Posted on 01/12/2024 4:28:35 PM PST by Red Badger
NBC sees the $110 million NFL playoff game airing exclusively on Peacock as a doorway into a much bigger house.
The Chiefs host the Dolphins on Saturday night on the NBC streaming service which is in about 30 million homes, less than half the reach of NBC and the other three broadcast networks, and voices ranging from sports radio legend Mike Francesa to Chiefs defensive end Charles Omenihu already have griped about it.
Asked by The Post in an exclusive interview what he would say to the detractors, newly minted NBC Sports president Rick Cordella understood the consternation but emphasized the “halo effect” of all the other sports and entertainment properties for subscribers to enjoy on the platform.
“Look, I think any time there’s change there will be people that talk about it. We saw that with WWE and English Premier League,” he said.
“We survey our users on Peacock every month, and know that [their fans] are two of the most highly satisfied cohorts overall. I think the big thing with our game on Saturday night is we have to do a great job explaining all the great content that we have on our platform.”
Therefore, Cordella, 47, explained, it’s “not a pay-per-view.”
The playoff game the streaming service is airing features a lot of star power, including generational talents such as Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill, as well as Tua Tagovailoa who has been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL since Mike McDaniel became the Dolphins’ head coach last season.
In addition to the aforementioned WWE premium live events, including the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, and English soccer, Peacock has exclusive Big Ten football and basketball and simulcasts of NBC Sports properties such as “Sunday Night Football” and the Olympics.
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In KC, the game is on the normal broadcast channel.
I am not a Chiefs fan, but this is a playoff game. I am in the Houston area. The local radio carries a lot of games I could care less about, but this playoff game is not on any radio station here. Only option for TV is peacock. I won’t spend the money for one game.
I watched the game on the NFL app.
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