We're Done with the Sports Tab: Let's Check Out the Latino Tab

The sports tab is done, and we've moved on to explore other exciting sections within the NBCUniversal Peacock streaming service app. Our next destination is the Latino tab, which promises to deliver a wealth of content for Spanish-speaking audiences. According to Peacock, this tab will feature approximately 15,000 hours of content, with about 3,000 of those hours being original programming produced by Telemundo.

This emphasis on original Spanish-language content is a significant departure from other streaming services that often prioritize English-language offerings. By investing in local productions and talent, Peacock hopes to tap into the growing demand for Spanish-language content. With original series like "La Doña" and "El Señor de los Cielos," viewers will have access to engaging storylines and complex characters that cater to the diverse tastes of the Hispanic audience.

However, it's worth noting that not all content within the Latino tab is exclusively in Spanish. Viewers can still find subtitled English-language movies and television shows, such as "Shrek" and "Fast and Furious." This eclectic mix of content should appeal to a broad range of viewers who want to explore different genres and languages.

As we continue our exploration of Peacock's features, it becomes clear that the platform is committed to catering to diverse tastes and preferences. The channel lineup within Peacock is also worth mentioning, with live broadcasts from popular franchises like "Saturday Night Live," "The Office," and "Fallon Tonight." While these channels are not available for on-demand viewing, they provide an opportunity for viewers to engage with their favorite shows in real-time.

Moving on to the Trending tab, we find a unique blend of new original series, movie clips, and content from late-night television. This section is designed to curate a personalized experience for each viewer, showcasing hot titles that are currently trending. The Trending tab serves as an excellent starting point for discovering new shows and movies, making it an attractive option for users looking to stay up-to-date with the latest releases.

An interesting aspect of Peacock's design is its prioritization of different interfaces depending on the viewing device used. When accessing the app on a mobile device, viewers are directed straight to the Trending tab, which provides an instant gratification experience tailored to their interests and preferences. In contrast, when watching on a television set, users are prompted to explore the Browse tab, which offers more in-depth content browsing options.

Before we conclude our tour of Peacock's features, it's essential to address some limitations and upcoming updates that will impact the streaming service. Currently, 4K support is not available for all devices, and viewers with Roku or Amazon Fire TV devices may experience technical issues until these compatibility issues are resolved. Furthermore, Peacock has yet to implement profile management options, allowing users to separate their viewing preferences from family members.

As we wrap up our exploration of the NBCUniversal Peacock streaming service app, it's clear that this platform is poised to make a significant impact in the world of online entertainment. By offering a vast library of content, including original series and movies, Peacock has established itself as a serious contender in the crowded streaming market.

The free account with no strings attached or trial period is undoubtedly a masterstroke by NBCUniversal. It allows users to sample the service without committing to a subscription, making it an attractive option for those who want to dip their toes into streaming before investing in a paid plan.

Ultimately, Peacock's decision to focus on building a diverse content library and providing users with flexible viewing options will be crucial to its success. With its unique approach to curation and personalization, this platform has the potential to become a go-to destination for streaming enthusiasts.

