Every day there are more free streaming platforms, one of them is Peacock and it is a free Netflix that you can only have if you are in the United States , although you can well try a VPN if you are in Latin America or Spain to enjoy its extensive billboard of content without having to pay anything for it.
Peacock’s service is free although it has small print and we will talk about it later. It began its operations in the United States on July 15, 2020, although since April of that same year, Xfinity customers had early access to the service.
At Peacock you basically have access to the NBCUniversal content catalog, including Universal Pictures and Universal Television products, in total you can enjoy more than 15 thousand hours of content of all kinds, although if you opt for the premium plans you can have many more hours of available content.
One of the advantages of Peacock is that it does not reserve any of the NBCUniversal premieres , everything that is released on its other platforms arrives almost immediately on this service.
In Peacock you will find about 25 linear digital channels very much in the style of Pluto TV, although it is not the network’s own transmission, but an organization of thematic content that is broadcast permanently and which you can also access on demand, allowing you can live the experience of traditional TV by zapping or searching for specific content that may interest you.
Peacock Programming
As we pointed out before, Peacock has a very extensive catalog, which includes all the content of NBCUniversal, but also includes programming and productions from third parties, for example, they have the transmission rights of Two and Half Men and George López , in addition from the Matrix saga. Also included are some A&E licenses that are also part of their library.
You can also find some ViacomCBS series like The Affair, Everybody Hates Chris, Ray Donovan and Undercover Boss, among others.
At Peacock you can find yourself in the free subscription with:
- You’ll have next-day access to current seasons of NBC broadcast shows in their first season. You will also be able to have access one week after the premiere of some current seasons of programs broadcast by the network.
- You will be able to watch episodes of Peacock originals , but unfortunately you will not be able to have the complete seasons if you are not a premium.
- Also, you will be able to find selected genre channels , for example, you will find SNL Vault, Family Movie Night and Olympic Profiles, as well as many classic series and popular movies.
In Spanish you will have access to the following titles:
- Betty In NY
- Prisoner No. 1
- On the other side of the wall
- Holy Devil
- Chema
- The Baron
- Case closed
- Brave Heart
- Where is Elisa ?
- The face of revenge
- Idol War
- i love jenni
- Jose jose
- my perfect family
- dog love
- Who is who
- Queen of Hearts
- Dangerous relationships
- The Riveras
- a little bit of yours
- Celia
- Victoria and Victorines
- 100 days to fall in love
- Cennet
- intimate enemy
- the lady
- minute to win
- Telemundo News
Sports also feature prominently in Peacock’s catalogue , for example we can see broadcasts of Premier League soccer and the Stanley Cup Finals, the Summer and Winter Olympics, the US Open Championship, the Women’s Open Championship and NFL Wild Card Playoff Game.
You can also watch on-demand replays of events like the Triple Crown horse races , daily recaps from NBC Sports, and hundreds of hours of sports series and documentaries. This way you can also have access to the Tour de France and La Vuelta, Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions and John Cena’s Best Wrestle.
As of 2020, NBC Sports Gold Premier League Pass has been discontinued and its content moved to Peacock Premium at no additional charge, offering 175 Premier League games per season that are not on TV, also providing on-demand replays of all matches that are on TV. available.
The news also has its own space within Peacock , in fact it has international broadcasts, CNN, Telemundo and many special broadcasts in alliance with other networks.
What is free on Peacock and how much is premium?
At the beginning we already told you that Peacock is free, but up to a certain point . The truth is that the platform has three levels:
- Peacock Free : This is the version that probably interests us and there you have access to a lot of content, but as you can imagine it is not all. It offers selected episodes of its originals and to see the rest you will have to pay. You will be able to watch the first two seasons of The Office and many other series, but then you will have to pay. Movies and various sporting events are also included. Specifically, you will be able to view two-thirds of the NBCUniversal catalog, but the season premieres and hits are reserved for those who pay.
- Peacock Premium : In this section you have access to most sports, from the Premier League, leagues and the NFL season, in addition to expanding access to most series, in addition to having access to many premieres, the difference with the next subscription level is that the ads are still maintained. This subscription is priced at $4.99 per month and you can pay for the full year at a special price of $50
- Peacock Premium Plus : At this level you already have full access to all the content on the platform, reruns on demand, premieres, series with premiere episodes the next day and much more… But also, ads are completely removed, you’ll never have to view an advertisement while viewing your content, including while viewing any sporting event; You will also have the possibility to download content to watch offline. This service is priced at $9.99 and you can pay for the full year at a special price of $100.
Peacock Compatible Devices
You can view Peacock content through its website “Peacocktv.com” without the quotes and you can also play it on the following devices:
- Apple devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV 4K, and Apple TV HD
- Google devices: Chromecast, Android phones and tablets, Android TV devices, and Chromecast-enabled TVs
- xbox one consoles
- Sony PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 5 consoles
- Vizio SmartCast TVs
- LG Smart TVs
- roku devices
- Amazon FireTV
Main features and benefits of Peacock
With Peacock you have various advantages, either because you decided to stay with the free plan, or because you want to try the paid plans and here we point out some of them:
- You will be able to stream on up to three Peacock devices simultaneously, using one account.
