# Why Peacock is making a huge bet on YouTube

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/why-peacock-is-making-a-huge-bet-on-youtube/
- Published: 2026-11-02T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T16:50:19+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1024228/matt-strauss-nbc-univerisal-versant-comcast-peacock-streaming-tv
- Topics: Trending, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- NBCUniversal sees YouTube as part of its streaming strategy.
- Peacock has become profitable, though it remains smaller than Netflix.
- NBC and Peacock can help grow audiences for one another.

## Summary

NBCUniversal Media Group chairman Matt Strauss says the company sees YouTube as an important part of its strategy as it adapts to a changing media business. The article’s central point is that NBCUniversal is combining the reach of its broadcast network with Peacock’s streaming audience, while exploring how platforms such as YouTube can help it find viewers.

The business has undergone major structural changes: Comcast spun off most NBCUniversal cable channels into Versant, and is now spinning off NBCUniversal as a standalone company. Peacock became profitable this year, but remains much smaller than Netflix. NBCUniversal’s assets include NBC, Bravo, Peacock, NBC Sports, NBC News and Telemundo; Strauss says broadcast reach helps grow Peacock, while streaming can also direct audiences back to NBC and Bravo.

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