Roku, the streaming specialist, has announced that the first Roku TV smart projector, boasting 1080p Full HD, is now available in the US. The Aurzen Roku TV Smart Projector D1R Cube is designed for both indoor and outdoor use, on any wall or screen. With a single Roku remote, along with integrated auto focus and […]

Roku, the TV streaming specialist, and Vestel, the European TV manufacturer, have announced a new multi-year partnership to produce smart TVs powered by the Roku operating system (OS). As part of the agreement, Vestel will begin manufacturing smart TVs featuring Roku’s OS, starting with the Finlux brand in the UK, with plans to expand to […]

Sports fans in the US can now find games via YouTube TV in the Roku Sports experience. This new integration makes it easier than to tune into NFL games, including NFL Sunday Ticket, and more. And coming soon, YouTube TV will be accessible in content discovery destinations across the Roku platform, offering access to a […]

Roku has announced that for the third consecutive month, US viewers spent more time streaming content on Roku-powered devices than watching traditional broadcast television. According to Nielsen data, streaming on Roku-powered devices accounted for 21.4 per cent of all TV viewing time in the US during July, surpassing broadcast TV’s 18.4 per cent share. This […]

Roku is launching its first FAST channels on the Roku platform in the UK. Rolling out in October. An offering of 40 FAST channels will provide viewers a variety of 24/7 streaming – available at no cost across all new and existing Roku devices. The launch builds on Roku’s successful rollout of FAST channels in […]

Stingray, a specialist in music and video content distribution, business services, and advertising solutions, has announced the launch of six new FAST channels on The Roku Channel in the US and Canada. This latest expansion brings a range of curated music and video experiences to viewers, available at no cost. The newly launched Stingray channels […]

Roku, the TV streaming specialist, has announced the launch of Howdy in the US, a new SVoD service priced at $2.99 (€2.59) per month. Howdy offers subscribers access to a growing library of content, featuring thousands of titles and nearly 10,000 hours of entertainment from its inaugural partners: Lionsgate, Warner Bros Discovery and FilmRise, alongside […]

In July, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed all 10 counts filed by Roku against clients of lawyers Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) including Access Advance, Dolby Laboratories, and other Dolby entities (Dolby), and Sun Patent Trust (SPT), in a lawsuit seeking to set a global royalty (FRAND) rate for the HEVC […]

Roku, the TV streaming specialist, has reported total Q2 net revenue of $1.11 billion (€0.96bn), up 15 per cent year over year (YoY). Platform revenue was at $975 million, up 18 per cent YoY – attributed in part to a strong performance in video advertising and the successful acquisition of Frndly. Gross profit stood at […]

FreeCast has announced the launch of a next-gen shoppable FAST channel, Test Drive Live, in the US. The channel will be launching on Roku and FreeCast’s own service, before coming to additional FAST channel platforms in the coming weeks. Through FreeCast, the channel will be immediately available on Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV, […]