Let me know what you think of Peacock! Have you signed up? Are you going to give it a try? Or are you waiting until maybe Olympic coverage ramps up or sports comes back? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enfellow streaming aficionados peacock is here let's walk through the app together what is a peacock anyway well i'm not talking about the bird with the extremely obnoxious and the pretty feathers no no no no no this is the peacock app the new streaming service from nbc universal and if you're wondering how i know what a peacock sounds like it's because my high school was surrounded by a peacock farm it was very loud every morning i know i know i know another streaming service i'm exhausted too but this one is a big one specifically it's because of what nbc universal can offer you which is a ton of iconic back catalog you've got cheers frasier alfred hitchcock presents battlestar galactica 30 rock parks and rec they are all here with two huge exceptions which we'll get to so how much well peacock actually has a free option there's no strings attached so they say it's a limited selection but you can access the app without a credit card you just need an email address that's it peacock premium is five dollars a month and opens up more content and then there's a super duper peacock premium plus subscription that's full access almost ad free almost and we'll set you back ten dollars a month that being said cool cool let's walk through the app i'm using an apple tv here on the main apple tv page for peacock i am going to open it i'm ready i've downloaded it we're doing all the things all right so if i want to sign up to watch for free i can do that i'm gonna sign in don't steal my password nerds and here it is the landing page for the peacock app on apple tv we are starting out on the browse tab which is pretty interesting considering the channels and trending tabs are the two tabs right before that one and then of course you have your standard tv shows movies kids news sports latino uh all the things that you're used to seeing in a streaming platform app uh so we've got 30 rock let's look at the browse section a little bit peacock picks okay so we've got downton abbey everybody hates chris parks and rec project blue book i mean there's a lot again lots of iconic iconic shows uh but also some uh stuff that maybe you haven't seen before which is part of the reason why nbc universal library is so appealing to so many people it is vest featured films phantom thread love the rotten tomatoes integration here that is really really cool uh so you can immediately decide if you want to watch something or not based on its rotten tomatoes score uh and then you've got some originals so peacock actually has launched with a pretty limited selection of originals because of the kovid 19 pandemic uh production is not exactly booming right now so i think we're gonna see a lot more here but these are the peacock originals that were able to make it into the app launch so lots of different stuff binge 100 plus hours for free so i really like these category names i'm just now going through them for the first time i think that is a great idea this is to say hey you got a lot of time on your hands we can fill it and that is super smart on their part i think peacock is doing a really smart thing here by saying look it's free and it's over a hundred hours of this one show like here's here's what you can watch and it tells you how many seasons it has you know million dollar listing la if i want to watch a show and cry about how i'll never afford a house in proper los angeles i can watch over 100 hours of that yay then you have your true crime always on road to tokyo so this is olympic coverage don't forget nbc universal has the rights to the tokyo olympics um yeah so upgrade to watch it all they tell you what you can upgrade to uh what you're missing out on as it were sci-fi of course you've got all sorts of really good categories here um so that is the browse section so if you're really looking for a huge back catalog again peacock pretty much has you covered here uh tv shows obviously we know what that means let's check out movies you've got the bourne identity again huge blockbuster films they're going to want to put those up front and center here to show you how appealing their services in the kids section you've got again lots of different choices news you've got that uh so you've got your nightly news you've got documentary you've got headlines so those are actually shorter little sort of quick i don't want to say quick bites because that's a quibby apparently that's taken now so like sort of quick videos under three minutes or so that are gonna give you sort of a little summary of a news story that's happening during the day in the sports tab they have these originals uh which i think is great i think it's important to have sports originals i love 30 for 30 on espn uh so peacock is going that same route they're going to say okay we're going to also make originals so we have this in deep with ryan lochte um we've got lost speedways with dale earnhardt jr premier league top sports stories again the road to tokyo very important for them now that we're done with the sports tab let's check out the latino tab there is a lot of interesting things happening in the latino tab so peacock says it's launching with about 15 000 hours of content on its service uh but 3 000 of those hours are telemundo produced original programming so you're gonna find original spanish language series here you're also gonna find your standard subtitled english language movies and television shows like shrek we can see it's right here fast and furious um but a really impressive outing for peacock and its spanish language offerings and i'm really