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The Roku Channel
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Roku Channel to offer Major League Baseball games for free
The Roku Channel is bolstering its sports offering after picking up rights to 18 Major…
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News round-up: Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’; Roku orders ‘Tracee Travels’; Paramount+ renews ‘Dora’
Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’ Netflix has ordered Toughest Forces On Earth, an eight-part…
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News round-up: Prime Video returns ‘The Bad Guy’; Acme & Lightbox team on ‘Mr Doodle’; CBS orders ‘Young Sheldon’ spin-off
Prime Video returns ‘The Bad Guy’ Amazon streamer Prime Video has returned Italian original drama…
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Cineflix Rights launches ‘Property Brothers’ FAST channel on Roku, Tubi & Plex in Canada
Cineflix Rights has launched a new FAST channel dedicated to home renovation experts Drew and…
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Kids round-up: Roku brings ‘Big Blue’ to US; France TV extends ‘My Life In Versailles’; Kedoo hires eOne alum
Roku brings ‘Big Blue’ to US The Roku Channel Kids & Family has acquired US…
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News round-up: Roku renews ‘Sushi Master’; Netflix extends ‘Alice In Borderland’; Hayu lands in New Zealand
Roku renews ‘Sushi Master’ Roku has renewed culinary competition series Morimoto’s Sushi Master for a…
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Roku Channel pulls more than 30 shows including Quibi content as part of cost-cutting strategy
A day after Roku said it would be reviewing its content strategy, more than 30…
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Roku cuts a further 200 jobs to reduce escalating operating overheads
Roku has announced plans to cut a further 200 jobs, equivalent to around 6% of…
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WBD moves FAST as 200+ shows incl ‘Westworld’ head to Tubi & Roku
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to launch branded FAST channels for series including the recently…
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Roku expands to more than 70 million users
Roku has reported more than 70 million active accounts globally, adding almost 10 million on…
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Roku to axe 200 jobs as US enters economic slowdown
Roku has become the latest US media firm to cut jobs, with 200 roles –…
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Roku Channel steps in to save TBS comedy ‘Chad’ after WBD cancellation
The Roku Channel has stepped in to save Nasim Pedrad’s comedy series Chad, after Warner…
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NBCUIS alum Jeff Wachtel links with Blink49 & Roku to launch Future Shack
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS)’s former president Jeff Wachtel has launched his own production firm with…
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TBI Weekly: What lies beyond the SVOD horizon?
Netflix’s plummeting share price has underlined the fragility of an SVOD-only model and already fed…
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Roku orders ‘Honest Renovations’ with Jessica Alba & Lizzy Mathis to EP and host
The Roku Channel has commissioned a new unscripted original series, hosted and executive produced by…
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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 extends first ‘original’ as ‘Die Hart’ enjoys ‘spectacular debut’
Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service The Roku Channel has ordered a second season of scripted…
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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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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 Channel to offer premium content from Showtime, Epix & Starz
The Roku Channel is set to offer premium subscriptions from Showtime, Starz and Epix by…