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Roku
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China’s iQiyi links with Roku for North American expansion
Chinese streaming service iQiyi has launched on Roku in North America. The iQiyi channel provides…
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Exclusive: AVOD set to boom with $259bn annual revenue by 2025
AVOD streamers are set to flourish over the next three years and will hit revenues…
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Roku hires ITV America’s chief creative officer to lead originals
ITV America’s chief creative officer David Eilenberg is joining Roku to lead its originals push….
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Roku Channel takes ABC Australia drama ‘The Newsreader’ for US debut
Roku has acquired Australian drama The Newsreader as a Roku Channel exclusive for its US…
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Sales round-up: Viasat World snags ITVS, All3 dramas; BritBox, TVNZ land ‘Screw’; ‘Fresh Meat’ served via AVOD
Viasat World snags ITVS, All3 dramas Viasat World has struck deals with companies including All3Media…
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Roku platform boss Scott Rosenberg to depart
Scott Rosenberg, SVP and GM of platform business at US-based tech and streaming service Roku,…
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All3 Int’l launches ‘Midsomer Murders’ FAST channel in US, Canada
All3Media International is launching a North American FAST (Free Ad Supported Television) channel via Roku…
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Sales round-up: ‘Children Ruin Everything’ for Roku; US Capitol riot doc travels worldwide; ‘DinoCity’ in demand
‘Children Ruin Everything’ for Roku Roku has acquired upcoming Canadian comedy Children Ruin Everything as…
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Round up: Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku; Vuulr hits 2k hours in Q3; Prime snags cinema docs
Blue Ant’s HauntTV lands on Roku Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched its FAST (free…
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Round up: Roku extends ‘Most Dangerous Game’; China’s Youku snags ‘Turbozaurs’; DNEG expands in Toronto
Roku extends Most Dangerous Game Roku is expanding its originals play, with a second season…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Predicting the future & effects of digital ad growth
Online advertising will account for more than 70% of worldwide ad revenue by 2025. As…
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Roku preps Nippon’s ‘Sokkuri Sweets’ & eyes ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’
AVOD operator Roku has tapped singer-actor Josh Groban to host its upcoming remake of Japanese…
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NBCU owner Comcast eyes ViacomCBS or Roku deal, according to report
NBCUniversal (NBCU) owner Comcast is exploring a potential tie-up with US-based media giant rival ViacomCBS…
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TBI Weekly: How Roku growth is expanding opportunity
AVOD operator Roku this week ordered a second season of scripted series Die Hart, marking…
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Roku prepares to launch Quibi shows from mid-May
AVOD operator and device manufacturer Roku will roll out its recently acquired programming from now-defunct…
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Roku hits out at Google as YouTube TV dispute hots up
Roku has warned users that YouTube TV could disappear from their devices as its legal…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking OTT’s global revenue prospects
Streaming services have surged in popularity over the past 12 months but research revealed today…
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Roku acquires complete ‘This Old House’ brand and assets
US-based AVOD operator Roku has bought the This Old House home improvement show franchise, including the…
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TBI Weekly: How AVOD is starting to pull out the big guns
If it hadn’t been for the double-barrel effect of a global pandemic and the launch…
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Fox’s AVOD Tubi explores originals, with $4m per episode budgets mooted
Fox Entertainment’s AVOD streamer Tubi is moving into original programming, with reports suggesting that up…
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AVOD streamer Roku eyes more content deals after Quibi acquisitions
AVOD streamer The Roku Channel is looking to strike more content deals following the recent…
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Roku buys Quibi’s short-form content in deal valued at ‘less than $100m’
AVOD streamer Roku has confirmed a deal to acquire more than 75 shows from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s…
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Roku growth soars to 51 million users as Q4 viewing tops 17 billion hours
Streaming device maker and AVOD operator Roku has announced its latest milestone of 50 million…
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AVOD streamer Roku nears deal to buy Quibi’s short-form content
AVOD streamer and device manufacturer Roku is nearing a deal to acquire programming from Jeffrey…
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TBI Weekly: Six reasons why 2020 has been the year of AVOD
With an unexpected global pandemic and the roll-out of direct-to-consumer streamers from the US studios…
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NBCU’s Peacock fans out onto Roku after extended negotiations
A little more than two months after launching Peacock, NBCUniversal’s parent company Comcast has reached…
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Exclusive: Roku strikes Endemol Shine AVOD deals in US, UK
Ad-supported streamer Roku has struck a slew of new deals with Endemol Shine Group (ESG)…
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Roku unveils new ‘live TV guide’ and slew of channels from A+E, ABC
Ad-supported streamer Roku is moving further to replicate live TV by launching an on-screen channel…
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US overtakes China as home of AVOD, with global spending to top $53bn by 2025
The US has overtaken China to become the biggest spender on AVOD services, with global…
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DocuBay launches on Roku in US and Europe
Factual streamer DocuBay has launched on Roku devices in the US and Europe. The SVOD…