Tag: Roku
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Roku Should Be Worried About Walmart Buying Vizio
Today, we learned that Walmart is in talks to buy Vizio for more than $2 billion. The retail giant wants to use Vizio to grow its advertising business and to expand and compete with Amazon through Vizio’s free ad-supported streaming service. Walmart may see this as a way to fight Amazon; however, the company the…
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The Roku Channel Adds 8 New Free Channels, Including Barney, FanDuel TV Extra, & More
The Roku Channel has become one of the most well-known free streaming services, and today, it has quietly added eight new channels. Some of these new channels include Pickleball TV, Barney, Hot Ones, and others. The best part is you don’t need a Roku to access The Roku Channel. It is available on multiple devices…
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The Roku Ultra is On Sale For Just $79 For Presidents Day
Need a new Roku player? We have good news for you as Roku has the Roku Ultra and Roku Stick 4K on sale. Right now, the Roku Ultra is on sale for just $79 for Roku’s Presients Day sale. With the Roku Ultra, you can watch a wide range of streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu,…
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Roku Ended 2023 With 80 Million Active Accounts as its Losses Narrowed
Roku on Thursday said it ended 2023 with 80 million active accounts, which amounted to 29.1 billion streaming hours. The company, which reported its fourth-quarter results on Thursday, said it added 4.2 million net new accounts in the fourth quarter. The company noted that its base of users is larger than the subscribers of the…
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Walmart Should Buy Roku, Not Vizio, If It Wants to Take on Amazon
This week we learned that Walmart was in talks to buy Vizio for more than $2 billion. Reportedly Walmart wants to use Vizio to grow its advertising and to expand and compete with Amazon by way of Vizio’s free ad-supported streaming service. If Walmart really wanted to compete with Amazon in streaming and digital, advertising…
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Roku OS 13 Is Coming Soon as Beta Tests Begin
Last fall, Roku announced the Roku OS 12.5 update, which featured the ability to follow a favorite team and have it let you know how to watch the game, as well as an expanded channel lineup. Other additions include the ability to link the image screensaver to your Google Photos account, allowing you to use…
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A Glitch Is Breaking the Tablo App on Roku Devices but a Fix Is Rolling Out
Tablo is working on a fix for a software bug that’s causing its app to crash on Roku devices during live TV playback. “Since Roku’s 12.5 firmware update, a subset of Roku devices have started running out of memory during playback of live TV causing the 4th generation Tablo app to crash,” a post on…
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Roku is Going All In On Super Bowl LVIII
Roku is bringing the Big Game to streaming, complete with highlight reels, clips, and Super Bowl LVIII coverage from NFL Zone and The Rich Eisen Show. Roku will treat sports fans to a slew of uninterrupted Super Bowl content, with the NFL Zone starting February 11. The platform will offer watch options from CBS Sports,…
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The Roku Ultra is On Sale For Just $79
Thinking of becoming a cord cutter in 2024? Ready to stop paying for cable TV? Need a new streaming player? We have good news for you as Roku has the Roku Ultra and Roku Stick 4K on sale. Right now, the Roku Ultra is on sale for just $79. With the Roku Ultra, you can…
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The Best Streaming Players for Cord Cutting in 2024! Roku vs Fire TV vs Google TV vs Apple TV
Looking for a new streaming player in 2024? No matter if you are a new cord cutter looking a player to help you cut the cord or an experienced cord cutter looking to upgrade we can help. Last year we asked our readers what they thought was the best streaming player for cord cutting. According…