Category: Roku
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First Look: DIRECTV NOW’s DVR Beta on Roku Players & Roku TVs
Great news for Roku owners as this week AT&T started rolling the DIRECTV NOW Beta DVR to Roku players. Now for the first time, DIRECTV NOW’s Roku Beta testers can setup DVR recordings and watch them on Roku devices. With this update every device DIRECTV NOW officially supports has access to the DIRECTV NOW DVR Beta. Though…
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The Roku Channel is Coming to Samsung Smart TVs
This morning Roku announced that their free streaming service called The Roku Channel is launching on select Samsung TVs in the summer of 2018. This move was first rumored back in October 2017 but today for the first time Roku is launching The Roku Channel on non-Roku devices or software. The Roku Channel is a way…
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TCL’s 6-Series 4K HDR Dolby Vision Roku TV Gets a Release Date
Back at CES 2018, TCL announced a new line of high-end Roku TVs called the 6-Series. (TCL now uses numbers rather than letters for their TV lines.) Now we know that the TCL 6-Series Roku TV with 4K HDR Dolby Vision will hit stores May 1, 2018. The TCL 6-Series includes a 4K high dynamic…
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Expired: The 2017 Roku Stick is On Sale!
Looking for a great deal on a powerful stick streaming player? Checkout the 2017 Roku stick right now on sale for just $39.99. This is one of the lowest prices the 2017 Roku stick has ever been at. The best part is with the 2017 Roku stick you can control your TV allowing you to…
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Sling TV Rolls Out a Massive Roku Update
Today Sling TV officially announced a new Roku Channel that started to roll out last week. Now we get a full look at everything new on the Sling TV Roku Channel: Here is what is new: In-app Upgrades – Customers can now add Extras and premium channels to their account within the app by selecting their…
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Roku Single Sign-On Adds Support For YouTube TV
Back in October 2017, it was announced that Roku was adding single sign-on support to Roku players. This meant that if you logged in once you could access multiple apps on your Roku without needing to log in again. At launch Roku only supported a handful of cable providers. There were also only a handful…
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Roku Is Giving Away a $50 Sling TV Credit with Every New Roku
Thinking of getting a new Roku? Right now may be the best time to do just that. Now until April 7, 2018, you can get a $50 Sling TV credit with every new Roku Player and Roku TV purchase. Important Details You will find this offer when you go online to set up your new…
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The Top 10 FREE Roku Channels of 2018 (Updated February 2018)
Roku has a ton of great free Roku Channels. The tough part can be finding the ones that are right for you. Today we take a look at my personal pick for the top 10 FREE Roku channels of 2018. Now this list is my personal hand-picked list. What you like may be different but I…
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Roku Ended 2017 on A Strong Note
Yesterday Roku announced their fourth quarter 2017 earnings, and to the surprise of many reported total revenues of $188.3M. Overall revenues are up 28%, driven by platform revenue growth of 129%, which made up for a single-digit decline in player revenue. Gross profit rose 64% to $73.5M in the fourth quarter of 2017. Average revenue…
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YouTube TV Adds The Ability to Switch Accounts to Apple TV & Roku
Over the weekend, YouTube TV quietly rolled out an update to their Roku and Apple TV apps. Now users can switch accounts allowing multiple people to use the same YouTube TV app on Roku and the Apple TV. With YouTube TV you can share your subscription with up to 5 people at no additional cost.…