Roku begins removing Quibi shows to cut costs
Roku has removed more than three dozen titles from its Roku Channel free streaming service as part of a broad cost-cutting move.
The Roku Channel
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 to lay off hundreds of employees, remove some streaming content
Roku says it will lay off another 300 employees as it seeks to reign in costs amid a softening market for streaming hardware makers.
NBC brings more free content streams to Roku Channel
The Roku Channel is now serving up a handful of free, ad-supported streaming content channels from NBC Universal.
Roku Channel starts offering local news from CBS, Fox stations
The Roku Channel added dozens of CBS- and Fox-owned local news streams to its ad-supported platform this week.
Paramount executives open to more streaming bundles
Paramount is open to partnerships that will see its flagship streamer Paramount Plus bundled with other services, executives said on Monday.
FIFA brings free streaming channel to more services
FIFA has launched its free, ad-supported FIFA Plus channel on the Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV.
The Roku Channel lands on Android TV, Google TV devices
Roku has made its free, ad-supported TV service The Roku Channel available on Android TV-powered devices for the first time.
Roku, CBS Sports to share Formula E race rights
Roku and CBS Sports will share the telecast rights to Formula E, the racing sport that features electric cars.
Roku Channel gets picked up by Nielsen’s The Gauge
The free streaming service captured 1.1 percent of the domestic television audience in May.
Fuse Plus subscriptions offered through Roku Channel
Fuse Media has reached a deal to offer 500 hours of content through Fuse Plus on the Roku Channel.
