Category: Roku
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Weekend Wrap Up: Top 11 Cord Cutting Stories from This Week
This week, we took a look at Disney’s decision to release Mulan for a premium price on its streaming service, more earnings reports, Hulu’s new user interface, and more. Here are some of the top stories from the past week. ‘Mulan’ Premium Price One of the biggest entertainment stories this week came from Disney and…
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Roku Now Has 43 Million Active Accounts
In today’s quarter 2 earnings report, Roku announced that its active account growth accelerated by 41% year over year. There are now 43 million active Roku accounts. Roku said the growth was driven by “strong sales of both players and Roku TV models throughout the quarter.” Roku player unit sales were up 28% year over…
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TCL’s Newest TVs Sport THX-Approved Game Modes
Today, TCL announced the launch of its latest 6-Series Roku TVs, this time boasting some THX-certified gaming chops. Officially known as THX Certified Game Mode, the new standard aims to assure consumers that an approved TV can capably support big-screen gaming, a selling point that could come in handy as a new generation of video…
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If You’re Having Issues with Zoomed-In Hulu Content, Try These Tips
Every so often, users will hit up community boards like Reddit or Roku’s support forums asking for help with Hulu content that appears zoomed in or scaled to a large degree. In some instances, the video content is cropped so much, only a quarter of the image is actually visible on screen. I’ve seen this…
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Roku Adds the Baby Einstein Library on a New Free Channel
Roku has announced a new addition to the Roku Channel Store, made for helping children learn, stay mentally stimulated, and be entertained. The Baby Einstein channel includes the entire library of 34 Baby Einstein Classics to help children learn about numbers and letters from friendly characters. “Now, more than ever, there is a need and…
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The 10 Best FREE Roku Apps for July 2020
At a time when we’re all looking to be entertained and stay connected while keeping an eye on our budgets, free apps on the most popular streaming platforms are more important than ever. Today, we’re looking at ten of the best free apps for news, weather, movies, TV, and more to watch on your Roku…
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45% of ‘Cord Shavers’ Are Likely to Cut the Cord
A new study released today shows that approximately 32% of US TV households don’t have a traditional pay TV subscription. Another 25% of households identified as “cord shavers” or those who have cut back their pay TV service. The study asked those who called themselves cord shavers how likely they were to cut the cord…
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Peacock Asks Roku to ‘Free the Bird’ on Social Media
NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is set to launch nationwide tomorrow. While the service will be available on a range of platforms including Android and iOS devices, PlayStation, and smart TVs, the top two streaming platforms are missing from the list – Roku and Amazon. With those deals still not in place the day before launch,…
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Roku Removes OTT Channels from its Grid Guide, Rolling Back This Week’s Update
Earlier this week, Roku launched an update that combined OTA channels from HD antennas and Roku’s live TV channel guide. While some users were happy to have all of their free live channels in one place, others noted that the update made the guide cluttered, sluggish, and inconvenient. With the update, those who used a Roku TV…
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Celebrate Canada Day With These Roku Channels and 2 Free Rentals
Roku is celebrating Canada Day today, July 1 by giving new Canadian customers two free rentals from the Cineplex Store when you purchase or activate a new Roku device. To take advantage of this offer, simply buy or set up a new Roku device and be sure to opt-in to receive emails during set up.…