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Roku unveiled its third-generation models in March 2013, the Roku 3 and Roku 2. The Roku 3 contains an upgraded CPU over the 2 XS, and a Wi-Fi Direct remote with an integrated headphone jack. The Roku 2 features only the faster CPU. [25] [26] A software update in October 2014 added support for peer-to-peer Miracast wireless. [27]
The Roku Channel was launched in September 2017 as a free, ad-supported streaming television service ("FAST"), [1] [12] available to viewers in the U.S. [13] Roku's CEO Anthony Wood stated in the same month that the channel was a "way for content owners to publish their content on Roku without writing an app". [14]
The Roku OS includes the Roku Channel Store, featuring a collection of apps Roku calls "channels". [32] The operating system allows users to browse streaming channels available, displayed in a grid format. [8] [33] According to mobile app analytics company 42matters, there were over 26,000 apps available in the Roku Channel Store in 2023. [34]
The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.
In the September 2023 ratings, [16] Tubi, with 1.3% of viewing, ranked fifth among all streaming services, The Roku Channel, with 1.1% ranked seventh, and Pluto TV, with 0.8% ranked tenth. In January 2024, over 1,500 FAST TV channels are currently in airing in the U.S. across various services. [17]
The Roku Channel is an American streaming service which launched in September 2017. [1] In 2021, The Roku Channel began releasing original programming branded as "Roku Originals", including acquisitions from the defunct Quibi service. [2]
Roku also added the "Featured Free" section as the top section of its main menu from where users can get access to direct streaming of shows and movies from its partners. [94] On April 7, 2020, The Roku Channel launched in the UK, with a different selection of movies and TV shows. [95]
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