excited to see how much they continue to expand on that uh in this tab so nice job good job there peacock okay so we've browsed all the different tabs we know what they're about let's check out channels channels is live broadcast in sort of by franchise or ip and unfortunately hdcp limitations are going to keep me from capturing uh what is being broadcast right now but we can look at the channels so we've got today all day snl vault if you love saturday night live office shorts keeping up with the kardashians if that's what you're into fallon tonight seth meyers now all sorts of stuff that you're going to be able to watch and it's running all the time live so it's not on demand this is something that you'd be you know kind of waiting for here's the thing that's running now that we've seen channels let's hit trending the trending tab is a very interesting thing in peacock because not only is it going to show you some brand new original series or movie that peacock wants you to watch and get really invested in uh it's also going to show you clips from shows from news series from you know late night television i mean you're going to see all kinds of content in here and i'm really curious if peacock and nbc universal is going to use this tab and curate it based on your specific viewing habits and the things that you're into or if it's going to be sort of a general here's what's trending in america right now enjoy uh but i guess time's gonna tell on that one so who knows i should mention as an aside if you open the peacock app on your iphone or on your phone the first tab that it sends you to is the trending tab it doesn't send you to the browse tab which is an interesting choice and it's very clear that nbc universal feels like when you're on your phone you're gonna want sort of things that are hot get me the information i want to just watch something quick and run that's right there for you they know that they want you to go to that trending tab but when you're watching on a television set they want you to watch longer form content so they're going to put you up to the browse tab which again like that's that's a really smart decision there are a few things that aren't available in peacock yet though and here they are one no 4k support yikes two no profiles which means you can't separate what you're watching versus someone else in your household some people really love that i think it's an important feature and worth mentioning and three no support yet for roku or amazon fire tv devices so if you have one of those and you're hoping to check out peacock you're out of luck until further notice so there you have it a basic walkthrough of the main tabs and options that you have in the nbc universal peacock streaming service app i think it's really compelling i think nbc universal offering a free account with no strings attached or trial period is brilliant to be honest because they're banking on everybody signing up and then at some point a percentage of those people going i think this is worth five dollars a month or i think this is worth ten dollars a month and they're also hoping that you dump one of your other streaming services in order to pay for it so uh i think it's really smart it's really really smart because who among us has not signed up for a free trial of a streaming platform watched whatever it is that everybody was talking about that week we binged it and then we're like well i just you know i don't need i don't need that subscription anymore so really smart on their part i think the ui is beautiful i'm really looking forward to digging in deep and seeing what exactly is available to me as a free user and what is not available to me as a free user we will see how that goes i am very curious as to what you guys think of peacock did you sign up are you gonna do it are you not interested at all are you going to wait until maybe olympic coverage ramps up or sports comes back let me know down in the comments and until next time be good streamersfellow streaming aficionados peacock is here let's walk through the app together what is a peacock anyway well i'm not talking about the bird with the extremely obnoxious and the pretty feathers no no no no no this is the peacock app the new streaming service from nbc universal and if you're wondering how i know what a peacock sounds like it's because my high school was surrounded by a peacock farm it was very loud every morning i know i know i know another streaming service i'm exhausted too but this one is a big one specifically it's because of what nbc universal can offer you which is a ton of iconic back catalog you've got cheers frasier alfred hitchcock presents battlestar galactica 30 rock parks and rec they are all here with two huge exceptions which we'll get to so how much well peacock actually has a free option there's no strings attached so they say it's a limited selection but you can access the app without a credit card you just need an email address that's it peacock premium is five dollars a month and opens up more content and then there's a super duper peacock premium plus subscription that's full access almost ad free almost and we'll set you back ten dollars a month that being said cool cool let's walk through the app i'm using an apple tv here on the main apple tv page for peacock i am going to open it i'm ready i've downloaded it we're doing all the things all right so if i want to sign up to watch for free i can do that i'm gonna sign in don't steal my password nerds and here it is the landing page for the peacock app on apple tv we are starting out on the browse tab which is pretty interesting considering the channels and trending tabs are the two tabs right before that one and then of course you have your standard tv shows movies kids