Comcast targets early 2025 for regional sports networks on Peacock
The company is expected to bring its four NBC Sports-branded RSNs to the streaming service, and may serve as a distribution hub for third-party RSNs as well.
Comcast is targeting the first half of 2025 for the launch of their NBC Sports-branded RSNs via Peacock, according to two sources who spoke with The Desk last week on condition of anonymity. The streamer plans to charge between $10 to $15 per month for access to its RSNs in Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco and Sacramento, where subscribers will be able to watch locally-televised games from the Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Celtics, San Francisco Giants, San Jose Sharks, Sacramento Kings and other professional sports franchises, along with related shoulder programming.
According to a previous article, this $10 to $15 price will likely be on top of a subscription to Peacock. If so, the new sports offering will be an add-on. The Celtics might be at the lower end of that price as NBC Sports Boston does not offer baseball or hockey locally. The Connecticut Sun should be on there though.
Comcast has tentatively targeted mid-March to begin selling its RSN add-on to Peacock customers, timed to coincide with the start of MLB’s 2025 season, though it may market and sell the RSN add-on earlier if conversations with third-party RSN broadcasters progress. As of last Friday, no deal was in place with an outside RSN broadcaster to sell their channels via Peacock.
