Tag: Roku
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DIRECTV NOW Starts Beta Testing The New App on Roku Players
Today AT&T started rolling out invites to test the DIRECTV NOW app beta on Roku players. Now this is just testing the app not the DVR. According to the emails going out the DVR will come later. “The True Cloud DVR is not available for Roku devices yet. We’ll let you know when it’s ready…
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YouTube TV Adds Casting Support For Roku Players
When YouTube TV first launched it only worked on Android, iOS, and Chromecast via casting. Later they added support for casting to Apple TV, and released an app on Android TV. Now YouTube TV has added support for Roku players and TVs. UPDATE: A few hours ago Google updated YouTube to remove support for casting…
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Don’t Miss Out: Enter Now For a Chance to Win CES Swag & a Roku Premiere+
Don’t miss out on our giveaway of CES swag and a Roku. What is swag? That is the stuff you can get at shows like CES. This year we have geat from Plex, GoGo, TCL, Polaroid, Nikon, & More. To top it off I am adding in a Roku Premiere+ with 4K HDR. Here is…
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CES 2018 Recap: Roku/Android TV Dominated, But the Fire TV Was MIA
CES 2018, the Consumer Electronics Show, is now over, but it was jam-packed with meetings and exploring the newest in technology. So I want to take a minute and review what I thought were some of the highlights of CES 2018 from the viewpoint of a cord cutter now that I had time to look…
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Twitch Returns to Roku Players
A few weeks ago Amazon quietly pulled their Twitch app from Roku players. If you already had the Twitch app installed on your Roku player, you could keep using it; however, Amazon announced it was removing its app from the Roku Channel Store. Now Twitch is returning to Roku players with the Twitched Roku Channel,…
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The Free Live Sports Service Stadium Launches on Roku & Apple TV with On-Demand Content
In 2017 Stadium launched on Pluto TV, Twitter, Facebook, and over-the-air in select markets. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry leaders including MLBAM, NHL, the PGA TOUR, Time Inc, and Sinclair Broadcasting Group—the largest over-the-air TV owner in the United States. Now Stadium has launched on the Apple TV and Roku not only…
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First Look: Roku’s New Voice Assistant
Last week Roku announced a new Voice Assistant as part of their new Roku Connect program, which will bring Roku to your smart soundbar and smart speaker. The new whole-home entertainment licensing program will enable manufacturers to build soundbars and smart speakers, surround sound, and multiroom audio systems that use Roku Connect software to work…
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TCL Announces a New Line of Roku Connect Smart Speakers
Today at TCL’s CES press event, they announced a new line of Alto smart speakers. The first new Alto smart speakers is a Roku Connect-powered smart speaker. “A complete home theater experience includes high quality audio” said Aaron Dew, director of product development, TCL. “TCL’s vast capabilities in audio combined with our vertical integration will…
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5 Cord Cutting Trends to Watch For During CES 2018
CES 2018 officially gets kicked off in a few days, but the unofficial start is tonight with the kickoff of the first CES press event. Cord Cutters News is already at CES meeting people, companies, and looking at the newest products hitting the market. Before everything gets crazy busy, I wanted to list a few…
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Roku & Magnavox Team Up
Today Roku and Funai Electric the company behind Magnavox announced plans to build Roku TVs under the Magnavox brand. Roku and Funai Electric have already teamed up for Roku TVs under the Philips brand and now they extend their line of Roku TVs to the Magnavox brand. “Magnavox is a respected, 100-year-old American brand and remains…