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Roku says its impasse with Google over carriage of its YouTube and YouTube TV apps has remained despite six months of efforts to resolve it. The distribution deal for YouTube’s main app is set to expire on December 9. YouTube TV, the pay-TV service with more than 3 million customers, already reached the end of the…

Roku, in a survey of more than 2,000 consumers conducted with the Harris Poll, found that 72% of respondents see the U.S. economy improving over the next 12 months. That optimism is expected to be reflected in holiday spending, which Roku’s 2021 Consumer Holiday Shopping Report estimates will tick up 5%. The streaming…

Amazon today unveiled its first Amazon-built smart TV along with its latest Fire TV device as the streaming wars in all their iterations continue to ramp up. Roku currently has its interface on more than a third of U.S. TV sets. The 4K Ultra HD sets — called the Amazon Fire TV Omni Series – features hands-free voice…

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, which was canceled as a series last spring by NBC, will sing on as a Christmas-themed feature film streaming on the Roku Channel this holiday season. Production of Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas will start this month in Vancouver, with Lionsgate remaining onboard as the studio. Cast…

Roku has renewed Most Dangerous Game for season 2. Set in New York, it will be headlined by newly added lead David Castañeda (The Umbrella Academy) and Christoph Waltz, reprising the role of Miles Sellers. Creator Nick Santora returns as writer and executive producer. Most Dangerous Game is among the first Quibi…

Roku and Charter Communications have resolved a distribution snag that began last December over the Spectrum streaming app. In a joint statement today, the companies said they had reached "a mutually beneficial agreement” for the renewal of the app on the Roku platform. “As a result of the renewal, the Spectrum TV App…

The El Rey Network, which is getting set to make a rare transition from cable TV to free streaming, has set a deal for crucial real estate on the Roku Channel. Starting tomorrow, the Robert Rodriguez-founded network, will start streaming as a 24-7 linear offering on the Roku Channel, one of more than 190 on the free…

Roku will add 23 series on Friday to its free streaming outlet the Roku Channel, including former Quibi shows like Emmy-nominated comedy The Mapleworth Murders. The announcement of the new arrivals came with new Nielsen data showing the channel was No. 6 in terms of household reach among all streaming services. Along…

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist lives on. The buzzy series, which was canceled by NBC after two seasons, would get a new chapter with a holiday movie for streamer Roku, I have learned. The series’ main cast, led by Jane Levy, is slated to return, I hear. The deal, which is still being finalized, is for a movie, but in…

Roku posted another strong quarter of results, but its shares fell 9% in after-hours trading due to factors like a dip in streaming hours and flattening growth trajectory of its active accounts. The streaming provider said net revenue grew 81% year-over-year to $645 million, ahead of Wall Street forecasts. Operating…

NBCUniversal-owned Fandango, which has evolved from a movie ticketing service to a more comprehensive entertainment brand, is merging its streaming services Vudu and FandangoNow. The new Vudu-branded offering will feature 200,000 new releases and library titles. It will also become Roku’s official film and TV store in…

Three tech stocks — Snap Inc., Roku and Facebook — posted especially strong gains as broader markets staged a more modest rally to close the week on a high note. A stellar earnings report after the close of trading on Thursday propelled Snap up 24% to a new record high of $77.97. Trading volume was more than five…