsubscribing from current account, then try resubscribing in September as a "new subscriber" for the discount.  It might make me use a different email address to be considered "new", which I can do.

1 hour ago, janea4old said:

same!  I will try unsubscribing from current account, then try resubscribing in September as a "new subscriber" for the discount.  It might make me use a different email address to be considered "new", which I can do.

I think that people who want to do this, and why wouldn't they, will have to use a totally different email, valid of course, *and* a totally different credit card acct. That would be your 2 preventables!

15 minutes ago, janea4old said:

same!  I will try unsubscribing from current account, then try resubscribing in September as a "new subscriber" for the discount.  It might make me use a different email address to be considered "new", which I can do.

 

1 minute ago, Tonksadora said:

I think that people who want to do this, and why wouldn't they, will have to use a totally different email, valid of course, *and* a totally different credit card acct. That would be your 2 preventables!

if they bug me about using the same card, I could argue that I'm using the same credit card to purchase a gift subscription for a friend.

1 hour ago, janea4old said:

 

if they bug me about using the same card, I could argue that I'm using the same credit card to purchase a gift subscription for a friend.

A good thought! But that presumes that you would have the opportunity for dialogue, which is a question.

@Tonksadora @Vee Oh, I love the Hayes' - the are icons! I'm certain NBC/Peacock will turn on the promo right after Labor Day - the week before the move.

Obviously, today's announcement was a big step for Peacock overall. It's also the first real notification that a lot of viewers will get that The Chicagos and L&Os will no longer stream on Hulu. Peacock has a fairly new president so that's why a lot of these changes are happening. She was interviewed by Deadline this morning. (Peacock President Kelly Campbell On Reclaiming Next-Day Premieres From Hulu, Doubling Content Spend And Spurring “Next Evolution Of Growth) - no link since I don't want to violate any copyright rules.

Peacock is desperately trying to get a foothold in the market. Fans shouldn't assume DAYS is being singled out. There's a lot of unhappy Hulu subscribers. NBC/Universal still owns a share of Hulu, but they are suddenly moving that content to Peacock. It's all business.

1 hour ago, edgeofnik said:

@Tonksadora @Vee Oh, I love the Hayes' - the are icons! I'm certain NBC/Peacock will turn on the promo right after Labor Day - the week before the move.

Obviously, today's announcement was a big step for Peacock overall. It's also the first real notification that a lot of viewers will get that The Chicagos and L&Os will no longer stream on Hulu. Peacock has a fairly new president so that's why a lot of these changes are happening. She was interviewed by Deadline this morning. (Peacock President Kelly Campbell On Reclaiming Next-Day Premieres From

 

I love the Chicagos! I didn't know till this minute they were being moved. I don't care because I do both Peacock & Hulu but it's nice to know. Thnx. I wanna like Peacock. Everything I learned about the working relationship betw RC & Al & Peacock doing the BSes & the Xmas show just seemed so collegial & so clearly excited about the prospects.

Go to Privacy.com. As long as you have a legitimate bank account, but want to use a virtual VISA or Mastercard for your personal protection, I would suggest that. To each their own of course. I use it for misc. online purchases. I think Capital One offers something similar if I'm not mistaken.

Edited August 25, 20223 yr by Noel

The primetime shows leaving Hulu this fall and being exclusive to Peacock was announced in March 2022 this article from variety shares that announcement. https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/nbcu-terminates-hulu-tv-disney-peacock-1235196550/ though they didn’t mention Chicago shows by name they said everything so this was decided previously.  

3 hours ago, edgeofnik said:

@Tonksadora @Vee Oh, I love the Hayes' - the are icons! I'm certain NBC/Peacock will turn on the promo right after Labor Day - the week before the move.

Obviously, today's announcement was a big step for Peacock overall. It's also the first real notification that a lot of viewers will get that The Chicagos and L&Os will no longer stream on Hulu. Peacock has a fairly new president so that's why a lot of these changes are happening. She was interviewed by Deadline this morning. (Peacock President Kelly Campbell On Reclaiming Next-Day Premieres From Hulu, Doubling Content Spend And Spurring “Next Evolution Of Growth) - no link since I don't want to violate any copyright rules.

Peacock is desperately trying to get a foothold in the market. Fans shouldn't assume DAYS is being singled out. There's a lot of unhappy Hulu subscribers. NBC/Universal still owns a share of Hulu, but they are suddenly moving that content to Peacock. It's all business.

