The 2024 Summer Olympics are only 128 days away. They’ll be here before you know it, so what better time to learn about all the cool features that Games streaming to the home has to offer? Peacocksorted?
The platform will host more than 5,000 hours of live coverage over two weeks, including each of the 329 medal races. That’s a lot more than anyone can watch during the Games, so Peacock offers several multiview options to help you watch several events at once. On TVs, tablets and desktop browsers (sadly not phones), you’ll be able to watch four matches simultaneously in sports such as athletics, football and wrestling in the traditional multiview format.
A mode called Peacock Discovery Multiview aims to focus you on the most important events. Here, you’ll see screenshots that tell you what’s at stake (such as whether there’s a risk of elimination or whether it’s a medal event) or whether you’re watching an Olympian for the first time. In both multiview modes, you can move the screens, select the audio track you want to listen to, and click on it to watch the event in full screen. Peacock will offer you up to four multiview options at any time.
Another major new feature is called Peacock Live Actions. The idea here is to help you track the events that interest you the most. So, if you’re really enjoying a live gymnastics session, but the whip wraps around in the video. Golden Show broadcasting if it’s about to switch to weightlifting or something else, you can press a button to watch the action on the parallel bars. Peacock says the feature will also allow viewers of the NBC primetime simulcast to add events to their My Stuff list for later viewing.
Elsewhere, you can browse coverage by sport and view an interactive schedule. The Catch Up with Key Plays tool will be available for basketball and golf in addition to football. Along with the latest medal standings, you’ll also be able to search for your favorite athletes. It will take you to live events and replays, including your favorite competitor, whether they compete individually or as part of a team.
Even though the Olympics don’t start for a few more months, you can subscribe to Peacock now. If you do and choose an annual plan, you’ll get 12 months of access for the price of 10.
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