August 5, 2020 07:04 pm
Image: Harry Potter/Warner Brothers
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/5/21355900/harry-potter-films-peacock-hbo-max-streaming-nbc-universal-rights
The Harry Potter films are headed to Peacock, in a perfect example of how confusing streaming is
Image: Harry Potter/Warner Brothers
The tangled journey of the streaming rights for the Harry Potter films just got even more confusing, as Peacock has announced that it’ll be offering the series starting in October. The Potter films are currently streaming on HBO Max but are set to leave the service on August 25th.
When Harry Potter arrives on Peacock, it’ll be available for at least a month, according to Vulture, before heading to NBCUniversal’s linear broadcast and cable TV channels and then returning back to Peacock again in 2021. However, it sounds like that, too, will be a temporary run for only a few months.
If you’re confused why NBCUniversal’s streaming service is about to be the home of one of Warner Bros.’s biggest franchises, it’s because in 2016, Warner Bros....
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/5/21355900/harry-potter-films-peacock-hbo-max-streaming-nbc-universal-rights
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