Roku sells five million players in the U.S.
Roku has sold five million players in the U.S. since unveiling the first Roku streaming player five years ago. A good chunk of its customers use their Roku more than traditional TV. Read more »
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 »
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 »
Roku shrinks its box, puts it on an MHL thumb drive
Roku is expanding its lineup of devices with a new smart-TV stick that brings the entire functionality of its existing set-top boxes to TVs simply by being plugged into an MHL port. The stick can even be used with your regular TV remote. Read more »
Roku in 2012: Is it time to sell?
There are two rumors about Roku going around these days: One says that the company is getting ready to be acquired, possibly by Intel. The other one says it’s getting more funding. Which one makes more sense for Roku? The answer may surprise you. Read more »
Roku launches $49 box, insists it’s not a loss leader
How’s that for a deal: Roku’s new entry-level set-top box is selling for just $49. That’s half the price of an Apple TV – but the company insists it’s still making money on every unit sold. Roku also announced the launch of an HBO Go app. Read more »