news sports latino uh all the things that you're used to seeing in a streaming platform app uh so we've got 30 rock let's look at the browse section a little bit peacock picks okay so we've got downton abbey everybody hates chris parks and rec project blue book i mean there's a lot again lots of iconic iconic shows uh but also some uh stuff that maybe you haven't seen before which is part of the reason why nbc universal library is so appealing to so many people it is vest featured films phantom thread love the rotten tomatoes integration here that is really really cool uh so you can immediately decide if you want to watch something or not based on its rotten tomatoes score uh and then you've got some originals so peacock actually has launched with a pretty limited selection of originals because of the kovid 19 pandemic uh production is not exactly booming right now so i think we're gonna see a lot more here but these are the peacock originals that were able to make it into the app launch so lots of different stuff binge 100 plus hours for free so i really like these category names i'm just now going through them for the first time i think that is a great idea this is to say hey you got a lot of time on your hands we can fill it and that is super smart on their part i think peacock is doing a really smart thing here by saying look it's free and it's over a hundred hours of this one show like here's here's what you can watch and it tells you how many seasons it has you know million dollar listing la if i want to watch a show and cry about how i'll never afford a house in proper los angeles i can watch over 100 hours of that yay then you have your true crime always on road to tokyo so this is olympic coverage don't forget nbc universal has the rights to the tokyo olympics um yeah so upgrade to watch it all they tell you what you can upgrade to uh what you're missing out on as it were sci-fi of course you've got all sorts of really good categories here um so that is the browse section so if you're really looking for a huge back catalog again peacock pretty much has you covered here uh tv shows obviously we know what that means let's check out movies you've got the bourne identity again huge blockbuster films they're going to want to put those up front and center here to show you how appealing their services in the kids section you've got again lots of different choices news you've got that uh so you've got your nightly news you've got documentary you've got headlines so those are actually shorter little sort of quick i don't want to say quick bites because that's a quibby apparently that's taken now so like sort of quick videos under three minutes or so that are gonna give you sort of a little summary of a news story that's happening during the day in the sports tab they have these originals uh which i think is great i think it's important to have sports originals i love 30 for 30 on espn uh so peacock is going that same route they're going to say okay we're going to also make originals so we have this in deep with ryan lochte um we've got lost speedways with dale earnhardt jr premier league top sports stories again the road to tokyo very important for them now that we're done with the sports tab let's check out the latino tab there is a lot of interesting things happening in the latino tab so peacock says it's launching with about 15 000 hours of content on its service uh but 3 000 of those hours are telemundo produced original programming so you're gonna find original spanish language series here you're also gonna find your standard subtitled english language movies and television shows like shrek we can see it's right here fast and furious um but a really impressive outing for peacock and its spanish language offerings and i'm really excited to see how much they continue to expand on that uh in this tab so nice job good job there peacock okay so we've browsed all the different tabs we know what they're about let's check out channels channels is live broadcast in sort of by franchise or ip and unfortunately hdcp limitations are going to keep me from capturing uh what is being broadcast right now but we can look at the channels so we've got today all day snl vault if you love saturday night live office shorts keeping up with the kardashians if that's what you're into fallon tonight seth meyers now all sorts of stuff that you're going to be able to watch and it's running all the time live so it's not on demand this is something that you'd be you know kind of waiting for here's the thing that's running now that we've seen channels let's hit trending the trending tab is a very interesting thing in peacock because not only is it going to show you some brand new original series or movie that peacock wants you to watch and get really invested in uh it's also going to show you clips from shows from news series from you know late night television i mean you're going to see all kinds of content in here and i'm really curious if peacock and nbc universal is going to use this tab and curate it based on your specific viewing habits and the things that you're into or if it's going to be sort of a general here's what's trending in america right now enjoy uh but i guess time's gonna tell on that one so who knows i should mention as an aside if you open the peacock app on your iphone or on your phone the first tab that it sends you to is the trending tab it doesn't send you to the browse tab which is an interesting choice and it's very clear that nbc universal feels like when you're on your phone you're gonna want sort of things that are hot get me the information i want to just watch something quick and run that's right there for you they know that they want you to go to that trending tab but when you're watching on a