Redbox Instant is coming to Roku
Roku users will soon have access to yet another video subscription service. Redbox Instant will launch its very own Roku channel this summer. Read more at GigaOM »
Time Warner Cable CEO’s response on Aereo: Yeah, we could do that
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Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt is watching the Aereo legal battle with interest. If the upstart prevails, Britt may try a similar tactic himself. Read more at GigaOM »
Roku strikes Time Warner Cable deal, wants to be your next cable box
Time Warner Cable is going to stream live television to Roku boxes through a new app that is going to be released some time this quarter. This makes Time Warner Cable the first operator to strike such a deal with Roku. Read more at GigaOM »
Simon & Schuster to stream book videos on Roku and Blinkx
Book publisher Simon & Schuster is ramping up video distribution, creating content channels and signing with partners like Roku, Blinkx and Taboola. For now, the videos are intended to promote books and authors, not to drive advertising revenue. Read more »
Top digital exec leaves News Corp ahead of company’s split
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Jon Miller, the well-respected chief digital officer of News Corp, is on the way out after presiding over the company’s sprawling digital properties. The move comes at a time that News Corp is splitting into distinct entertainment and publishing companies. Read more »
Roku gets $45M in funding from News Corp., BSkyB
Roku has raised $45M in additional funding from News Corp., BSkyB and others. The company wants to use the funding for further international expansion, and also hints at additional partnerships with pay TV providers. But who is the mystery “unnamed strategic investor” that joined this round? Read more at GigaOM »
Roku gets ready to launch in Germany, Spain
Roku just started rolling out a firmware update to its media players that includes a translation of its user interface to Spanish and German. This comes just days after we broke the story that Roku is eyeing Germany and Span as its next foreign markets. Read more at GigaOM »
Roku CEO: Blu-ray will be finished in 4 years
Roku CEO Anthony Wood doesn’t think Blu-ray is going to be around much longer. He predicted At the TV of Tomorrow show in San Francisco that no one would be using Blu-ray players in four years. Instead, consumers would gravitate to streaming boxes and Smart TVs. Read more at GigaOM »
TV or PC? Study Highlights Differences Between Netflix And Hulu
With the race to transform the living room into a web-connected media hub accelerating, a new report shows the diverging viewer habits acros… Read more »
Roku Boxes To Hit Best Buy Shelves
After selling its streaming media players primarily online for the last three years, Roku will now start selling its set-top boxes in Best… Read more »
More Ads On Roku Could Lure More Channels, But What About Viewers?
Roku is maturing fast this week: First came news of its first cable-channel partner, WealthTV, and now a deal with mDialog that will allow f… Read more »
Roku Lands Its First Cable Channel
Roku is expected to announce Tuesday an unlikely addition to its programming lineup: WealthTV. This will mark the first time a cable channel… Read more »
Channeling Jesus Through Roku: Florida Church Offers Set-Top Services
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A Florida church has set up its own Roku channel for live services — and is buying set tops for some congregants. Northland calls itself “a… Read more »
Roku, TiVo Add Hulu Plus
Hulu Plus is gaining two more ways to connect with potential subscribers: TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) and Roku are adding access to Hulu Plus through… Read more »
Roku Refreshes Its Set-Top Box Line-Up
Roku, which is facing renewed competition from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV and (soon) Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV, is updating its product line-up. The… Read more »
Roku Tries A Price Reset With Google TV, Apple Whatever In The Wings
Video service Roku cut prices by 23 to 30 percent across its WiFi set tops today, taking its most expensive device below $100 in the hopes o… Read more »
Roku To Deliver UFC Live PPV, On Demand
Roku’s 500,000-plus customers already have access to Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), MLB.TV, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) VOD and MMA’s Midwest Cage Championsh… Read more »
Netflix Made $1.7 Million On Sale Of Roku Stake
Buried in Netflix’s earnings call Wednesday were some details about the company’s sale of its stake in set-top maker Roku to Menlo Ventures.… Read more »
Roku CEO Says IPO Could Come Next Year; Netflix Sells Stake
Set-top maker Roku is still raising venture capital cash but it is already talking about an IPO. CEO Anthony Wood tells Bloomberg that the… Read more »
Roku Plugs Content Store Into Its Set top Box
Roku is cracking open access to its Internet set-top device to third-party content providers — adding 10 partners to its “Channel Store” th… Read more »
Roku Selling Upgraded Set-Top Boxes With HD Built-In
Netflix-backed Roku is selling new versions of its set-top box. Earlier this year, the company offered a software upgrade that gave its stan… Read more »
Set-Top Maker Roku Joins MLB.TV Roster
Pretty soon, it will be easier to write about which devices and services aren’t carrying MLB.TV. The latest to go major league is Roku, the… Read more »
Roku Adds $8.4 Million In Funding From Menlo Ventures
Set-top box-maker Roku has raised nearly $8.4 million in funding from Menlo Ventures as part of a fourth round. Contentinople first reported… Read more »
Digital Video Player Roku Gets Third Round Funding
Roku, the digital media device player company and maker of the cute little Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) Player by Roku, has closed its third round o… Read more »
LG’s New Blu-Ray Box Includes Netflix Streaming; “Well Under $500″
Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) announced its first direct-to-TV movie partnership with LG Electronics (SEO: 066570) early this year, but was short on… Read more »
