Roku Celebrates 10 Years of TV Streaming with Free Premium Content and Special Retail Offers
May 14 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Hit Shows from SHOWTIME®, FOX, EPIX,
Smithsonian Earth and More Available Directly in The Roku Channel;
Offers on Select Roku Devices at Retail
In celebration of ten years of TV streaming, Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ROKU) today announced it has unlocked free content for Roku®
customers and is offering discounts on select streaming players.
The celebration falls just ahead of National Streaming Day on May
20, which encourages people to stream entertainment and recognizes
the massive change in the TV industry. This year marks the 10th
anniversary of the first Roku player, the first ever device to
stream Netflix to the TV.
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“For 10 years, Roku has facilitated the massive shift in the way
people watch TV and we’re extremely proud of the contribution we’re
making to streaming entertainment,” said, Matthew Anderson, chief
marketing officer, Roku. “We can think of no better way to thank
our base of nearly 21 million avid streamers than to offer free hit
entertainment in partnership with some of the biggest and best TV
networks like SHOWTIME, FOX, EPIX, Smithsonian Earth and more.”
Free Premium Content Just for Roku Streamers
For the first time, content from select channel partners
including SHOWTIME, FOX, EPIX, Smithsonian Earth and more, is
available for free in The Roku Channel. Premiere seasons of
critically acclaimed series from SHOWTIME such as Billions, Ray
Donovan and The Affair; the addictive first season of EPIX’s dark
comedy, Get Shorty; episodes of pop-cultural hits from FOX such as
The Four: Battle for Stardom, with expert panelists judges Sean
“Diddy” Combs, DJ Khaled and Meghan Trainor, and host Fergie; Beat
Shazam, hosted by Jamie Foxx; and Love Connection, hosted by Andy
Cohen; as well as exclusive nature and wildlife documentaries from
Smithsonian Earth, are among the selection of content that
customers can watch in The Roku Channel for free through May 20.
The Roku Channel is dedicated to giving customers free access to a
wide range of films, TV episodes and live news. There are no
subscriptions, fees or logins required.
National Streaming Day Retail Offers
Consumers can enjoy special savings on several Roku streaming
players in the U.S. For a limited time, customers can get $10 off
the Roku Streaming Stick (MSRP $49.99) and the Roku Ultra (MSRP
$99.99), as well as $15 off the Roku Streaming Stick+ (MSRP
$69.99). These offers are available at major retailers including
Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Walmart.com, and at Roku.com through
May 26, 2018.
Roku pioneered streaming to the television with the launch of
the Netflix player in 2008. Since then, the company has transformed
how consumers enjoy TV, how content providers reach their TV
audiences and how brands reach TV audiences. As of the end of the
first quarter of 2018, Roku had nearly 21 million active accounts,
and during that first quarter alone, Roku users streamed 5+ billion
hours.
About Roku, Inc.
Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. We connect users to the
streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and
monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique
capabilities to engage consumers. Roku streaming players and Roku
TV™ models are available around the world through direct retail
sales and licensing arrangements with TV OEMs and service
operators. Roku is headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif. U.S.A.
Roku is a registered trademark of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in
other countries.
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