Category: Roku
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Video: Hands-On with Roku OS 10.5: Exploring New Features, Testing Performance, and More
Roku’s latest software update, Roku OS 10.5, is making its way to eligible devices this month. So we thought we’d spend some time exploring several new features and capabilities to see what users can expect when they make the upgrade. Whether you’re a longtime Roku user or coming to the platform for the very first…
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Roku to Launch Two New ‘This Old House’ Channels Alongside Season 43 Premiere
As the home improvement series This Old House premieres its 43rd season, Roku has announced it will be featuring more content than ever from the series. Roku has revealed both This Old House and Ask This Old House will feature 13 additional episodes of both shows, with 39 episodes in a single season. Additionally, Roku is adding…
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Video: Roku’s Fall 2021: Roku OS 10.5, Streaming Stick 4K, and More
This week, Roku unveiled a host of software and hardware announcements for the fall of 2021, including the latest version of its operating system and an improved version of its popular Streaming Stick line. If you want the lowdown on Roku OS 10.5, the Streaming Stick 4K, and the company’s other major announcements, be sure…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Roku’s Big News, Content Deals for Pluto TV and Netflix, and More
This week, we learned about Roku’s newest software and hardware releases, including a new Streaming Stick. Meanwhile, Disney announced an online event to celebrate Disney+’s second birthday. Also, the Paramount+ bundle with Showtime went live this week, as did Apple’s tvOS 15 software. We also learned about significant content deals for Netflix and Pluto TV.…
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Roku OS 10.5 Highlights Voice Commands, Surround Sound Settings, Live TV on The Roku Channel & More
Roku announced today that Roku OS 10.5 will begin rolling out to Roku devices in the coming weeks. The update will put live TV front and center, give users more options for voice controls, and offer new surround sound configurations for those with audio devices. “The Roku OS is purpose-built for streaming TV and our…
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Roku Streaming Stick 4K Adds Dolby Vision, HDR10+ Support — CPU, WiFi Upgrades Also On Board
(Editor’s Note: We’ve updated this post with official hardware specs from Roku.) It must be fall because Roku’s just shared its newest slate of software and hardware announcements. In addition to the next version of its latest software, Roku OS 10.5, the company is also unveiling an upgraded Streaming Stick meant to replace the earlier,…
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Study: Cord Cutters Pay Less than Half as Much as Traditional TV Subscribers
If saving money is a priority, then you’re probably already a cord cutter. New data from Roku and NRG shows that on average, cord cutters spend less than half what regular pay-TV viewers spend on their subscriptions. Roku’s State of Streaming Survey which was conducted among more than 2,000 participants who watch at least 5…
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Roku’s Device Sale Hints That New Hardware Could Be Coming Soon
Many of Roku’s streaming devices are on sale for Labor Day weekend, making this a great time to score a new streaming player, sound bar, or smart TV for your home. The timing of the sale also means that we’re likely about to see some new device announcements coming from Roku. Last year, we got…
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Roku Adds So Yummy and Blossom Channels to the Platform
First Media announced two of its channels are now available on the Roku Platform. Popular channels So Yummy TV and Blossom are now both available for download on the Roku platform in the United States, Latin America and Brazil. So Yummy TV presents an entire range of food programming, including new long-format shows such as Unbox’d…
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Cinedigm Launches Four of its Newest Channels on The Roku Channel
Cinedigm recently launched four new channels on The Roku Channel, including the previously announced Real Madrid TV, a branded sports streaming channel designed to make coverage more accessible for North American fans. New Channels Available on The Roku Channel: Real Madrid TV: a channel dedicated to one of the most recognized brands in world sport. The…