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…
Roku Survey Finds Streaming Passed A Tipping Point In The U.S.
In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the generation of more over-the-top viewing among most Americans which has further encouraged the release of more live streaming and movies online, according to results of video-streaming specialist Roku’s annual survey. The smart TV streaming technology…
Spectrum TV App Returns To Roku App Store
Roku and Spectrum TV ended a nine-month feud this week that removed the Spectrum TV cable service app from the Roku app store over the period. The new agreement means that subscribers to Charter Communications’ pay-TV services will once again find the provider’s app in…
Roku To Add 23 New Roku Originals Movies, Programs Aug. 13th
Roku announced Monday that it is launching 23 new Roku Originals on The Roku Channel on August 13th. The content will join the library of 30 Roku Originals already available through the ad-supported free streaming channel. Roku content has earned eight Emmy Award nominations including…
Olympics Coverage Coming To Roku Home Screen For Easy Access
Roku and NBCUniversal revealed Tuesday that they have partnered to stream the Olympic experience from the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Games on Roku devices in the United States. Through the arrangement, Roku users will have easy access to Olympics coverage and Olympics-related entertainment on both supported…
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