Apple TV and Peacock, Two Streamers That Could Use a Subscriber Bump, Are Teaming Up

If reports are to be believed, Apple TV has about 45 million subscribers. Peacock last quarter saw no growth and was stuck with just 41 million subscribers. Peacock in its Q2 lost $101 million, and Apple TV potentially loses as much as $1 billion a year.

These are two streamers that can use a boost, and now they’re helping each other.

Apple and NBCUniversal announced on Thursday a bundle between Apple TV and Peacock (no plusses to be found anywhere), beginning on October 20. For $14.99 a month, you can now get both Apple TV and Peacock Premium (the one with ads), which is a savings of over 30 percent on buying them both individually. Upgrading to the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus bundled with Apple TV (which still does not have any ads) costs $19.99 a month. Apple is also going a step further and allowing people who get Apple One, which combines all of Apple’s services,…