The NBA is headed to Peacock this October, and with it a spread of recent options making the viewing expertise distinct from watching basketball on cable and a flood of different sports-focused packages. For starters, Peacock is including an non-compulsory “efficiency view” overlay that can present you participant names and a reside shot chart that may show percentages for various kinds of pictures.
Peacock is “going to be refining this all through the season,” in addition to testing and including extra sorts of information sooner or later, John Jelley, Peacock’s senior vice chairman of product, mentioned throughout a press briefing. The service additionally plans to make reside video games extra distinguished by displaying them as quickly as you open the app, cuing up at-a-glance info, like who’s scoring probably the most factors.
Moreover, Peacock is including a ScoreCard characteristic on TV and cell, which it describes as “bingo meets fantasy.” It is going to allow you to select a card with a collection of predictions, resembling LeBron James scoring over 25 factors or Luka Dončić getting three assists. All through the sport, you’ll obtain alerts when your prediction pans out, permitting you to earn factors inside the service, compete with different viewers, and doubtlessly land on a leaderboard.
Peacock, which started experimenting with short-form movies on cell earlier this 12 months, will add clips of key NBA performs to a carousel of vertical movies you possibly can scroll via. On TV, you’ll have the ability to scroll beneath the video participant to compensate for highlights you would possibly’ve missed, a characteristic Peacock first added for Premier League games in 2022. The streaming service additionally plans on including a brand new “Courtside Dwell” characteristic later within the season, which can supply views from alternate angles on the courtroom.
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