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
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 exec: Consumers want Roku TVs, not dongles
The majority of new customer acquisitions came from people buying Roku-powered TV sets, not streaming dongles, Roku executives affirmed this week.
Roku Channel drops ABC News Live
ABC News Live has been pulled from the Roku Channel after an agreement between Roku and Disney lapsed this month.
Roku brings ‘Rich Eisen Show’ to life at Super Bowl
Rich Eisen is bringing his radio program to the Super Bowl, with video coverage available on the Roku Channel.
Some HBO shows coming to free streamers Tubi, Roku Channel
Warner Bros Discovery will make some HBO titles and other content available to stream for free on the Roku Channel and Fox’s Tubi.
WBD to license some HBO shows to free streaming services
Executives at Warner Bros Discovery say a handful of shows being dropped from HBO Max will land on free, ad-supported streaming services in the future.
Verizon streaming marketplace to offer over 20 services
Verizon is poised to launch its new subscription streaming TV marketplace, +play, by the end of the year, executives affirmed in a media interview.
Roku’s first original movie “Weird: The Al Yankovich Story” debuts
Roku’s first original film, “Weird: The Al Yankovich Story,” debuted on the Roku Channel this week.
Roku lanza servicio gratuito con publicidad en México
El fabricante de productos electrónicos Roku dice que lanzó una versión de su servicio de transmisión gratuito con publicidad en México.
Roku rolls out free, ad-supported service in Mexico
Electronics maker Roku says it has launched a version of the Roku Channel in Mexico.
