TV & Video Week In Review
The week when:
- Quibi launches
- Walled gardens are breaking down
- AT&T and Comcast report heightened viewing
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The week when:
- Quibi launches
- Walled gardens are breaking down
- AT&T and Comcast report heightened viewing
NPD Connected Intelligence’s new Promotions Marketplace report is a monthly updated tracker providing insights into a wireless carrier and national distributor's promotional incentive practices. The report provides a detailed list of all promotional activities captured via NPD’s retail and online store visits conducted on a periodical basis. Captured promotions are categorized (i.e., service plan, accessories, device discounts, BOGOs, Gift Cards, etc.) and dated (start date/end date) for easy navigation and analysis purposes.
The NPD Connected Intelligence Service's Marketplace Report provides a complete view of all mobile broadband service plans offered by the nationwide carriers. This report features each carrier's service plans on smartphones and mobile broadband products in separate tabs, which provides sectional navigation to postpaid and prepaid plans. The data is gathered from multiple sources (online and retail store surveys) during the last week of each month.
As COVID-19 drops the demand for new phones, carriers are looking to make purchases a bit easier by waiving activation and restocking fees in addition to offering flexible return policies.
Samsung gave all carriers a significant boost to their 5G portfolios with the launch of the Galaxy S20 series. Notably, these are the first set of 5G devices available on MVNO Spectrum and Xfinity Mobile.
LG brings it dual screen technology to the V60 5G ThinQ; which is promoted for free at AT&T and T-Mobile with new-line activation.
The week when:
- T-Mobile and AT&T launch low-cost prepaid plans
- Apple may postpone 5G iPhone launch
- Huawei debuts the P40 flagship models
The week when:
- Smart Homes Are Getting the Tiny Treatment
- Nests (and other Google Services) Fall Down
- Alexa, Do I Have COVID-19?
The week when:
- No summer games for Peacock
- Free today, please stay
- AT&T shares COVID-19 driven video insights
The week when:
- Huawei GT 2 Series
- Another Luxury Watch
- Warning Ring
The Wearables Profile Report leverages the recent survey results in an interactive tool, allowing customers to compare and contrast wearable adoption among different demographics, device ownership and more.
The week when:
- Dish loans spectrum to future rivals
- U.S. carriers close down retail stores
- Nokia joins the 5G smartphone game