Roku, the TV streaming specialist, has announced the opening of its new office in Bengaluru, India. Located in Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Challaghatta, the site will serve as a key innovation hub for the company, driving advancement in technology, software engineering, machine learning, and product development for the TV streaming platform. Roku says it […]
Two in three (66 per cent) TV viewers in the US are using free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platforms in a typical month, according to Horowitz Research’s annual report, State of Media, Entertainment, and Tech: Viewing Behaviours 2024. Tubi, Pluto TV, Freevee, YouTube and Roku are the top-used FAST networks by consumers surveyed in the […]
Roku has unveiled Roku Sports Channel – a new FAST channel, launching in the US on August 12th – that brings all of Roku’s sports content into a dedicated experience for sports fans. Roku Sports Channel will feature a range of popular sports programming that Roku owns and licenses. Featured content will include live Major […]
XR Extreme Reach (XR), a technology company that powers the creative economy, has expanded its partnership with Roku, allowing advertisers to link all ads on the Roku platform to performance outcomes and better capitalise on insights from their data to drive targeting that marries creative with audiences. Leveraging XR’s global network, advertisers can deliver ads […]
Roku, the streaming specialist, has reported its Q2 results with total net revenue at $968 million (€895.4m), up 14 per cent year over year. In a letter to shareholders, the company said: “We delivered solid results in Q2. Roku grew Streaming Households 14 per cent YoY, Streaming Hours 20 per cent YoY, and Platform revenue […]
Parks Associates has released its Tech Ecosystem Dashboard revealing Roku is the most popular brand of streaming media players in the US, followed by Amazon. Parks Associates’ consumer survey of 8,000 internet households reveals 43 per cent of streaming media player (SMP) owners report using Roku the most often. Thirty-five per cent of SMP owners […]
Roku and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have finalised a streaming deal for the celebrated sitcom The Goldbergs to be made available for free on The Roku Channel in the US. For the first time, all 10 seasons will be featured on a dedicated FAST channel, exclusively streaming on The Roku Channel starting August 1st. The […]
Roku, the TV streaming specialist, has announced a new range of Veltech Roku TV models available in the UK from AO.com. Utilising hardware with the accessible Roku operating system (OS), Veltech Roku TV models offer users access to a selection of free, live, and premium streaming channels at competitive prices. The new range includes sizes […]
Roku has announced that Louise Pentland will join the company as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective July 23rd. Pentland will report to Anthony Wood, Founder and CEO, and will succeed current SVP and General Counsel Stephen Kay, who is retiring in November. Pentland joins Roku from The Walt Disney Company, where she has […]
FilmRise, the US-based film and television studio, is working with Future Today to develop an Unspeakable-branded streaming app. The app will house the popular portfolio of videos from Nathan Milner (better known as Unspeakable), spanning over 200 hours of content from across his YouTube channels. Since 2021, FilmRise has adapted over 500 videos into broadcast-ready […]