A First-Ever Event: the Roku Select and Plus Series TVs
by Omid Rahmat
Roku-made TVs are coming to market and we don’t know what to make of it.
Tags:4k| CES 2023| HD| Roku| SmartTVs| TCL
TCL Launches the U.K.’s First-Ever QLED Roku TV
by Artem Alekseenko
TCL, a leading consumer electronics brand, and Roku, Inc., a pioneer in TV streaming, announced the launch of the RC630K series – the U.K.’s first-ever QLED Roku TV. The highly anticipated 4K UHD resolution product …
Tags:Roku| TCL| UK (United Kingdom)
Links Week Starting 14th November 2022
by Bob Raikes
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Interested in VFX? – BorisFX held a …
Tags:Aviation| BBC| Desktop Monitors| Flexible Displays| | LED| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| OTT Video| Roku| Samsung| Smartphones| Sports and Stadiums| | UltraHD & 4K
Mid-week Links – Week Ending 11th November 2022
by Bob Raikes
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle of this week. Connected TV Advertising’s Big Secret: Two Can Be …
Tags:Application Processors| Augmented Reality| AVOD| Desktop Monitors| Financial Data| Investment| MMD (AOC Philips)| Roku| Samsung| Smart TV| Smartphones| Virtual Reality
Roku to Launch New Smart Home Products at Walmart
by Artem Alekseenko
Roku, Inc. and Walmart announced the launch of Roku’s new suite of smart home products, including security cameras, video doorbells, lighting, plugs, and more. This expansion of Roku’s product line provides a broad offering …
Tags:Roku| Smart Home & Home Networks
Roku Introduces Three New Roku TV Partners in Mexico: Aiwa, Daewoo, and Sansui
by Artem Alekseenko
Roku, Inc., the #1 TV streaming platform in Mexico by hours streamed, announces the arrival of new Roku TV brands in Mexico: Aiwa, Daewoo, and Sansui. This builds on the Roku TV offering currently …
Tags:Roku| Stream TV
Xperi Expands on the Vewd Acquisition
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The acquisition of Vewd by Xperi (the owner of Tivo) was announced a couple of days ago (Xperi Acquires Vewd Software) and Next|TV caught up with the Experi Products Chief, Geir …
Tags:Android| Google| Roku| Tivo| TVs (TV Sets)
Will Streaming Take Over?
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Kagan said after a survey of US adult internet uses that it estimates that US households used 6.8 streaming video services on average in March 2022. The result showed that paid …
Tags:Advertising| Roku| Smart TV| Streaming Video| USA
Roku / Netflix Acquisition Rumor
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Last week there were rumours that Roku was to be bought by Neflix. Commentators speculated that Netflix could use such an acquisition to accelerate its expected advertising-subsidised membership plans. From Roku’s …
Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Netflix| Roku
Links Week Starting 23rd May 2022
by Bob Raikes
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. (I’m still catching up after Display Week!) …
Tags:Apple| Automotive| Forecasts| Google| LED| Litigation| MicroLED| MPEG| Outdoor Displays| Patents| Perovskite| QD OLEDs| Roku| Samsung| tablets| Testing| Transparent Displays| TV Set Market| TVs (TV Sets)| Virtual Sets
Roku CEO predicts LG, Samsung and Vizio will Give Up their Own TV OSes
by Milos Pavlovic
What They Say Roku’s CEO, Anthony Wood, has said at a Morgan Stanley Technology conference, that smartTV makers will ‘eventually’ give up and license operating systems from Roku, Amazon or Google. He sees an …
Tags:Amazon| Google| LG Electronics (LGE)| | Roku| Samsung
Roku Planning to Make its Own TVs?
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Business Insider reports that Roku is exploring the feasibility of making its own brand of smartTVs and apparently ran a focus group. Someone told the blog: “They showed different models, feature …
Tags:Roku| Smart TV| USA
