Tag: Roku
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TCL’s New Soundbar Lets You Wirelessly Connect to Roku TVs
Amid TCL’s product announcements during CES 2021 is the unveiling of a new soundbar with a nifty trick. The TCL Alto R1 soundbar is its first wireless option — the company says all you’ll need is a power cord. Compatible Roku TVs should connect to the soundbar and start guiding you through the setup process…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Discovery Plus Launches and Roku Nabs Quibi’s Content
We’re only a week into the new year, but we’ve got plenty to discuss. Several companies have shared some of their plans for next week’s CES 2021. And we already have our first new streaming service launch of the year. Meanwhile, Roku ended the week by acquiring the content left behind after Quibi’s closure. Here’s…
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Roku Reportedly Scored Quibi’s Content for Under $100 Million
Soon after rumors started circulating that Roku was in the process of acquiring Quibi’s content, the company announced today that the deal was done and Quibi content will be streaming exclusively on The Roku Channel. While financial terms of the deal were not discussed in the statement sent out by Roku and Quibi, inside…
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Roku Acquires Quibi Content to Stream Exclusively on The Roku Channel
Roku announced today that it has acquired global content distribution rights for Quibi content. The Roku Channel will become the exclusive streaming home to over 75 shows and documentaries created for the now defunct short form streaming service. With a home on The Roku Channel, the former Quibi content will be free in 2021 for…
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Roku Named Number 1 Smart TV OS in the US, Expands Roku TV Ready Program
Ahead of CES next week, Roku is making some big announcements about how the company is growing and developing new technology for cord cutters. Roku announced today that it holds the title Number 1 Smart TV OS in the US and Canada, according to NPD’s Weekly Retail Tracking Service. With the Roku TV reference design,…
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Roku is Giving Away 50 New Roku Ultras
Roku announced today that it added 14 million accounts in 2020, reaching more than 50 million active accounts. To celebrate, the company is giving away 50 new Roku Ultras so you can start the new year off right. How to Enter It’s free to enter, all you have to do is enter your email address…
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Roku Now Has Over 50 Million Active Accounts
Roku is sharing preliminary numbers for Q4 2020, showing that there are now 51.2 million active Roku accounts as of December 31, 2020. That’s an additional 14 million accounts for the year. Roku also increased total streaming hours for the year, reaching 58.7 billion streaming hours in 2020, a 55% increase year over year. “I’m…
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Roku Nearing Deal to Acquire Quibi Content
While Quibi called it quits last month, the content from the mobile-first service could live on. Roku is reportedly close to closing on a deal to buy Quibi’s content catalog. Wall Street Journal reports that Roku would acquire rights to the content from the service started by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, but financial details…
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The All New Roku Ultra is the Best New Streaming Player of the Year (Cordie Awards 2020)
We recently asked our readers to vote on their favorite streaming services and devices of the year. In the battle of best new streaming device introduced this year, the all new Roku Ultra took the prize. The 2020 version of Roku’s most powerful streaming device includes support for Dolby Vision HDR, Dolby Atmos, and Bluetooth…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: New Carriage Deals and Even More Star Wars Shows
The holidays were in full swing this week, but there was still plenty to talk about in the world of cord cutting and streaming. AT&T reached an agreement with Tegna regarding access to local channels. Elsewhere, Disney shared news of yet another Star Wars series coming to the service — this one featuring a very…