Tag: Roku
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Get a 30 Day Free Trial of Discovery+ When You Buy a New Roku Device
Roku is offering a 30 day free trial for Discovery+ when you buy and activate a new Roku streaming device. With Discovery+, you’ll get access to over 55,000 episodes of 2,500+ current and classic shows from Discovery brands including HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Magnolia, ID, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel and more. Stream lifestyle, true crime,…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: DISH Faces Off Against Sinclair, More Roku Originals Arrive, and More
This week, we learned of another carriage dispute, this time involving DISH, Sinclair, and more than 100 channels. Elsewhere, several streaming services announced their latest subscriber numbers, with some touting increases and others noting recent losses. Meanwhile, WarnerMedia continues to make deals that signal its intent to return to exclusive windows for movie theaters. Here’s…
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Video: Cost Still The Top Cord-Cutting Concern, Roku Tops Rankings
This week, Jess and Philip returned to wrap up the results from our latest survey: the Cord Cutters News Summer Survey 2021. In this video, we dive into your most popular answers to questions like, “What streaming devices do you use?” or “Why did you cut the cord in the first place?” We also explore…
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Study: Roku and Amazon are the Top CTVs of Q2 2021
After streaming saw a rollercoaster year in 2020, viewing trends are starting to level out to more stable and sustainable numbers, as evidenced by Q2 2021 reports. Samba TV’s State of Viewiership report shows that unsurprisingly, broadcast & cable saw continued viewership declines in Q2, reaching fewer households than they did a year ago (-25%…
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Newly Updated Vudu Will Be the Official Movie and TV Store on Roku
After entering into an agreement for FandangoNOW to purchase Vudu in April 2020, the two companies announced that they are uniting today to form a bigger and better platform on Vudu. When the services are combined, Vudu will replace FandangoNOW as the official movie and TV store on Roku where Roku users can rent or…
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Magnolia Network Channel is Now Available on Roku
Less than two weeks after the Magnolia App launch, the Magnolia Channel is now available to stream on Roku Devices. Now, Roku users have access to Magnolia Channel’s full lineup of original shows and workshops, including new episodes of Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, and the complete Fixer Upper library, as…
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Sling TV Update Begins Rolling Out to Roku Devices
Yesterday, the updated Sling TV app rolled out to all Fire TV devices. Today, Sling announced that the update has started expanding to Roku devices. The new design is rolling out to Roku Ultra devices now and will continue to expand to all Roku devices in the coming weeks and other devices throughout the year.…
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NBCUniversal Launches Hub on Roku for Easy Access to Tokyo 2020 Olympics Coverage
NBCUniversal and Roku have announced a partnership to bring an all-new immersive experience for viewers to watch the 2020 Olympics on the Roku platform. Now through August 8, NBCUniversal will have an Olympics hub with games coverage and Olympics-related entertainment on supported Roku devices and Roku TVs. Roku viewers can access NBCU’s 5,500 hours of…
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Last Chance: Get a Month of Starz, Showtime, AMC+ & More for Just 99 Cents from The Roku Channel
Roku is offering a major deal on more than a dozen premium subscriptions. Right now, you can get your first month of select premium subscriptions for just 99 cents, including AMC+, Starz, EPIX, Showtime, BET+, and more. Today is the last day to get the deal, so sign up for your favorite premium channels before…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Spectrum App Issues on Roku, Universal Streaming Deals, and More
This week started off with Spectrum users experiencing issues on Roku platforms. Later in the week, Universal announced multiple streaming deals for its slate of future movie releases. Elsewhere, fuboTV and YouTube TV both added more channels to their respective lineups. We also heard rumors of Sinclair going after more regional sports networks, and the…