Peacock on Roku |
Peacock , a streaming app from Comcast-owned NBCUniversal , offers thousands of hours of free programming, as well as extra shows, movies and originals if you're willing to pay for a subscription. Peacock has a seven-day free trial for its premium tiers, and if you sign up through a Google platform like Android, you can get an extended free period. And, finally, you can stream Peacock on Roku devices, after a more than two-month absence from one of the most popular steaming platforms in the country. Numerous mobile and TV devices support Peacock, but at launch in July, Peacock wasn't available on Roku. The two sides reached a deal Friday to deliver the Peacock app to Roku TVs and streamers in the coming weeks, ending the impasse and leaving Amazon's Fire TV platform as the only major platform without Peacock. Meanwhile HBO Max, another new streaming service, still hasn't reached any deal with either Roku or Fire TV. Peacock is an American over-the-top subscription