Roku and Google have settled their spat over YouTube TV, agreeing to a multi-year deal that will keep YouTube TV on the platform.
Roku Loses YouTube TV App
Roku has officially lost the YouTube TV app, after previously warning its customers of the possibility.
User Data at Heart of Roku and Google/YouTube TV Dispute
Roku has accused Google of “predatory, anti-competitive and discriminatory” actions regarding its YouTube TV streaming service.
Google Play Movies & TV App Ending Roku and Smart TV Support
Google has announced it is ending support for its Play Movies & TV app on Roku and smart TVs by LG, Samsung and Vizio.
Roku Looks to Expand Into Original Content
Roku is expanding into original content, moving beyond merely streaming content, according to a recent job listing.
The Over-the-Top Marketing Juggernauts Have Arrived
Bundling is a smart idea and free services feel like a better value. I think what we are going to get for the first time in over-the-top is the marketing juggernauts have arrived. Guys who market things for a living. This is what Disney does better than any company in the media space.
Bringing Digital-Like Concepts to TV Will Not Cause Digital-Like Growth
Brian Wieser, a well-known advertising expert at Pivotal Research, says that simply bringing digital-like concepts to traditional TV will not by itself cause digital-like growth. He says that growth would only come if TV could appeal to new kinds of advertisers.
LinkedIn Launches Lynda.com Roku Channel
LinkedIn announced a new Lyda.com channel for the Roku platform, touting it as a “way to transform your living room into a learning workshop.” The channel gives viewers access to 4,000 courses. “Whether it’s to learn new business skills, creative,…
Here Are the Best TVs for Netflix, According to Netflix
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas this past January, Netflix unveiled a new program called Netflix Recommended TV, “to help consumers identify smart TVs that offer better performance, easier menu navigation and new features that improve the experience for…
Cable TV Cutters Have Plenty Of Options This Christmas
Cable TV is one of the worst investments a family can make today. There’s only so much to watch, and lot of it is never on when you want it to be. That’s why cable cutters are on the rise,…
Black Friday Ads 2014: Best of Amazon
Black Friday ads for 2014–what does Amazon offer? Quite a bit, especially if you’re shopping for electronics. In fact, they have a pretty impressive list of wares that Black Friday shoppers will likely make note of and compare to other…
Firefox For Android Gets Chromecast, Roku Support
Mozilla announced that Firefox for Android will now let users send supported videos to their televisions via Roku and Chromecast. In a blog post, the company explains: You might be entertaining friends and want to share a clip from your…
Less People Use Game Consoles For Netflix As More Use Media Players
People are using digital media players more and video game consoles less to watch Netflix on their televisions, according to a new report from GfK. Consoles are still the most common hardware for Netflix viewing on TVs, but things appear…
Roku Has Now Sold Over 10 Million Players
Streaming device maker Roku is celebrating a pretty significant milestone today. The company has announced that it has sold more than 10 million of its streaming players in the US. Roku debuted its first player, the Roku DVP, in May…
Roku TV, Smart TVs Built on Roku, Now Pre-Orderable
If you’re a big streamer and your Roku box or Roku stick is the most-used device attached to your TV, you can finally cut out the middleman. Roku has just launched the first Roku TVs, smart TVs with the Roku…
Roku Debuts New $50 Streaming Stick
Roku has just announced a new streaming device that is clearly aimed at competing with the highly-popular Google Chromecast and the like. It’s called the Roku Streaming Stick, and it’ll run you $49.99. Oh, the Streaming Stick already exists? True.…
Roku TV Is The Latest Smart TV On The Block
For years now, there’s been a rumor that Apple would finally ditch its set top box Apple TV and just make an actual television. After all these years, we’re still no closer to finally seeing such a device. You’d think…
Roku Gets a YouTube Channel, Complete with HD Streaming and ‘Send to TV’ Feature
Roku is the latest set-top device to get a YouTube app. Starting today, Roku 3 owners in the US, UK, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland can now stream YouTube videos on the big screen with their device – in…
Roku Now Sports WatchESPN and WATCH Disney Channels
Roku owners can now rejoice in the knowledge that their holiday seasons will be filled with much more sports (as long as their cable provider supports it, of course). Today, Roku became the latest device to get the WatchESPN app,…
Set-Top Box Market Growing, Despite Other “Smart” Devices
For the past half-decade or so, set-top boxes have been getting smarter. Not the ones provided by cable companies, but boxes from Roku and other companies have been trying to provide quality streaming services to living rooms for years. Now,…