Tag: The Roku Channel

Roku’s platform business crossed $1.13 billion in Q1 revenue, up 28%, as advertising and subscriptions scaled together and pushed the company to $86 million in net income. Roku’s results show its platform model’s getting more durable, with distribution, monetization, and…

ESPN and The CW are turning CW Sports into a broader distribution play, with more than 800 hours of live sports heading to ESPN’s Unlimited tier while CW entertainment programming lands free on The Roku Channel the day after broadcast.…

Roku has surpassed 100 million streaming households globally, cementing its position at the operating system layer where viewing begins and giving it scaled influence over discovery, subscriptions, and advertising. That reach strengthens Roku’s pitch as core ad-supported TV infrastructure, while…

From the Archives examines how Roku’s shift from a neutral device to a platform control layer has moved power toward its owned interface, discovery, and monetization systems. The Roku Channel, subscription aggregation, and hardware-level distribution like remote shortcuts have positioned…

Apple’s expanding Apple TV’s distribution by allowing Roku users to subscribe directly inside The Roku Channel using Roku Pay, letting viewers sign up and watch Apple’s originals, films, documentaries, and live sports without downloading the standalone Apple TV app. The…

Roku reported its first full-year profit in 2025, driven by 18% Platform revenue growth, record premium subscription additions, and continued expansion in streaming hours. The company beat fourth-quarter expectations and guided to $5.5 billion in 2026 revenue, signaling sustained margin…

Roku posted its first quarterly operating profit since 2021, beating expectations with $1.21 billion in revenue and $24.8 million in net income for Q3 2025. Despite strong platform revenue growth, improved EBITDA guidance, and rising streaming hours, shares fell over…

Basics of Streaming explores how FAST has matured into a critical pillar of the streaming ecosystem. Introduced by Pluto TV in 2014, FAST has expanded far beyond linear channels to include hybrid delivery formats, all unified by an ad-supported, free-to-watch…

Roku is launching a summer OS update packed with new UX features aimed at improving content discovery and engagement. Key additions include Top 10 Movies/TV rows based on user searches, an “In Theaters Now” row to track theatrical releases, and…

Roku has struck an exclusive deal with Billy Corgan’s National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to stream first-run wrestling matches weekly on The Roku Channel in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, starting July 29. This marks the NWA’s first major first-run TV…