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Collier leaving Fox for Roku

Roku has announced that three senior executives have been named as presidents of the company’s media, devices, and consumer experience business areas. Media industry veteran Charlie Collier – currently serving as the CEO of Fox Entertainment Group – will be joining Roku as President, Roku Media, effective in late October, based in New York. Under […]

September 23, 2022

TV5MONDE, Roku partner to distribute TV5MONDEplus

TV5MONDE, the global French language entertainment network, has signed a new distribution partnership to bring its premium streaming service TV5MONDEplus to Roku users spanning several territories. Through this new global agreement, the TV5MONDEplus app will begin to roll out on Roku streaming devices today, starting with France, Germany, Mexico, the UK and the US, with […]

September 22, 2022

The Roku Channel brings Adult Swim Festival to streamers

Roku has announced that The Roku Channel will be the exclusive AVoD partner for the Adult Swim Festival, a three-part special featuring performances from the live event that took place in Philadelphia in August 2022. The special will be available for audiences to stream for free with ads on The Roku Channel starting September 23rd. […]

September 21, 2022

Roku: Streaming ads better than broadcast

Roku has announced findings from its 2022 Annual Holiday Consumer Shopping study in partnership with The Harris Poll. This year’s survey of nearly 2,000 US adults who plan to purchase gifts finds that holiday shoppers plan to shop earlier, increase spend, and turn to TV streaming for entertainment and information. “The holidays reveal the shopping […]

September 16, 2022

Roku launches OS 11.5; unveils new devices

Roku has announced the latest enhancements coming to Roku’s operating system which it says gives users a more convenient and efficient experience for discovering, accessing, and streaming entertainment. In the coming months, the company will introduce an all-new content discovery experience, The Buzz, to the Roku Home Screen Menu as well as two significant updates […]

September 13, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Report: Smart TVs, Roku dominate streaming in Q2

Conviva, the streaming analytics platform, has released the results of its quarterly State of Streaming Report which shows continued growth in the global streaming market, including gains of 14 per cent in Q2 2022 as compared to Q2 2021. Asia and Latin America saw the most growth – 90 per cent and 70 per cent, […]

September 9, 2022

Camelot selects OneView by Roku

Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media and Roku has announced that Camelot is the first agency to join a new certified partner programme to use OneView to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) accelerate investment in TV streaming advertising. As an early adopter and first certified partner, Camelot will use the data, tech, and tools from […]

September 9, 2022

Roku TV launches in Germany

Roku has announced the arrival of Roku TV in Germany, with Metz blue and TCL as the first partners to launch Roku TV models. The launch follows Roku’s entry into the market last year with its streaming players. From October, consumers will be able to purchase a Roku TV model from Metz blue or TCL, […]

September 1, 2022

New Roku TV partners in Mexico

Roku, the TV streaming platform, has announced the arrival of three new Roku TV brands in Mexico: Aiwa, Daewoo, and Sansui. Aiwa arrives in Mexico this year with its inaugural Roku TV line. Now with the Roku operating system powering its televisions, Aiwa will offer a new experience in content consumption. The 32” Aiwa Roku […]

August 19, 2022

Paramount+ joins Roku line-up

Roku has announced that Paramount+ will launch as a Premium Subscription within The Roku Channel later this month. The launch will make  Paramount+‘s originals, hit movies, a library of popular series, 24/7 news and marquee sports, accessible directly to US consumers within The Roku Channel. Users can subscribe to Paramount+’s ad-supported Essential Plan ($4.99 monthly) […]

August 4, 2022