Roku is deleting the Infowars channel from its platform, a couple days after adding it as a supported channel. In a tweet, Roku said after the channel became available, “we heard from concerned parties and have determined that the channel should be removed from our platform. Deletion from the channel store and platform has begun and […]
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Roku explains why it allowed Infowars on its platform
Roku has just made a bad decision with regard to its growing advertising business by associating its brand with the toxic conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones. As Digiday first reported this morning, Roku has chosen to add the Infowars live show hosted by Jones to the Roku platform as a supported channel, much to the disgust […]
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Last year, Dish-owned streaming service Sling TV launched a free tier to its service designed to attract those with lapsed subscriptions to come back and watch. On Roku devices, former customers were able to tune into over 100 hours of TV shows and movies without a subscription by launching the Sling TV app. Today, the […]
View More Sling TV rolls out free content to non-subscribers, initially on RokuVLC prepares to add AirPlay support as it crosses 3 billion downloads
VLC, the hugely popular media playing service, is filing one of its gaps with the addition of AirPlay support as its just crossed an incredible three billion users. The new feature was revealed by Jean-Baptiste Kempf, one of the service’s lead developers, in an interview with Variety at CES and it will give users a chance to beam […]
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The free, ad-supported streaming video market is getting extremely competitive.
IMDb, the movie and TV website owned by Amazon, launched a free streaming channel on Thursday. Called IMDb Freedive, it’s available to U.S. viewers on the IMDb website and Amazon Fire TV devices.
IMDb Freedive offers a variety of content, spanning film and television, at no cost. There is no IMDb or Amazon Prime subscription required, as the service is supported by advertisements. Viewers simply need to create a free IMDb account to begin watching.
Older movies like The Illusionist, Memento, and The Last Samurai are currently available to watch on the serviceFringe, Heroes, Without a Trace, and The Bachelor make up some of Freedive’s current television offerings. (There are multiple categories on the service, including drama, comedies, horror, action, family, and so on.) The streaming service also boasts of a few IMDb original series’ that take a look at the movie and TV industry. Read more…
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View More Amazon launches new free movies and TV streaming channel through IMDBRoku tops 27M accounts & 24B hours streamed by end of 2018, announces more TV partners
Ahead of its announcements of new TV partnerships at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Roku today shared some new numbers about the growing traction of its overall platform. The company said the number of active accounts grew 40 percent year-over-year in 2018, to top 27 million by year-end. In addition, its total […]
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A big update is coming for Roku’s free content network, Roku Channel.
The set-top box company announced on Wednesday that it will soon launch premium subscriptions on its movies, TV, and live events platform called The Roku Channel.
Users will be able to subscribe to their favorite paid cable networks like Showtime, Starz, and Epix. Other paid subscription services coming to Roku Channel include CollegeHumor’s Dropout, Smithsonian Channel Plus, Noggin, and Tastemade.
Roku touts that premium subscriptions can be setup with a single click. Those who subscribe to premium content via Roku Channel can manage their subscriptions through a single interface and be able to pay for each services’ fee on a single bill. Pricing for each service is the same as if your subscribed outside of Roku Channel, so the aggregated bill and management interface is really the main selling point from Roku. Premium subscription content can be viewed on any device that supports Roku Channel. Read more…
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The Roku Channel adds premium subscriptions alongside its free content
The Roku Channel — Roku’s home to free, ad-supported content like movies, TV, sports and news — is expanding to include subscriptions. Essentially Roku’s own take on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, users can now opt to add some 25 premium video subscriptions within the Roku Channel, centralizing their access to streaming services in one destination […]
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Roku Premiere and Premiere+
$39.99 or $49.99
The Good
Plenty of apps (aka channels) to choose from • Slim design • Prime Video and YouTube apps included
The Bad
Base IR remote on the Premiere • Limited voice controls • No Dolby Vision support
The Bottom Line
The Roku Premiere+ is a solid media-streaming box, but it’s outshined by the robust voice-assistant controls built into its competitors.
Mashable Score3.75
Cool Factor3.0
Learning Curve4.0
Performance4.0
Bang for the Buck4.0
The Roku Premiere and Premiere+ are nearly identical 4K streaming devices. The one major difference is that the Premiere+ comes with a microphone-equipped wireless remote control (and it’s also only sold at Walmart). At $39.99 and $49.99 respectively, the Premiere and Premiere+ are poised to compete directly with the similarly priced, Mashable Choice-winning Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K. Read more…
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View More Roku Premiere and Premiere+ review: You should consider only oneRoku’s voice-powered wireless speakers and tabletop remote start shipping
In July, Roku unveiled its entry into the voice-powered speaker market, with a pair of Roku TV Wireless Speakers designed to work with the company’s lineup of partner-built smart TVs. Those speakers will now begin to ship to customers starting on Friday, November 16. They’ll also go on sale in advance of Black Friday at […]
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What’s the best way to unwind? A movie or TV marathon of course! And, with all the entertainment options at our fingertips, including streaming services, binge-watching has never been easier.
All this technology can be a double-edged sword. First, there’s internet connectivity issues that can make your streaming sessions slow. Then, it might be hard to find something good to watch — there are only so many rom-coms a person can take. On top of all that, digital content isn’t always affordable, and you might find yourself forking over a lot of cash to watch what you want.
What’s the secret sauce for fixing these problems? Considering tech issues are sometimes beyond our control, we can’t do much. In the meantime though, there might be a solution to help upgrade your entertainment game: streaming media players. Read more…
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Roku expands its free streaming channel with entertainment and live sports
Roku’s ad-supported free streaming channel is expanding. No, not to more platforms — it already did that. But rather, it’s expanding its content lineup. While before the channel offered free-to-stream movies and news, it will now feature live and linear sports and entertainment content, the company says. As of earlier this year, The Roku Channel […]
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