Peacock takes flight: United launches new inflight entertainment channel | News
United today announced the launch of a new dedicated inflight entertainment channel featuring content from Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming platform, bringing fan favorite series on board and giving customers even more choice and flexibility in how and what they watch while in the air.
The new channel will be available on more than 160,000 seatback screens and personal devices via the United mobile app beginning May 1, with new Peacock originals added regularly. Select episodes of shows available at launch include: The Traitors (Season 4), All Her Fault, The Paper, and Poker Face. Episodes of additional titles, including The Copenhagen Test and Ponies, are expected to be released in June.
“Entertainment plays a central role in the inflight customer experience, and we continue to expand both the quality and variety of offerings available,” said Dominic Green, director of inflight entertainment at United Airlines. “With these popular series from Peacock, we are introducing a standout range of widely recognized series for our seatback displays and personal device entertainment, further strengthening our premium inflight entertainment offering and offering customers more compelling ways to spend their time in the air.”
The Peacock Channel builds on United’s continued investments in the inflight entertainment experience, with a library of more than 450 movies, more than 1,000 TV episodes, more than 100 international titles and more than 140 hours of podcast content.
United offers one of the most extensive selections of premium entertainment content of any U.S. airline – including Apple TV, HBO Max, A24 and Spotify. United is an industry leader in inflight entertainment technology, with more than 800 aircraft equipped with seatback screens with Bluetooth audio – the most of any airline. United is also introducing new planes with 27-inch 4K OLED screens in the seatbacks – the largest among US airlines.
For more information, visit united.com.
