While it’s marketing and some of the comments I see on various forums might indicate it, Peacock, the new app from NBC Universal and Comcast has a lot of free content, but the app is not a totally free service. Yes there are many series available to stream for free. There is also a cool…
The fastest growing demographic in the US is getting more and more love from major media companies. And that population is the hispanic population. Multiple companies with streaming content including Roku, Tubi, Sling TV and Pluto TV have been targeting Spanish speakers of late and today, Tastemade announced the launch of Tastemade en Español –…
The Roku channel, the free ad-supported app for Roku owners, will soon be available as a stand alone app for Android and IOS devices. The ROku Channel was already cleverly integrated into the Roku remote app but a stand alone app means that Roku will have a way to directly monetize content on mobile platforms…
About 10 years ago one of the key differences between Apple TV and Roku was that Roku did not support AirPlay from iOS devices. Well that changes today with an announcement from Roku that the latest software update will allow users to use AirPlay 2 on Roku devices. AirPlay 2 is available on iPads, iPhones…
A few months ago there was a curious occurence on many Roku powered TV’s. Roku launched a new feature in the Roku channel featuring Internet based channels with their standard over the air channel guide. After a few days Roku pulled the option saying that it had been unpopular with its customers and was removed…
