This morning, Peloton and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) announced they have settled their long-running lawsuit over Peloton’s usage of music in their classes, and are entering a new joint collaboration agreement.
Company News
Flywheel At Home Shutting Down – Peloton Offers Free Bike
Flywheel emailed users of their Flywheel At Home service that they would be shutting down effective March 27th, 2020 due to the recent Peloton lawsuit. Flywheel At Home owners have the option to trade-in their Flywheel for a free Peloton bike.
Update to Peloton Music Lawsuit: Peloton’s Counterclaim Dismissed
Last Wednesday, a judge dismissed Peloton’s counterclaim that the National Music Publisher’s Association (NPMA) had violated anti-trust laws by encouraging smaller music publishers to band together in their negotiations.
Peloton & Flywheel Lawsuit Settled
Peloton & Flywheel have resolved their court case, with Flywheel admitting they infringed on Peloton’s patents. Flywheel will remove the technology within 60 days.
New Power Zone Instructor(s?) coming in 2020, new fitness discipline, and more in 2020
Peloton CEO John Foley sent a letter to all Peloton members, and said that in 2020 we can look forward to new Power Zone instructors, new disciplines (the Peloton rower?) and more in the next year.
Peloton Donates $100,000 to Action For Healthy Kids
Peloton’s Move For More initiative generated a $100,000 donation to Action for Healthy Kids, thanks to 20,000 Peloton members who took at least three Move For More classes.
Peloton Holiday Commercial Goes Viral – For The Wrong Reasons?
Peloton is back with another holiday commercial, and this one is going viral. However, many people have issues with the video and jokes are running rampant.
Move For More Collection Raising Money with Action For Healthy Kids
Peloton has announced a Move For More Collection of workouts, which will see the company make a donation to Action for Healthy Kids for each user who completes 3 of the workouts in the series.
Report: Peloton Rowing Machine & Generation 2 Treadmill confirmed
Peloton plans to add a rower and more affordable treadmill to their list of equipment offerings, as well as Apple Watch and Amazon FireTV connectivity.
5 German Showrooms Confirmed: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf
Peloton’s plans for international expansion into Germany includes at least 5 showrooms, located in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.
Patent filing more evidence for Peloton Rower?
A recent patent application for a component of an indoor rower was granted to Tonic Fitness Technology, who Peloton recently acquired.
Report: Peloton acquires Tonic & Gossamer Engineering
Peloton acquired one of their manufacturing partners, Tonic Fitness Technology, last month for $50 million. Earlier this summer they also acqui-hired Gossamer Engineering.