Category: Roku
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Roku Expands Exclusive Content Collection in Deal to be the Free Streaming Home of Saban Films
Roku and Saban Films announced today that they’ve made a deal for Roku to get streaming rights to movies from Saban Films. This is the first ever pay-one licensing agreement for Roku. The deal will bring a selection of titles from Saban’s 2021 film slate to The Roku Channel for viewers in the US and…
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The Roku Channel Adds 30 Roku Originals Now Streaming for Free
Roku has added Roku Originals to The Roku Channel lineup. You can now stream shows like “Die Hart,” “#FreeRayshawn” and “Reno 911!,” documentaries, such as “Blackballed” and “Big Rad Wolf,” and alternative and reality programming, including “Punk’d” and “Chrissy’s Court” exclusively on The Roku Channel. Roku announced the Roku Originals label in April, sharing that…
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Roku Has Memorial Day Deals on Streaming Devices, Soundbars & Speakers
Roku is making it easier to set up your home theater with Memorial Day deals on some of its best selling products. Now through May 29, you can save on a range of products including everything you need for a surround sound experience. Roku Player + Audio Deals Roku Streambar $99, Normally $129.99 is the ideal gift…
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Video: Roku Brings 4K Support, Impressive Performance to its Express Line
In case you missed it last week, we gave the full hardware review treatment to Roku’s latest streaming device, the $39.99 Express 4K+. Check out the video review below to see where it fits within Roku’s current lineup and how it stacks up to the budget 4K streaming device competition. Editor’s note: Roku provided an…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Roku Sets Premiere Date for Quibi-Sourced Original Content and More
This week saw Roku announcing a premiere date for its Quibi-sourced Roku Originals — while it also added more than two dozen new options to The Roku Channel. Elsewhere, the WNBA and Prime Video have a new multi-year streaming deal; the oft-delayed Friends reunion is finally on its way; and the Los Angeles Lakers are…
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Roku Originals Will Premiere on The Roku Channel on May 20
Roku announced today that it will debut Roku Originals on May 20, to celebrate Streaming Day. The original content will stream on The Roku Channel for free. Roku first made the announcement that it had created the Roku Originals branding in April. The move came after Roku acquired content from short-lived streaming service Quibi back…
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Rotten Tomatoes Launches its Own Channel on Roku
Rotten Tomatoes may be known for its movie ratings and reviews, but now the company is going beyond the Tomatometer and launching its own OTT channel. Rotten Tomatoes Channel, is a free 24/7 channel launching today on The Roku Channel with more than 100 hours of premium long and short-form video content, including 10 originally…
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(Update: Roku Responds) As Talks With Roku Continue, Google Adds YouTube TV Workaround to YouTube App
(Editor’s Note: Updated post with official statement from Roku) The latest move in the ongoing fight between Roku and Google sees the latter adding a workaround of sorts to allow YouTube TV access through the standard YouTube app. In a blog post titled “Next steps for YouTube TV members on Roku,” Google announced a new…
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Roku Reaches 53.6 Million Active Accounts
Roku announced its Q1 2021 financial results Thursday, showing a 35% rise in active accounts to reach 53.6 million by the end of the quarter. 2.4 million accounts were added in Q1. The company also reported an increase in streaming time. Roku reported 18.3 billion hours of streaming in Q1, up from around 17 billion…
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Roku’s Data Shows Younger Viewers Prefer Streaming the Oscars
Last weekend’s Academy Awards Show gave viewers a breath of fresh air and a return to semi-normalcy as Hollywood’s stars donned mask-less red carpet looks at the in-person event. Streaming Originals took home some major wins with Nomadland carrying off Best Picture in a competition against heavy hitters like Judas and the Black Messiah, Sound of…