- Peacock will not require accounts to register devices with the service , nor will it limit the number of devices a single account can use to stream when they are free.
- For now you won’t get 4K content, HDR and Dolby Atmos sound on Peacock; but they are features that will come to the platform. Nor does it divide the content into profiles for now.
- You can activate parental control through a PIN to control the content that the little ones in the house can see or not.
- Mobile downloads will be available to you as long as you subscribe to the top tier, Peacock Premium Plus.
- The app’s user interface is available in English, but the content will have audio tracks and subtitles available in any language that comes with a specific title.
- Download Peacock for Android
- Download Peacock for iOS
Alternatives to Peacock
If you are outside the United States and you prefer not to complicate yourself with VPN applications for Android or VPN for iPhone, then you can try some available alternatives that are free and you can have it both in Spain and in Latin America and we will tell you about them:
pluto tv
We had already mentioned this option before and it is one of the most popular, because it has a huge catalog of content and channels that are totally free, without tricks or premium versions; You only have to accept that you will see advertising, but we assure you that it is much less than what you should see on a channel of any television service.
The Pluto TV app model is quite intuitive, because it is designed so that you can zap like traditional television, but you will also have access to a library on demand.
As Pluto TV is free you do not have to register , leave personal information and you will not have to give any bank details; simply download and install on your mobile so you can start using it. Pluto TV is compatible with streaming devices like Chromecast, so when it’s detected you can press the corresponding button and you can start watching your content on your TV screen.
Pluto TV has more than 100 channels , but in general, its programming is divided as follows:
Movies :
- Pluto TV Cinema
- Pluto TV Cinema Action
- Pluto TV Film Drama
- Pluto TV Film Comedy
- Pluto TV Film Horror
- Pluto TV Star Movies
Entertainment :
- Pluto TV Anime
- Pluto TV Novels
- Pluto TV Shows
- Pluto TV Competitions
- Pluto TV Latin Series
- Pluto TV Sports
- Pluto TV Series Retro
- Classic Phone
- vintage-mtv
Curiosity:
- Pluto TV Investigate
- Pluto TV Reality
- Pluto TV Nature
Lifestyle:
- Pluto TV Kitchen
- Pluto TV Travel
Childish:
- Pluto TV Kids
- Classic Nick
- Nick Jr Club
- Pluto TV Junior
vix
Another platform you should try is Vix, which is also free and very easy to use ; It is also available in Spain and Latin America. Like Pluto TV, you don’t need to register and you’ll be able to access its catalog directly, as soon as you enter its website or its application and you’ll have all the content for yourself.
It should also be noted that this platform uses the advertising system, something that is to be expected on all free platforms , but they do not invade you with this type of content.
Vix is a lot like Netflix and also Peacock , only it’s totally free. You can find a catalog with the following content:
- Most viewed movies
- new releases
- Most viewed series
- love and popcorn
- international hits
- international miniseries
- latin productions
- Romances to enjoy as a couple
- VixKids
- Family fun
- Faith and Inspiration
- explore
- royals
- Reality, documentaries and competitions
- Newly released series
- Classics in Spanish
- Most popular
- comedies
- Drama
- suspense
- Action
- science fiction and fantasy
- Terror
- MOOVIMEX’s most viewed
- In English, subtitled
- Wrestling Impact!
- Holy Vs…
- martial arts explosion
- positively curious
The Vix app is available on the Apple Store, Google Play, and is compatible with streaming devices like Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast; so you can enjoy the content on your TV screen with any of these devices or a smart TV, as well as on the computer itself.
Plex.tv
As in the previous options that we have presented to you as an alternative to Peacock, on Plex TV you will have free channels, movies, and series , but you must also see some advertising in return.
Right now Plex TV has an offer of more than 200 free channels and at least 14,000 hours of content for you to choose from, of all kinds and for all tastes. In Plex they also have a paid version, but that does not limit the catalog at all, it only adds functions that make your experience much more comfortable and also eliminate advertising.
In Plex you can get content of all kinds , from classic movies, anime, popular TV shows and much more. In some countries, Plex TV already offers 160 channels and is available in at least 220 countries around the world.
On Plex TV you will find a very large catalog with thousands of movies and television shows from various studios, from the BBC, Sony, Lionsgate, MGM and the titles are organized by categories and by studio, so you can find what you want much easier. what are you looking for.
In Plex TV you will have to register, but the process is quite simple and you can do it from its website. You can use the Plex TV service from your computer, but as long as it has a Windows or macOS operating system, it is also compatible with the main browsers such as Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
Also, Plex TV has its own app for iOS and Android mobiles, you can also play its content on smart TVs from LG, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Vizio and Roku. It’s also compatible with streaming devices like Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, and TiVo, as well as PlayStation and Xbox One video game consoles.
