Category: Roku
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Roku is Selling 1 Million Shares to Raise Money
Today Roku announced that they will sell 1 million shares of Roku stock to help raise money for general corporate purposes. This sale could bring in over $160 million for Roku based on its last reported share price of $160.12. “We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, if any, for working capital…
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Disney+ Is Now Roku’s 4th Most Popular Streaming Service
Today marks one week since Disney+ launched in the United States, and it is already the fourth most popular Roku Channel. This means Disney+ is more popular on Roku than Amazon Prime Video and is just behind Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu according to Roku’s most popular list. During the first few weeks, most new services…
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Pokémon is Crashing Roku TVs & Roku Players But a Fix is Rolling Out
Do you have a Roku Player or Roku TV and own a Nintendo Switch? You may have noticed your Roku TV and Roku Player is randomly crashing and rebooting while you try to play the Pokémon Sword and Shield game. The strange thing is you don’t even need your Nintendo Switch to be connected to…
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Top 10 Free Roku Channels for Kids on Roku Players & Roku TVs
As a parent, I understand how important having something for your kids to watch can be especially on a cold, rainy day. The good news is Roku has several 100% free Roku channels full of kid-friendly content. Today, we put together a list of the top 10 free Roku channels (in no particular order) with…
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Roku Launches The Roku Community to Improve Your Roku Experience
Today Roku announced it is launching a new community site called The Roku Community to help improve your Roku customer experience. The new site will be built on the old Roku Forums and allow you to share feedback and product suggestions with Roku. In short, it is still just a forum but Roku says this…
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The Roku Adds Holiday Themed Zones Full of Holiday Movies & TV Shows
Today Roku announced that they have added new Holiday themed zones to the RokuTVs and Roku Players to give you access to holiday movies centered around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more. “As the leaves change colors and the weather gets colder, Roku Zones are making it easier to warm up with the Thanksgiving and holiday entertainment…
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Review: Is TCL’s 2019 6-Series Roku TV Still The Best TV Under $1,000?
In 2018 Cord Cutters News named TCL’s 6-Series the best Roku TV under $1,000. Now TCL has a fresh update to the 6-Series with improved Contrast Control Zone technology to drive individual zones of LED lights behind the TV’s LCD panel. This lighting technology allows each zone of the TV to be brighter or darker…
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EXPIRED: The New Roku SE Streaming Player Will Be Just $18 on Black Friday & The Roku Ultra Will Be Just $49.99 on Black Friday
Today Roku announced its Black Friday deals including an $18 Roku SE streaming player. This is a Roku Express with a new name and color made exclusively for Black Friday and sold at Walmart starting November 28th, 2019. Supply of the new 2019 Roku SE will be limited and if it is anything like last…
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Roku & Walmart Team Up to Make 4K Roku TVs Under the Onn Brand Starting at $148
Today Walmart released its Black Friday deals, and hidden inside of them was a new line of Roku TVs under the Onn brand. These TVs include a 50″ 4K Roku TV for just $148 and a 40″ HD version for just $98. Want something bigger? Walmart will have a 58″ 4K Roku TV for just…
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Roku is Now Offering a Showtime and Starz Bundle
Roku has just announced that they will now offer an all new SHOWTIME + STARZ Value Pack through Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel. The value pack includes both of the premium channels, bundled for $16.99/month after a 7 day free trial. When you choose the value pack, you can easily manage your subscriptions with a…