Lifelong DOOL fans feel burned by NBC decision

After a lifetime of viewing, US network NBC moved longtime soap Days of Our Lives from afternoon viewing over to the streamer Peacock.

While I am a big fan of the increased scope of programming available to viewers and the ease of access that streaming provides, I have always been concerned that a full move to streaming will limit the capability of a lot of marginalised viewers from being able to watch shows that are important to them. Older peopleand those without the financial means to pay for even a cheaper, relatively inexpensive service.

Days of Our Lives now exclusively available on subscription service Peacock... that really strikes at a lot of these very vulnerable audiences.

The LA Times has a look at those impacted. Here's 60 year-old Trish Hobbs:

“I’m divorced. I live alone. It’s like friends coming over,” she said, likening the show to a comforting plate of macaroni and cheese. Through her cable provider, she was able to get a free Peacock subscription and has been watching the show on her desktop computer the last few days — “but it’s not the same,” she said wearily. Hobbs, a cancer survivor, is not able to work and can barely afford to see her doctor, so she’s not sure what she’ll do when the free subscription runs out.

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