You can link to stories from THR, Variety, Deadline, etc. We just don't want you c/p'ing their entire article. 

3 hours ago, Tonksadora said:

I think that people who want to do this, and why wouldn't they, will have to use a totally different email, valid of course, *and* a totally different credit card acct. That would be your 2 preventables!

I'm pretty sure it's only about email address. If I had two kids and one signed up under their email and the other signed up under theirs but ultimately I'm paying for it, I doubt any streamer will be like "that card is already being used for another account." A buck is a buck.

4 hours ago, janea4old said:

same!  I will try unsubscribing from current account, then try resubscribing in September as a "new subscriber" for the discount.  It might make me use a different email address to be considered "new", which I can do.

I was just about to use a free six month premium plan from my TV (via Google) just before the switch for DAYS and I still might since the $1.99 deal doesn't kick in until September 19, one week after DAYS moves to streaming. However, I'll probably purchase an account for a year since you can't pass up $19.99 for a full year of content even if the price might eventually go up, hence even more reason to lock it in for as long as possible at a reduced price.

5 hours ago, Errol said:

pretty sure it's only about email address. If I had two kids and one signed up under their email and the other signed up under theirs but ultimately I'm paying for it, I doubt any streamer will be like "that card is already being used for another account." A buck is a buck.

Okay. I can see that. However, is the rule one acct, one person? Rather than a family acct with 3 peeps on it?

7 minutes ago, Tonksadora said:

Okay. I can see that. However, is the rule one acct, one person? Rather than a family acct with 3 peeps on it?

No, you can add a maximum of 6 people to your Peacock account. I have friends and family members who take advantage of that perk all the time. They'll chip in something like $5/mo and have instant access to Netflix, Disney +, HBOMax, Paramount +, and another streaming service of some sort. I've had invitations, but I have no interest in either one except for Paramount +. Plus, I can easily download and put them in my NAS device if I wanted to. But anywhoos, yes, you can add peeps to your personal Peacock account if you feel like they're worthy, lol!

https://www.peacocktv.com/help/article/how-many-profiles-can-i-have-on-my-peacock-account

1 hour ago, Noel said:

No, you can add a maximum of 6 people to your Peacock account. I have friends and family members who take advantage of that perk all the time. They'll chip in something like $5/mo and have instant access to Netflix, Disney +, HBOMax, Paramount +, and another streaming service of some sort. I've had invitations, but I have no interest in either one except for Paramount +. Plus, I can easily download and put them in my NAS device if I wanted to. But anywhoos, yes, you can add peeps to your personal Peacock account if you feel like they're worthy, lol!

https://www.peacocktv.com/help/article/how-many-profiles-can-i-have-on-my-peacock-account

Great! Here's a Queen saying she has just that many people in her family! Kristen, Susan, Mary, Penelope, ..

Okay, now I see the catch. The special promotion price doesn't kick in until *specifically* Sept. 19th, where the show does its move on Sept. 12th. Why would they do that? A test to see if fans will give up a week to save $3 a month? Of course they will. Sheesh. Is there a soap opera sociologist specialist in the house?!

41 minutes ago, Tonksadora said:

Okay, now I see the catch. The special promotion price doesn't kick in until *specifically* Sept. 19th, where the show does its move on Sept. 12th. Why would they do that? A test to see if fans will give up a week to save $3 a month? Of course they will. Sheesh. Is there a soap opera sociologist specialist in the house?!

Fiscal quarters (Q1-Q4) for the year of 2022 start on the first of the month and the end the month:

• Q1 2022 Dates: January 1 - March 31
• Q2 2022 Dates: April 1 - June 30
• Q3 2022 Dates: July 1 - September 30
• Q4 2022 Dates: October 1 - December 31

I think the date you mentioned Monday, September 19th sounds like the week that networks usually start their season premieres of new shows as well as current ones (e.g, Chicago Whatever; CSI: Whatever; Grey's Whatever) for their fall lineup. I don't think this has anything to do with DAYS specifically per se. It seems to me what they're trying to do is entice subscribers for the yearly subscription. That way, it serves as an enticement for their 2023 Fall lineup because guess what? Brand new episodes of your favorite TV shows and brand new dramas as you've already subscribed for the first year! Plus, other premium shows exclusively on Peacock. I see what they're doing.

As far as my mentioning of the fiscal periods, it seems that they would want a bump at the end of Q3 and have it steady and consistent for Q4.

Edited August 25, 20223 yr by Noel