Roku promotes Jennifer Vaux to VP, Content Acquisition
Roku has promoted Jennifer Vaux to serve as the company’s vice president of content acquisition and programming.
The Roku Channel is a free, ad-supported streaming service operated by electronics maker Roku. The app is available on all modern Roku devices, as well as on Amazon’s line of Fire TV streaming gadgets. The app is available in the United States and Mexico.
Roku has promoted Jennifer Vaux to serve as the company’s vice president of content acquisition and programming.
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Warner Bros Discovery will make some HBO titles and other content available to stream for free on the Roku Channel and Fox’s Tubi.
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El fabricante de productos electrónicos Roku dice que lanzó una versión de su servicio de transmisión gratuito con publicidad en México.
Electronics maker Roku says it has launched a version of the Roku Channel in Mexico.