Tag: Roku
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Expired: Cord Cutting Black Friday Deals
Black Friday is almost here, and if last year was any indication, we should expect a lot of great cord cutting deals. Although we don’t know all of the deals, we are starting to learn some of them. So here is a short list of the deals we already know about. Roku Deals Walmart released…
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Roku is Giving Away 2 Months of Hulu, Showtime, & CBS
Just in time for the holiday shopping season Roku is offering two new deals to encourage you to buy a Roku. If you buy a new Roku player or Roku TV between now and January 14, 2017, you will be able to get two free months of Hulu, Showtime, and CBS All Access. You must…
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You Can Now Setup Your Roku to Auto Launch a Channel
We are slowly learning of all the new features the recent Roku 7.5 update has added. One of the announcements about the new update is the ability to pick a Roku Channel that will auto launch when a USB is added. New in firmware version 7.5, developers can now enable channels to automatically launch when…
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Why I Bought My Parents a Roku Player
I often get emails about what streaming player I would recommend for a variety of reasons. The truth is they all have their pluses and minuses, but I do recommend one player more often than the others. In this post I explain why that player is the Roku. Now let me be clear other players…
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Reuters TV Comes to Roku Players With FREE News Coverage
Now you can watch Reuters TV for free, personalized video news on your Roku. Reuters TV is your video news service. Powered by more than 2,500 journalists in 200 locations around the world, it offers exclusive news programming that’s ready whenever you are. Watch news that’s curated for you, straight from the source and made to…
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Facebook Sees Roku & The Apple TV As a New Way to Make Money
Facebook has been looking to expand their business beyond their social media domination. Now Facebook is moving in on a market that has been dominated by Roku. That is, streaming player ads. Right now Roku is the largest seller of ads on streaming players. Not only are they the largest but ads are also one…
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5 New Roku Channels You Should Check Out For November 2016
Here are a few Roku Channels we think you should check out: Reuters TV Watch Reuters TV for free, personalized video news on-the-go. Reuters TV is your video news service. Powered by more than 2,500 journalists in 200 locations around the world, it offers exclusive news programing that’s ready whenever you are. Watch news that’s curated…
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New Details About the Roku 7.5 OS Update
This week Roku rolled out a new OS: the 7.5 update. We already know of a few of the big changes such as the ability to pause live TV with the Roku TV; however, there is a lot more to the Roku 7.5 than the changes the end user will notice. Here is a quick…
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The Top 10 Free Roku Channels as of November 2016
Roku has long been the leader in free video channels; however, with so many channels to choose from, finding the best can be difficult. So here are the top 10 free Roku video channels as of November 2, 2016, according to the Roku Channel Store. (Note: We only included video channels on this list. Pandora would once again be number…
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The New Roku OS 7.5 Will Be Released Tomorrow November 1st 2016
Today Cord Cutters News received a copy of a message that was sent from Roku to developers with more details about the new Roku OS. This message was sent to Roku developers today. OS 7.5 begins shipping to consumer Roku devices tomorrow, and will continue rolling out in phases over the next six weeks. We’ve…