Roku

Now your TV can ask more than ‘are you still watching?’

Users of Roku-powered TCL smart TVs complain that the latest OS upgrade turned on Roku’s intolerable ’Action Smoothing‘ feature with no way to turn it off

Former Microsoft and Xandr exec Sarah Harms, and Sal Candela, formerly with Spotify, will assume VP-level roles at Roku

Incumbent rights holder Peacock was reportedly paying $30 million a season for the package

New agreement will bring live games from a major American sport to a FAST channel for the first time starting May 19

iSpot to integrate Roku watermark to validate ad inventory authenticity

Streamer sets up destination showcasing coverage of Paris Games that directs users to Peacock

Advertisers will be able to optimize streaming campaigns

Roku is preparing to integrate video formats into its currently static home-screen ads and expand new ways to serve commercials to viewers

Shares rose (slightly) after hours for the oft-dinged streaming company, as user accounts also increased by 1.6 million