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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 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 logo of streaming platform and hardware maker Roku.

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.

The logo of streaming platform and hardware maker Roku.

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.

The Roku Channel offers subscriptions to numerous third-party services, including Paramount Plus. (Graphic by The Desk)

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.

A promotional graphic for FIFA Plus. (Courtesy image)

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.

A Roku menu is displayed on a smart television set.

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.

The opening lap of the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix Formula 1 race. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

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.

The logo of streaming hardware maker and platform Roku.

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.

The logo of streaming service Fuse Plus. (Graphic recreated by The Desk)

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.

Roku's Vice President of Content Acquisition & Programming Jennifer Vaux. (Courtesy photo, Graphic by The Desk)

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 logo of streaming platform and hardware maker Roku.

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.

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