For those who don’t know, Peacock is NBC’s streaming app that costs around $5 per month. It has been a necessity during the Olympics if you want to watch events live.
I think you’re going to see a lot more moves like this to push sports fans toward paying for services above the cost of their cable/satellite/streaming service, which in turn will help the TV networks recoup the money they spend for exclusive rights.
Arkansas’ first football game against Rice is going to be on ESPN+, but for this year you won’t need an ESPN+ account. You can also access the game through the SEC Network+ digital channel, similar to how most baseball games are shown.
In the future, an ESPN+ subscription is going to become necessary if you want to watch all of Arkansas’ football and basketball games (and perhaps more sports). I think the Razorbacks will be required to have some basketball games on ESPN+ in the upcoming season.
