Why are Phillies Exclusively Streaming on Peacock this Weekend?
On Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced that their upcoming series with the San Francisco Giants on June 18, 19 and 20 will be broadcast exclusively on Peacock instead of the traditional NBC Sports Philadelphia networks. This special broadcast were be an amalgamation of two broadcast teams: Giants play-by-play announcer Jon Miller will be joined by Giants Game Analyst Mike Krukow plus NBC Sports Philadelphia s Phillies Analyst John Kruk and Turner Sports MLB Analyst Jimmy Rollins.
As a part of Major League Baseball s on-going efforts broaden their reach to different audiences and embrace the digital streaming world, this partnership with Peacock is another avenue for MLB to attempt to reach younger audiences along with exploring new opportunities for product exposure. Over the last 12 months, MLB has streamed 12 games exclusively on YouTube, a decision that has generated a lot of debate among sports fans in many