TV & Video Week in Review
The week when:
- Amazon and Discovery test customer data sharing
- LG partners with Apple TV+ for a three-month free trial
- Potential Discovery+ HBO Max bundle on the horizon
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The week when:
- Amazon and Discovery test customer data sharing
- LG partners with Apple TV+ for a three-month free trial
- Potential Discovery+ HBO Max bundle on the horizon
The week when:
- Paramount+ and Showtime bundle price hike
- Comcast and Apple’s cross-platform app distribution deal
The week when:
- Comcast XClass smart TVs officially launch
- HBO Max reaches new heights
- Philo offers free TVision Hub devices to new subscribers
The week when:
- Redbox and Lionsgate reach a multi-year distribution deal
- Redbox partners with Curiosity
- Discovery+ now available on LG Smart TVs
The week when:
- AVOD service Xumo offers ad-free movies
- Philo teams up with Google TV
The week when:
- YouTube TV & NBCUniversal reach new deal
- Redbox partners with Roku and Walmart
- Netflix acquires gaming studio Night School
The week when:
- Netflix gets the golden ticket
- Disney+ brings back free trials
- Paramount+ bundles up with Showtime
The Device Usage Trends Report tracks consumer’s usage of installed TVs, streaming media players, video game consoles, Smartphones, tablets and computers. There are two core metrics, overall device usage frequency and usage for streaming video. The analysis is published every other wave, and the accompanying excel data dashboard provides a more in-depth view of the trends every quarter. This wave's data dashboard was expanded to include reporting on streaming media players by time since device purchase.
The week when:
- Comcast preps ‘XClass’ line of smart TVs for launch
- HBO Max Cuts Sub Price in Half
- Fox’s new weather forecast
The TV Ownership Trends Report quantifies the U.S. TV installed base, room location trends, and delves into what drives consumers to replace their TVs. The dashboards include an 8-year trend. These data provide a view of how the TV replacement cycle impacts the resulting installed base. The dashboards are updated quarterly.
Key findings this wave include: