Roku

Google Forces Roku to Take Down Its YouTube Channel

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:48:39 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Janko Roettgers
Google has forced Roku to take down its YouTube channel, making it impossible for owners of the video streaming device to access YouTube videos.

Roku: Netflix Streaming Box Moves from Online Sales to Retail Chains

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:34:44 -0400

Full article: San Jose Mercury News
Frank Michael Russell
The Roku XD streaming player, previously for sale only online, now can be bought at consumer electronics retailers, the company announced.

Al-Jazeera, Roku and the Future of Online Video

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:25:33 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Josh Levy
It's true that with more innovations like Roku's addition of Al-Jazeera English, the future of online video could be bright. But if big cable succeeds in squashing competition and stifling innovation, it could also get really, really dark.

Roku Adds First Linear Feed Cable Channel

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:41:28 -0500

Full article: CNet
Don Reisinger
Roku has inked a deal with WealthTV to bring a linear feed of the television network's programming to its set-top boxes. Unlike the other channels on the company's platform that provide on-demand access to programming, WealthTV's offering, which costs $2.99 per month, will act as a television channel, letting users drop in to see what's on.

Like Netflix, Roku Underestimates Per-Byte Broadband Threat

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:04:40 -0500

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is reportedly unconcerned by the looming threat of low broadband usage caps and high per gigabyte overages. Like Hastings, Roku CEO Anthony Wood also seems to be taking the cap and meter threat rather lightly. It's not really clear what broadband market Hastings and Wood are looking at.

TiVo and Roku Adding Access to $9.99-a-Month Hulu Plus

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:02:24 -0400

Full article: San Jose Mercury News
Frank Michael Russell
TiVo, the San Jose digital video recording pioneer, and Roku, a Saratoga maker of online streaming devices, are both adding Hulu Plus to their lineups.

Apple Video Play May Hurt Boxee, Roku

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:36:35 -0500

Full article: Light Reading
Steve Donohue
While cable operators likely won't face an immediate threat from the subscription service Apple is purportedly pitching to major content suppliers, the offering may instead put the hurt on over-the-top video service providers like Boxee and Roku.

Chat with Roku on Hurdles to Online Video Market

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:33:14 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
Getting videos and other content on Roku's box has been slow in the making. With new online strategies called TV Everywhere about to launch, analysts say Comcast, Time Warner and satellite operators will keep TV shows and movies closely held by tying that content to cable subscription models.

Q&A: Roku Aims to Be the 'Hulu of TV'

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:24:32 -0400

Full article: Contentinople
Steve Donahue
By allowing viewers to access any prime-time show from any major TV network on its $99 set-top box, Roku hopes to be "the Hulu of TV."

Zeugma, Roku Team on Enhanced Net Video

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:52:13 -0500

Full article: Telephony
Carol Wilson
Zeugma’s SmartVideo application identifies specific video traffic and gives that traffic its own guaranteed bandwidth. That means broadband service providers can deliver movies from Netflix or from Roku digital video players with a guaranteed quality of service, said Andrew Harries, CEO of Zeugma.