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…
Hisense Ships 75″ U800GR 8K Roku TV With Quantum Dot Color
Hisense revealed Wednesday that it is now selling its 75-inch 8K U800GR premium ULED Roku TV. The 8K Roku TV is certified by the 8K Association to deliver pictures with 33 million pixels (or four times more depth and clarity than a 4K TV). The…
Hisense U6GR Series 4K Quantum Dot Roku TVs Hit Costco
Hisense announced Wednesday that its U6GR5 series 4K Hisense Roku TVs with the company’s ULED premium picture processing technologies are available now through Costco. The Hisense U6GR5 series 4K UHD LED-LCD TVs feature Quantum Dot color enhancement technology, 4K resolution with high dynamic range (HDR)…
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…
Review: TCL ALTO R1 Roku TV Ready Soundbar Is A Snap To Setup
TCL is now selling its new ALTO R1 nearly cordless soundbar for Roku TVs providing another inexpensive option for adding on clear, sufficiently loud movie and TV program audio support along with realtively well-nuanced musical performances for a virtual song. The question is, where does…
Roku Holiday Survey Spurs Major Brand Awareness Ad Campaign
Getting ready to plan for the holidays? Be forewarned that some 32% of consumers plan to purchase big ticket items costing more than $500 this season, and 63% of those are looking at consumer electronics items specifically, according to a recent Harris Poll commissioned by…
Roku Raises Bar On Streaming Stick 4K With More Power, OS V 10.5
Roku said unveiled Monday a latest Roku Streaming Stick 4K, bringing more power and capabilities to the popular add-on stream platform, and at the same time announced the it will soon be rolling out a new Roku OS v.10.5 update for hits family of streaming…
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