television set they want you to watch longer form content so they're going to put you up to the browse tab which again like that's that's a really smart decision there are a few things that aren't available in peacock yet though and here they are one no 4k support yikes two no profiles which means you can't separate what you're watching versus someone else in your household some people really love that i think it's an important feature and worth mentioning and three no support yet for roku or amazon fire tv devices so if you have one of those and you're hoping to check out peacock you're out of luck until further notice so there you have it a basic walkthrough of the main tabs and options that you have in the nbc universal peacock streaming service app i think it's really compelling i think nbc universal offering a free account with no strings attached or trial period is brilliant to be honest because they're banking on everybody signing up and then at some point a percentage of those people going i think this is worth five dollars a month or i think this is worth ten dollars a month and they're also hoping that you dump one of your other streaming services in order to pay for it so uh i think it's really smart it's really really smart because who among us has not signed up for a free trial of a streaming platform watched whatever it is that everybody was talking about that week we binged it and then we're like well i just you know i don't need i don't need that subscription anymore so really smart on their part i think the ui is beautiful i'm really looking forward to digging in deep and seeing what exactly is available to me as a free user and what is not available to me as a free user we will see how that goes i am very curious as to what you guys think of peacock did you sign up are you gonna do it are you not interested at all are you going to wait until maybe olympic coverage ramps up or sports comes back let me know down in the comments and until next time be good streamersfellow streaming aficionados peacock is here let's walk through the app together what is a peacock anyway well i'm not talking about the bird with the extremely obnoxious and the pretty feathers no no no no no this is the peacock app the new streaming service from nbc universal and if you're wondering how i know what a peacock sounds like it's because my high school was surrounded by a peacock farm it was very loud every morning i know i know i know another streaming service i'm exhausted too but this one is a big one specifically it's because of what nbc universal can offer you which is a ton of iconic back catalog you've got cheers frasier alfred hitchcock presents battlestar galactica 30 rock parks and rec they are all here with two huge exceptions which we'll get to so how much well peacock actually has a free option there's no strings attached so they say it's a limited selection but you can access the app without a credit card you just need an email address that's it peacock premium is five dollars a month and opens up more content and then there's a super duper peacock premium plus subscription that's full access almost ad free almost and we'll set you back ten dollars a month that being said cool cool let's walk through the app i'm using an apple tv here on the main apple tv page for peacock i am going to open it i'm ready i've downloaded it we're doing all the things all right so if i want to sign up to watch for free i can do that i'm gonna sign in don't steal my password nerds and here it is the landing page for the peacock app on apple tv we are starting out on the browse tab which is pretty interesting considering the channels and trending tabs are the two tabs right before that one and then of course you have your standard tv shows movies kids news sports latino uh all the things that you're used to seeing in a streaming platform app uh so we've got 30 rock let's look at the browse section a little bit peacock picks okay so we've got downton abbey everybody hates chris parks and rec project blue book i mean there's a lot again lots of iconic iconic shows uh but also some uh stuff that maybe you haven't seen before which is part of the reason why nbc universal library is so appealing to so many people it is vest featured films phantom thread love the rotten tomatoes integration here that is really really cool uh so you can immediately decide if you want to watch something or not based on its rotten tomatoes score uh and then you've got some originals so peacock actually has launched with a pretty limited selection of originals because of the kovid 19 pandemic uh production is not exactly booming right now so i think we're gonna see a lot more here but these are the peacock originals that were able to make it into the app launch so lots of different stuff binge 100 plus hours for free so i really like these category names i'm just now going through them for the first time i think that is a great idea this is to say hey you got a lot of time on your hands we can fill it and that is super smart on their part i think peacock is doing a really smart thing here by saying look it's free and it's over a hundred hours of this one show like here's here's what you can watch and it tells you how many seasons it has you know million dollar listing la if i want to watch a show and cry about how i'll never afford a house in proper los angeles i can watch over 100 hours of that yay then you have your true crime always on road to tokyo so this is olympic coverage don't forget nbc universal has the rights to the tokyo olympics um yeah so upgrade to watch it all they tell you what you can upgrade to uh what you're missing out on as it were sci-fi of course you've got all sorts of really good categories here um so that is the browse section