Once visual branding became an essential part of their business, though, the company quickly adopted and purchased a logo. This first logo, though, was relatively short-lived.
In fact, none of the NBC logos have stuck around for very long. Since the network had its first logo designed in , the NBC logo has undergone nine different variants and the logo we are familiar with today has only been around since though granted, the logo that preceded the modern version was quite similar to the one NBC now uses.
This logo, dubbed the NBC peacock, featured a peacock with brightly colored plumage in several shades. So why did NBC want a brightly colored logo? It turns out that the company that owned the network, RCA, was also one of the first companies selling color television sets. RCA hoped that by introducing a bright, colorful logo at the beginning of every broadcast on the most popular stations at the time, people would be encouraged to purchase color television sets.
For some time, though, NBC strayed away from the peacock logo. From to , the network used an animated snake logo to accompany their peacock logo, and from to , the peacock logo was replaced entirely by an abstract N.
In , though, the network returned to using their famous peacock logo. The NBC logo displays a variety of colors, and, when it was animated as it often was , the variety of colors displayed was even larger.
In the modern NBC logo, there a number of intentional design elements. Travel Rewards. Gifts for Men. Gifts for Women. Gifts for Baby. Gifts for Kids. Gifts for Teens. Gifts for Everyone. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Kevin Webb and Ben Blanchet. Table of Contents. What is Peacock? When can I sign up for Peacock? Where can I watch Peacock? Is Peacock free? How much does Peacock Premium cost? What shows and movies are on Peacock?
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Peacock launched for everyone else in the US in July. That deal included terms that essentially allow NBC to have programming stream both on Hulu and on Peacock at the same time. NBCUniversal can start pulling its programming off Hulu starting this year, and by it has the right but not the obligation to cancel most of its content-licensing agreements with Hulu, Variety reported.
Since Peacock is live with a free tier, the easiest way to get a sense of what's on Peacock is to browse the service itself, although you'll need to register an account with an email address to do so. If you don't want to hand over an email, you can also check third-party sites like Reelgood , which track streaming services' catalogs, to get a sense of what's available to watch.
Generally speaking, the service's programming leans into NBCUniversal's back catalog and its franchises, but there are a couple of complexities there too. Peacock is licensing programming from other companies. With the Premium membership, you basically get an all-access pass. It includes everything on the free tier plus:.
Peacock also includes live programming, including the postponed Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Select events from the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics will stream on Peacock on the free tier. In addition, the free tier will have on-demand replays of events like the Triple Crown horse races, daily highlights from NBC Sports and hundreds of hours of sports series and docs.
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