Peacock, the streaming service of Comcast’s entertainment unit NBCUniversal, posted a first-quarter loss of $432 million, compared with a loss of $215 million in the year-ago period and a fourth-quarter loss of $552 million.
Overall revenue at the streaming platform came to $2.0 billion, up from $1.2 billion in the year-ago period and $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by increased paid subscribers and higher average rates. Peacock ended March 2026 with 46 million paying subscribers after adding NBA games and with the help of the Winter Olympics. That compares to 44 million subscribers in the fourth quarter and a year-ago base of 41 million customers.
Comcast, which reported its latest financial results on Thursday for the first time without its now-separated Versant business, reported overall revenue at $31.5 billion, up 5.3 percent from $29.9 billion in the year-ago period and beating an analyst forecast for $30.4
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