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EXCLUSIVE: Roku will not proceed with its ambitious jungle reality series Survival From Above but producer Caravan Media is in advanced stage talks with a UK network over taking on the show. Deadline understands Roku decided against moving forward with the format several weeks ago, though the…

Roku has enlisted Village Roadshow to handle international sales on the streaming company’s original film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. The agreement encompasses sales of the project in all global markets except the U.S., Canada, the UK and Latin America. Village Roadshow will oversee global sales…

Roku is joining the growing list of tech and media companies reducing their workforces, announcing plans to cut 200 positions in the U.S. “Due to the current economic conditions in our industry, we have made the difficult decision to reduce Roku's headcount expenses by a projected 5%, to slow down…

As more live sports programming migrates from linear TV to streaming, Roku is rolling out a new area within its streaming interface designed to help fans follow the action. Dubbed a sports “experience,” the area within Roku is a centralized hub for sports programming, with the goal of reducing the…

Roku is cooking up a pair of new original non-scripted series. The streamer has ordered sushi competition series Morimoto’s Sushi Master and The Cupcake Guys from Michael Strahan. Morimoto's Sushi Master, which is the first-ever cooking competition series focused on the art of sushi-making, is…

The clocks have gone back in the UK, meaning longer, darker nights and the sense summer is long gone. Happily, there’s plenty of news to keep us occupied. Jesse Whittock here taking you through the first Insider of the month. Let’s go. Roku Gets Down With Weird…

Roku has welcomed Netflix into the ad streaming market. As SVoD service Netflix this week launches a low-cost, ad-supported tier in 12 territories, Roku Head of Originals David Eilenberg said his platform doesn't see a direct threat and instead is focused on the benefits of long-term market…

Roku saw its user base growth rate rebound and total revenue soar well ahead of Wall Street expectations in the third quarter, but investors nevertheless are hammering the stock due to other, less auspicious trends. Shares slipped as much as 20%, falling below $45, after the company reported its…

EXCLUSIVE: Chad has found a new home. The second season of Nasim Pedrad's coming-of-age comedy series will run on The Roku Channel after it was scrapped as part of the cost-cutting measures at Warner Bros. Discovery cable network TBS. As Deadline revealed, Chad was one of a number of shows and…

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Rouhana, CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, will wait as long as it takes — years even — for the right M&A transaction to come together. Two elements must fall into place, in his words: “industrial logic” and “financial excellence.” As a result of that approach, which…

Roku’s splashy hire of Charlie Collier, former CEO of Fox Entertainment and president of AMC, has sent a clear signal about the company’s ambition to make more noise with original programming. The questions now among Wall Streeters and industryites: Exactly how noisy will Roku try to get, and at what cost? And what’s…

Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier is leaving the linear network to join Roku. He joins as President, Roku Media, effective in late October, based in New York. The surprising move is a major statement of intent from Roku. Collier will oversee advertising and content at the digital streaming company. He will run…