GlobalData: Top-Ranked Netflix Feeling The Impact Of Competition
Netflix was the top-ranked streaming video service in 2021, with 21% share of the U.S. subscription video on demand (SVoD) market, but market research firm GlobalData said the OTT giant is starting to see its growth slow down. The data indicates that Netflix may be…
Roku Plans Interactive New Year Media Event
Roku revealed it is planning to give its streaming service customers an engaging way to enjoy the lead up to the New Year of 2022, without leaving the house. The company, which is known for its affordable and easy to use streaming media players and…
Roku, Google Extend Agreement On YouTube, YouTube TV Carriage
In eleventh-hour fashion, Roku announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Google on a new multi-year extension to an agreement to keep the main YouTube app and (restored) YouTube TV live streaming service available for new Roku device owners in the Roku Channel…
The Roku Channel Kicks Off Holiday Hub Of Seasonal Content
Roku announced Wednesday that it is bringing to its ad-supported The Roku Channel special seasonal programming featuring thousands of movies and TV shows, live TV channels, and kids & family entertainment geared to the holidays. U.S. Roku Channel will be transformed into winter hub for…
Holiday Classics Top JustWatch User Streaming Lists, Nov. 21-28.
The arrival of Black Friday week sparked a spate of classic holiday movie watching, with The Grinch, Planes, Trains & Automobiles and Elf leading the top 10 most streamed of searched for movies Nov. Nov. 21-28, 2021 in the United States, according to data gathered…
New 8K Content Comes To Roku TVs Via The Explorer Channel
Roku has begun supporting 8K UHD streaming content through The Roku Channel, via a premium subscription to The Explorers Channel, available to owners of 8K Roku TVs. The announcement was made Tuesday by Roku and Roku TV manufacturing partner TCL, which was the first TV…
Netflix Expands AV1 Codec Streaming To Smart TVs
Netflix has begun streaming content encoded with the three-year-old high-efficiency codec AV1 from the Alliance of Open Media (AOMedia) on supporting smart TVs, expanding the range of devices beyond Android mobile products. The world’s largest video streaming network announced the move in a blog on…
Netflix Subscriber Growth Surges In Q3-2021
Netflix reported this week that it added 4.4 million subscribers during Q3-2021, more than doubling the number from the previous quarter, and far above the forecasted 3.50 million. The No. 1 global streaming giant ended the quarter with 213.56 million subscribers. The Q3 growth, which…
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