Roku Announces New Streaming Player Line-up for UK
September 19 2019 - 9:01AM
Business Wire
New Roku Express is Smaller and Can be
Powered by Most TVs; Roku Premiere Delivers 4K Streaming for Just
£29.99
Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) today unveiled its 2019
streaming player lineup for the United Kingdom, consisting of three
models. Roku® is launching a redesigned Roku Express, offering easy
HD streaming in a sleek new form factor. Brand new to the UK
line-up is the Roku Premiere which delivers 4K streaming with HDR,
starting from £39.99. The existing Roku Streaming Stick+ will
remain in the 2019 line-up, offering powerful portability,
exceptional wireless performance and vibrant 4K HDR picture
quality.
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“We are delivering more value and improved picture quality
across the new 2019 streaming player line up for the United
Kingdom. The Roku Premiere delivers 4K HDR for a more immersive TV
experience,” said Lloyd Klarke, Director Product Management at
Roku. “Whether you are new to streaming or demand more advanced
features such as better Wi-Fi, 4K HDR and voice search, we have the
right streaming player for everyone.”
Roku Express
The Roku Express is 10% smaller than its predecessor, is sleek
and designed to blend in and disappear when connected to a TV. It
can be fully powered by most TVs to reduce clutter around the TV.
With the Roku Express consumers can enjoy easy and smooth HD
streaming. In the box a simple remote control is included with
popular streaming channel shortcut buttons, a High Speed HDMI®
cable and a power cord.
Roku Premiere
The Roku Premiere is a simple way to start streaming in HD, 4K
Ultra HD or 4K HDR. It features a powerful quad-core processor and
comes in a low-profile form factor. In the box a Premium High Speed
HDMI® cable is included plus remote control with popular streaming
channel shortcut buttons and a power cord.
All Roku streaming devices in the UK provide access to thousands
of free and paid streaming services, including: Netflix, NOW TV,
Prime Video, hayu, BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5, UKTV Play, STV
Player and many more. Additionally, Roku players and Roku TV™
models can be used with the free Roku mobile app for iOS and
Android, to enjoy private listening, voice search and more.
Availability and Pricing
The 2019 Roku streaming player line-up will be available in the
UK beginning early October from Argos, Currys, ASDA, Tesco,
Sainsbury’s, Amazon and other fine retailers:
- Roku Express: MSRP £ 29.99
- Roku Premiere: MSRP £ 39.99
- Roku Streaming Stick+: MSRP £ 49.99
As previously announced earlier this month at IFA, the Roku TV
licensing program is expanding into Europe with Hisense as the
first European Roku TV partner. Roku TV models from Hisense are
expected to launch in the U.K. in Q4.
For more information on Roku products visit Roku.com.
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 TV™ models and Roku
streaming players are available around the world through direct
retail sales and licensing arrangements with TV OEMs and service
operators. Roku audio products are available in the U.S. through
direct retail sales. Roku is headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif.
U.S.A.
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and availability of Roku streaming players and Roku TV models.
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actual results to differ materially are detailed from time to time
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Commission, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2018 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
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