The second is Peacock’s Discovery Multiview, which is a curated four-view experience showing important events with real-time on-screen descriptions from NBCU’s Olympic experts explaining the stakes. Viewers will be able to choose from up to four Multiview options.

“We may have one that’s Team USA. We may have one that’s trending events. We may have (one that’s) soccer matches,” Jelley said. “You’ll have choice, lots of choice. We’re helping you guide to the right events that are happening.”

Live actions gives viewers power over their viewing

The second feature Peacock is rolling out for the Olympics is Live Actions, a sort of streaming “choose your own adventure.” During live coverage, viewers can choose to continue watching the live feed of a specific event rather than going with the broadcast when it moves on to another event. 

A demo video showed a “keep watching” button popping up on gymnastics coverage. By selecting that, you can stay with gymnastics rather than whipping to coverage of archery or basketball. 

Live Actions will also allow viewers to add upcoming events to their “My Stuff” list for later. For example, if you’re watching a swimming heat, you can add the medal match to your list — functioning like a reminder. 

As Jelley explained, “We’re still giving you everything you want to watch. If that particular event didn’t pique your interest, you can just keep going. But there may be one later on where you’re like, ‘Wow, I love this sport I didn’t even know existed. And now I want to keep watching it.’ 

With the new feature, viewers can “quickly action that — keep watching during the day and then being able to say, ‘Later on in the evening, I want to start planning my next day’s viewing.'”

More upgrades to Olympics coverage

Multiview and Live Actions aren’t all that Peacock’s rolling out to improve the Olympics viewing experience.

The service is expanding its Key Plays functionality, which currently exists for Premier League soccer matches and NFL games, to basketball and golf. 

An enhanced interactive schedule will let viewers plan their Olympics viewing day-by-day. They can join events live, watch replays on demand and add events to their “My Stuff” list to watch later. Plus, a new “Search by Star Athlete” feature is joining existing searches by sport, event and team.

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