Peacock TV’s Premier League live streams down just as matches start – CNET [CNET]

Peacock TV users were reported widespread disruptions trying to stream Premier League matches live on the service, one of the only places in the US that football fans can watch the games. 

Respresentative for Peacock, which is run by Comcast‘s NBCUniversal, didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment. 

Social media was flooded with complaints about errors trying to live stream the matches, and Down Detector — the outage tracking website — reflected a surge in reports of disruptions Saturday. 

Peacock has tens of thousands of hours of free programming, but only paying members can access everything, including Premier League. Subscribers hoping to watch Saturday’s matchers are paying for either a $5-a month or a $10-a-month premium tier.  

Peacock streams more than 175 matches live this season, and it has full replays of all 380 matches. Replays of all the matches that stream live on Peacock will be available shortly after the live stream ends, and replays of other matches are available on Peacock 24 hours after they end.

This Saturday, Peacock was supposed to be streaming live: 

• Brentford vs. Brighton at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET
• Arsenal vs. Norwich City at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET
• Watford vs. Wolves at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET
• Man City vs. Leicester City at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET
• Chelsea vs. Aston Villa at 9:30 a.m. PT/12:30 p.m. ET

This is a developing story; check back for updates.