Roku Channel Adds 17 Free AVOD Linear Channels
Roku today begins adding 16 new linear streaming channels to its lineup of more than 200 free ad-supported offerings available through The Roku Channel. Additionally, starting on August 19th, The Roku Channel will add a new linear channel dedicated to “The Wiggles” as part of…
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…
Samsung Extends TV Plus Access To Web Browsers
Samsung recently advanced its search for share of the lucrative ad-supported video streaming market to another front by making its “TV Plus” streaming service available to viewers using web browsers from multiple devices. The company also enabled the TV Plus app to be cast from…
Roku Greenlights Second Season Of Kevin Hart Comedy Series
Roku celebrated the launch of its free original premium content Tuesday afternoon by announcing its hit exclusive new Kevin Hart comedy action series “Die Hart” has been renewed for a second season on The Roku Channel, under the title “Die Harter.” The premiere of the…
30 Roku Originals Programs, Channels To Premiere May 20th
Thirty “Roku Originals” programs are slated to make their debut on “The Roku Channel” beginning on May 20th — “Streaming Day”, the Roku smart TV and streaming devices platform and services developer revealed Thursday. The new Roku Originals features will be added to Roku’s rapidly…
Study: U.S. Consumers Avg. 6 Different TV Services
The average U.S. consumer now has access to six different TV services, and is increasingly inclined to add more to ensure they can see the latest exclusive programming options. That’s according to Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Best Bundle study, which found consumers average 5.7 different…
Roku Channel Adds Slate Of Popular Free Kids’ Programs
In addition its expanding its range of first-run content, The Roku Channel (TRC) said this week it is broadening its library of popular kids content, available to stream for free. Roku’s mostly ad-supported portal for free streaming content and popular third-party premium subscription offerings, announced…
Consumer Studies Point To A Streamy Holiday Season
With the holidays fast approaching and Amazon Prime Day just ahead, Roku this week released findings from its 2020 Holiday Consumer Shopping study shedding a little light on the zeitgeist of U.S. consumers preparing for the biggest shopping period of the year during this unprecedented…
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