Peacock Pushes Most Original Series Launch to 2021!!

NBC’s streaming service Peacock is still on track to launch this July, with an initial rollout on Comcast beginning this month. However, as reported by Variety, the service will be launching without most of its planned original series, which have all been put on hold due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and pushed to 2021. “The majority of our original productions have been paused,” said … Continue reading Peacock Pushes Most Original Series Launch to 2021!!

‘Seinfeld’: Netflix Lands Streaming Rights Starting in 2021!!

While Netflix will feel the loss of The Office and Friends when the beloved sitcoms leave the streaming service in the near future, they’re softening the blow with their latest major license. Netflix announced today that all 180 episodes of Seinfeld are coming to the streamer worldwide starting in 2021. Hulu currently holds the domestic streaming rights to Seinfeld, for which it pays $150 million … Continue reading ‘Seinfeld’: Netflix Lands Streaming Rights Starting in 2021!!

HBO Max Could Pay $1.5 Billion for ‘Big Bang Theory’ Streaming Rights!!!

In a deal that would dwarf the mega-bucks recently shelled out to land the streaming rights to beloved sitcoms The Office and Friends, HBO Max (i.e. the upcoming Warner Bros. streaming service) is preparing to pay an insane amount of money for the streaming rights to two highly rated sitcoms that have never before been available online. Per Deadline, HBO Max is currently in conversations … Continue reading HBO Max Could Pay $1.5 Billion for ‘Big Bang Theory’ Streaming Rights!!!