Consumer Reports this week posted a story that raises questions about the security and data stewardship of Roku devices. Roku, in turn, released a statement that said its products are safe to use. The Consumer Reports, Roku exchange focuses on…
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FuboTV Roku Offering Should Help Spur Popularity of the Niche Streaming Service
fuboTV, a sports-oriented live streaming TV service, has come out of beta on Roku. The fuboTV Roku offering features a significantly upgraded design. The upgraded platform provides 30 hours of personal storage with no expiration date and the ability to…
Smart TV Preferences: User Experience is Key, Voice Control is Lacking
User experience is the driving factor behind smart TV and streaming media preferences, according to a smart TV preferences survey from Parks Associates. Nearly half (45 percent) of all broadband households in the U.S. already have a smart TV, according…
Sling TV Becomes First Live and On-demand Streaming Service on Samsung Smart TVs
November 7, 2017 — ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sling TV today became the first live and on-demand over-the-top (OTT) service available on select Samsung Smart TVs. The launch of Sling TV on this new platform enables Sling TV to expand its leadership…
Roku OS 8 Unveiled, Aims to Bridge Local Over-the-Air Broadcast with OTT
Roku OS 8, announced today, is designed to more fluidly consolidate HDTV antenna-delivered free, local broadcast TV and streaming. The new OS also includes an updated Smart Guide and more extensive voice activation features. The company believes that the new…
Roku Extends Its Media Player Market Share Lead, Amazon Fire TV Makes a Move
Roku streaming media players were owned and used by 37 percent of broadband homes in the United States as of the first quarter of the year, according to media player market share research from Parks Associates. Roku has extended its…
Consolidated Communications Now Offers TV Streaming in the Spanish Language
CONROE, Texas – July 21, 2017 – Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSL), a leading business and broadband communications provider, announces the launch of VEMOX™, an Olympusat, Inc., product. VEMOX™ is an Internet-based streaming video service entirely in Spanish that…
Report: U.S. Connected TV Users to Rise 10%, Roku Heads the Pack
The number of U.S. connected TV users will continue to grow at a double-digit rate this year, rising 10.1% from 2016’s level. Smart TVs actually connected to the Internet will be the single largest category, according to eMarketer. In sum,…
Roku Monthly Accounts Now Number 15 Million, Streaming 7 Billion Hours of Video
Roku monthly accounts have reached a new milestone as of June 30th — 15 million, the company announced. The company said that is a 43 percent increase over the year-ago period. Those users streamed almost 7 billion hours on the…
Parks: Majority of Broadband Households Watch OTT Video on TV
New research from Parks Associates shows that the majority of Internet households watch OTT video on TV. This is a significant revelation in the evolution of entertainment video. “Today, more televisions are connected to the Internet than ever, either directly…
Research: Screen Penetration Still Led by TVs, Smartphones Closing In
Household smartphone penetration jumped six percentage points year-over-year to reach 80 percent, but that only gets them to second place for screen penetration, according to CTA’s (Consumer Technology Association) “19th Annual Consumer Technology Ownership and Market Potential Study.” Americans own…
TV Households with a Connected TV Rises to 69%, Total Devices Surpass Pay-TV STBs
New research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that U.S. TV households with a connected TV has risen to 69%, up from 24 percent in 2010 and 50 percent in 2014. Connected TV devices include smart TV sets or other…
