Category: Roku
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Roku’s Mystery Model Number and fuboTV Drops Starter Plan
This past week, we discussed a mystery model number that briefly popped up on Roku’s site. There’s no word yet if it’s a typo or something more, but we’ll definitely keep an eye out. We also saw fuboTV officially drop the Starter plan from its lineup, and Apple TV+ revealed the first half of its…
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Roku (Briefly) Mentions Unknown Model Number Among Roku OS 11’s Supported Hardware
An unknown model number briefly made an appearance in a listing of devices that support Roku’s latest software revision — Roku OS 11. The model, 4802X, doesn’t correspond to any currently available devices within Roku’s lineup, which includes the top-end, 2020-era Ultra (listed as model number 4800X) and the Walmart-exclusive Ultra LT (listed as model…
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Roku to Launch OS 11 with New Sound Modes, Home Screen Improvements & More
Roku announced today that its newest software update, Roku OS 11, will be rolling out in the coming weeks. Roku OS 11 will bring more personalization, new audio features (hello, Dialogue mode, for those whispering conversations), an improved mobile experience, and Roku Photo Streams. With Roku Photo Streams, users can customize their Roku experience by…
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Enter to Win Roku’s Streambar Pro Surround Sound Sweepstakes
Feeling lucky? Roku is hosting a sweepstakes where one lucky winner will win the ultimate surround sound setup to up their home theater game. The grand prize includes one Roku Streambar Pro (valued at $179.99), one pair of Roku Wireless Speakers ($149.99), and one Roku Wireless Subwoofer ($179.99), bringing the prize package to an approximate…
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Roku Now Lets You Keep Your Favorite Titles in a “Save List”
Roku has rolled out a new feature that lets you save your favorite TV shows and movies so you can find them easily in the future. The new “Save List” feature on the Roku Channel, which appeared with the Roku OS 10.5 update in September, is the streamer’s latest feature for making TV viewing simple…
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RIP: Roku Non-Certified Channels (aka Private Channels) Set to Go Dark Feb. 23
Roku’s non-certified channels, formerly known as private channels, have certainly attracted fans over the years. And for those fans, just a quick reminder: Roku is set to remove the feature from its platform on Feb. 23, 2022. In a nutshell, non-certified apps were programs that ran on Roku’s platform, but weren’t officially available on the…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: fuboTV Brings Back Monthly Plans, ViacomCBS has a New Name
Well, that didn’t take long. Just a week after removing monthly plans from its service as part of an “experiment,” fuboTV has reinstated the option. Elsewhere, ViacomCBS announced it’s changing its name to something a little more familiar. And Roku reported its latest subscriber numbers. Here’s what happened in the world of cord cutting and…
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Roku Reaches 60.1 Million Active Users
In its Q4 earnings report today, Roku announced that it has exceeded 60 million active accounts, an increase of 8.9 million for the quarter. “Audiences around the world continue to shift to TV streaming due to its affordability, ease of use, and breadth of content choices. In 2021, we increased active accounts by 8.9 million…
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Conviva: 36.3% of Super Bowl Big Screen Viewership was on Roku
More data surrounding the weekend’s Big Game keeps piling in, and much of it points toward how streaming is booming. Conviva released its Super Bowl 2022 report, and the findings show that more than 30% of viewers watched the event via connected TVs, followed closely by smart TVs at 33.5%. Of those, Roku proved to…
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Olympic Streaming is More Popular Than Ever with the Opening Ceremonies Up 349% Since 2018
Streaming has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years, and more viewers are opting to watch big events like the Olympics via streaming instead of traditional cable TV. New data from Conviva shows that the day of the 2022 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony recorded a349% increase in viewing time as compared to…