so if you're really looking for a huge back catalog again peacock pretty much has you covered here uh tv shows obviously we know what that means let's check out movies you've got the bourne identity again huge blockbuster films they're going to want to put those up front and center here to show you how appealing their services in the kids section you've got again lots of different choices news you've got that uh so you've got your nightly news you've got documentary you've got headlines so those are actually shorter little sort of quick i don't want to say quick bites because that's a quibby apparently that's taken now so like sort of quick videos under three minutes or so that are gonna give you sort of a little summary of a news story that's happening during the day in the sports tab they have these originals uh which i think is great i think it's important to have sports originals i love 30 for 30 on espn uh so peacock is going that same route they're going to say okay we're going to also make originals so we have this in deep with ryan lochte um we've got lost speedways with dale earnhardt jr premier league top sports stories again the road to tokyo very important for them now that we're done with the sports tab let's check out the latino tab there is a lot of interesting things happening in the latino tab so peacock says it's launching with about 15 000 hours of content on its service uh but 3 000 of those hours are telemundo produced original programming so you're gonna find original spanish language series here you're also gonna find your standard subtitled english language movies and television shows like shrek we can see it's right here fast and furious um but a really impressive outing for peacock and its spanish language offerings and i'm really excited to see how much they continue to expand on that uh in this tab so nice job good job there peacock okay so we've browsed all the different tabs we know what they're about let's check out channels channels is live broadcast in sort of by franchise or ip and unfortunately hdcp limitations are going to keep me from capturing uh what is being broadcast right now but we can look at the channels so we've got today all day snl vault if you love saturday night live office shorts keeping up with the kardashians if that's what you're into fallon tonight seth meyers now all sorts of stuff that you're going to be able to watch and it's running all the time live so it's not on demand this is something that you'd be you know kind of waiting for here's the thing that's running now that we've seen channels let's hit trending the trending tab is a very interesting thing in peacock because not only is it going to show you some brand new original series or movie that peacock wants you to watch and get really invested in uh it's also going to show you clips from shows from news series from you know late night television i mean you're going to see all kinds of content in here and i'm really curious if peacock and nbc universal is going to use this tab and curate it based on your specific viewing habits and the things that you're into or if it's going to be sort of a general here's what's trending in america right now enjoy uh but i guess time's gonna tell on that one so who knows i should mention as an aside if you open the peacock app on your iphone or on your phone the first tab that it sends you to is the trending tab it doesn't send you to the browse tab which is an interesting choice and it's very clear that nbc universal feels like when you're on your phone you're gonna want sort of things that are hot get me the information i want to just watch something quick and run that's right there for you they know that they want you to go to that trending tab but when you're watching on a television set they want you to watch longer form content so they're going to put you up to the browse tab which again like that's that's a really smart decision there are a few things that aren't available in peacock yet though and here they are one no 4k support yikes two no profiles which means you can't separate what you're watching versus someone else in your household some people really love that i think it's an important feature and worth mentioning and three no support yet for roku or amazon fire tv devices so if you have one of those and you're hoping to check out peacock you're out of luck until further notice so there you have it a basic walkthrough of the main tabs and options that you have in the nbc universal peacock streaming service app i think it's really compelling i think nbc universal offering a free account with no strings attached or trial period is brilliant to be honest because they're banking on everybody signing up and then at some point a percentage of those people going i think this is worth five dollars a month or i think this is worth ten dollars a month and they're also hoping that you dump one of your other streaming services in order to pay for it so uh i think it's really smart it's really really smart because who among us has not signed up for a free trial of a streaming platform watched whatever it is that everybody was talking about that week we binged it and then we're like well i just you know i don't need i don't need that subscription anymore so really smart on their part i think the ui is beautiful i'm really looking forward to digging in deep and seeing what exactly is available to me as a free user and what is not available to me as a free user we will see how that goes i am very curious as to what you guys think of peacock did you sign up are you gonna do it are you not interested at all are you going to wait until maybe olympic coverage ramps up or sports comes back let me know down in the comments and until next time be good streamers\n"