Peacock’s Android app is live, Google Play Store hid from searches

For the company that governs the search, Google complicated the launch of Peacock’s Android app, a streaming service from Comcast’s NBCUniversal, on Wednesday, when the Google Play Store was unable to display the app in search results for much of the year. application launch day.

The Android Peacock app was released overnight on the Google Play Store as planned, and was available for download if you had a link to find it. But the app was not returned in Play Store searches for terms like “Peacock“or” Peacock TV “until Wednesday afternoon

Google Play Store problem complicated a big promotion Peacock it hit Google, allowing anyone who subscribed to Peacock’s premium pay tier via a Google platform like Android to unlock an extended free trial.

Spokesmen for both Peacock And Google confirmed that the Peacock app was released to the Google Play Store overnight.

“We have no control over when the platforms launch and display the application to their users, but the application is now active,” said the Peacock spokeswoman. “We have a great marketing and promotion plan with Google, which they will see on all Google platforms starting today.”

A Google spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday that the Peacock app had started appearing in search results.

In Apple’s rival app store, the Peacock The app for Apple streaming devices like the iPhone was a huge promotion. Peacock is the main announcement when you opened the App Store in the Today tab on Wednesday morning, and is receiving the best billing as a world premiere in the App tab of the App Store as well.

Competing with the likes of Netflix, Disney plus and HBO MaxPeacock is the last major new service to be launched in the so-called broadcast wars, when an avalanche of services spilled out from the tech and media giants over a period of about seven months. Beyond competing between megacorporations, these battles can determine not only who shapes the future of television, but also how many services you will have to use, and often pay, to watch your favorite shows. In Peacock’s case, it means that even traditional television networks and cable companies like Comcast are making big bets that they can never change the course of cable cutting.

Peacock It launched on Wednesday with an always free tier that allows you to try out about two-thirds of its library of ad-supported movies and shows, as well as a seven-day free trial for its premium tiers. Peacock Premium, which unlocks the entire catalog, costs $ 5 a month or $ 50 a year with advertising, or you can upgrade to an ad-free version for $ 10 a month or $ 100 a year.