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Roku Smart Home Product Line to Launch at Walmart
Roku smart home devices will be integrated with the Roku TV operating system, enabling users to do such things as see who rang a
Latest Roku YouTube TV Skirmish Reminds Us Legacy Content Battles Not Going Away
Negotiations for a Roku YouTube TV agreement reportedly have stalled over search result prioritization – a predicament akin to similar
Roku TV Is No. 1 Selling Smart TV Operating System (OS) in U.S. and Canada
Roku Surpasses 50 Million Active Accounts
Latest Streaming TV Blackout Has Roku Removing the Charter Spectrum App
A Roku Spectrum dispute means new users can no longer download Charter’s Spectrum app for access to…
Ugly Legacy Pay-TV Realities Emerge for Streaming Industry in the Form of Streaming TV Blackouts
Streaming TV platforms are now facing a problem that pay-TV providers have faced for years — the possibility of streaming TV blackouts
Report: Samsung Has Highest Streaming TV Market Share
Strategy Analytics streaming TV market share research showed Samsung with a 17% share. Researchers also looked at platforms such as Roku OS,
Report: Internet-Connected Video Devices are in 67% of U.S. Broadband Homes
An internet-connected video devices report noted lengthening replacement cycles, creating a challenge for manufacturers. Researchers also
Roku Revamps Streaming Player Lineup with 7 Devices
The new Roku lineup includes devices starting at prices of $29.99. Two models are exclusive to Walmart. Another is sold only through Best Buy. New features from Roku include . . .
Parks Finds 39% of Broadband Households with Streaming Media Players
The percentage of households with streaming media players may have hit a plateau, as growth was just 1% over the last year. Purchase intentions, however, are up from . . .
Report: Roku Strengthens Top Position for Streaming TV Market Share, Amazon Fire TV a Distant Second
Streaming TV market share research from Strategy Analytics found Roku with more than 30% of the market, even though Amazon has been making strong moves in the . . .
Research: Nielsen Sees Streaming Video Devices Key to the “New Living Room”
Nielsen streaming video devices research found these devices in two thirds of U.S. homes. Those who use these devices use them for more thanf one hour per day.
Report: Connected TV Device Base Surpasses 1 Billion
Research from Strategy Analytics about the connected TV device base estimates that 60% of TVs are of the connected variety. Samsung and Sony are the most popular manufacturers, but others include . . .
Latest Sling TV Enhancements Push Streaming Service Towards A La Carte TV Model
In addition to individual channel purchasing options, Sling TV enhancements include making the company’s slate of pay-per-view (PPV) content available to anyone as a single purchase, whether they are a Sling TV subscriber or not. PPV events include . . .
MOBITV Platform Eliminates Headend, STB Requirements for IPTV
Two MobiTV offerings now can eliminate the set-top box — including a software offering that broadband providers install in their own network and another offering that essentially provides a cloud-based headend. To launch the offer, MobiTV had to . . .
Parks: Streaming Media Player Penetration Hits Nearly 40% in U.S. Broadband Homes
Streaming media player penetration has seen big gains since 2010, when just 6% of U.S. broadband homes owned the devices. Among manufacturers, Amazon’s share rose by 4% over last year at the expense of Google.
New AirTV App Distributes Local OTA Broadcast Channels In and Out of The Home
A new version of AirTV is designed to integrate over-the-air and streaming video. It connects to an OTA antenna and a home Wi-Fi network…
Consumer Reports, Roku Exchange Fire Over Streaming Device Security
Consumer Reports and Roku made claims and counter-claims about the security of Roku streaming devices. Concerns focused on two areas — potential takeover of certain features by hackers and privacy concerns related to how viewing data can be used.
YouTube TV Now Available on Roku Devices
FuboTV Roku Offering Should Help Spur Popularity of the Niche Streaming Service
Streaming sports service fuboTV completed a beta with popular streaming platform Roku. The fuboTV Roku offering includes significant upgrades, such as . . .
NCTC, MobiTV Deal to Test Consumer Appetite for App Based Pay-TV
The adoption of app based TV will be put to the test with a new NCTC, MobiTV deal, which will make an app based platform available to independent cable ops
Smart TV Preferences: User Experience is Key, Voice Control is Lacking
Better navigation to content will cement the smart TV’s role as the main connected entertainment platform, says a smart TV preferences survey from Parks . . .
Roku OS 8 Unveiled, Aims to Bridge Local Over-the-Air Broadcast with OTT
The Roku OS 8 includes search capability that integrates over-the-air and streaming options, enhanced voice commands, a TV Everywhere single sign-on, and . . .
EVUE-NOW! Streaming Video Service is App-Based, Targets Service Providers
Evolution Digital eVUE-NOW! provides back office functions from the cloud. Service providers use their own servers and content storage, a spokesperson said.