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NBC Bragged About Streaming Numbers for Peacock-Only Playoff Game, and Fans Didn’t Want to Hear It
Sports Illustrated ^ | January 14, 2024 | KARL RASMUSSEN

Posted on 01/14/2024 8:48:58 PM PST by Steven Scharf

NBC Bragged About Streaming Numbers for Peacock-Only Playoff Game, and Fans Didn’t Want to Hear It KARL RASMUSSEN

NBC announced its ratings for the Peacock-exclusive NFL Playoff game between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night.

The network boasted some massive numbers for the game, which aired exclusively on NBC’s streaming service. According to NBC, the wild-card round game was the most streamed event of any kind ever in the United States, with more than 23 million viewers tuning in.

While the network was pleased with the viewership milestones, fans weren’t quite so ecstatic. Those who didn’t have a subscription to the platform but wanted to watch game didn’t have much choice but to pay for one.

Fans on social media weren’t fans of NBC boasting its record-setting ratings after the game, and they voiced their complaints on X.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: blmsycophants; cnbc; football; greed; msnbc; nbc; nfl; nobrainscollectively; nofansleft; transsycophants
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To: Poser
react to the Cowboys drubbing

That was almost embarrassing to watch. Then the cheese-heads seemed to lose momentum and allow the Cowboys a few scores.
21 posted on 01/14/2024 9:32:10 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: Steven Scharf

All for some chick hitting the wall at 34+.


22 posted on 01/14/2024 9:32:44 PM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏🙏 the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite prayer warriors. 10.5.6.5)
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To: TomGuy

The cheese heads put in their third stringers and back up QB for a few plays- during that time the Cowboys got a TD. After that the packers put their main players back online which prevented any more points by Cowboys.


23 posted on 01/14/2024 9:55:27 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: Nextrush

People are hooked on NFL but I can take it or leave it.

SOME People are hooked on NFL but i just leave it.


24 posted on 01/14/2024 10:07:25 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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To: lightman
I could never understand the appeal of football. After every play the players for each team gathers around and has a conversation.

Hockey is the only sport that matters.

25 posted on 01/14/2024 10:18:22 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Around $110 million for the privilege of streaming one game, most of if not all of these streaming services are losing tons of money and NBC was using this game as way to hopefully generate a profit and hopefully getting a few long term subscribers


26 posted on 01/14/2024 10:20:34 PM PST by srmanuel
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To: Texas resident

“ This was a playoff game and it was a no show on the radio.”

If you have VPN, you can often select a city with a station that broadcasts the game. I listened to this game on a Miami radio station. I would have preferred a KC station, but my VPN doesn’t have a KC IP address, but did have a Miami one.


27 posted on 01/14/2024 10:26:06 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: thegagline

“Hockey is the only sport that matters.”

Isn’t that part of the Oath of Office for the Prime Ministership Path of Canada?

Or maybe it’s among the eligibility criteria.


28 posted on 01/14/2024 10:27:51 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: thegagline

Prime Ministership of Canada


29 posted on 01/14/2024 10:28:26 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: thegagline
Hockey is the only sport that matters.

Ratelle, Gilbert, and Hadfield? (G-A-G Line...)

30 posted on 01/14/2024 10:36:38 PM PST by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: zzeeman

Exactly!


31 posted on 01/14/2024 10:41:53 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: Steven Scharf

I wonder how many people signed up for a month and will cancel now that they’ve seen the game? It would be interesting to see the comparative subscription numbers for January vs February.


32 posted on 01/14/2024 10:44:44 PM PST by Allegra (Less finger-wagging would be appreciated.)
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To: zzeeman

33 posted on 01/14/2024 10:46:23 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: Drew68

Well, Daily Mail paid $28,000 for that picture so it must be worth something.


34 posted on 01/14/2024 10:46:39 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: thegagline

There they are! Great memories...


35 posted on 01/14/2024 10:50:40 PM PST by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: Steven Scharf

The majority are probably Swifties. There are millions of them.


36 posted on 01/14/2024 11:33:03 PM PST by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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To: TomGuy; Poser

Garbage time points and fluff up Dak’s stats.
Game was truly over in the second quarter.


37 posted on 01/14/2024 11:59:24 PM PST by RedMonqey ("A republic, if you can keep it" Benjam Franklin.)
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To: Poser
I get the NFL channel.

The NFL Network has the worst sound I’ve ever heard. It sounds like the audio is being transmitted over string and paper cups. I paid the six bucks to watch the KC game, and while I hate the extortion I have to say that the video and audio quality of the broadcast was stellar. Whether cable, satellite, or streaming, video and audio quality depend heavily upon the bitrate being allocated to the broadcast.

Cable and satellite are notorious for reducing bitrate to unacceptable levels to squeeze in more channels. Most cable/satellite channels reduce quality so much that they are barely even broadcasting in the lowest level of HD (720p), much less 1080p, and forget about 4K. Even streaming services often skimp on bitrate. But Peacock allocated plenty of bandwidth to the broadcast of the game, which is why it looked and sounded so good.

I watched the activity on my router during the game and could see that Peacock was streaming at a peak of about 45 megabits per second, WAY more bandwidth than anything on cable/satellite, and not that far off from the pinnacle of video and audio quality, 4K Blu Ray, which usually peaks at around 70 Mbps, depending upon the disc. For comparison, the best streams on Netflix only hit around 15 Mbps, and I have no idea what cable/satellite uses, but I doubt that it ever gets beyond single digits, judging by the poor results.

38 posted on 01/15/2024 1:13:20 AM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: Nextrush

I used to be a fan of the NFL. When they started taking a knee during the national anthem, I quit.


39 posted on 01/15/2024 1:26:14 AM PST by Daveinyork
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To: Newbomb Turk

$110 million


40 posted on 01/15/2024 2:17:57 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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