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at 42% off for only $29. This compact little stick plugs in seamlessly to an HDMI port on your TV, letting you convert it to a smart television and giving you instant access to all your favorite streaming apps and over 275 free live TV channels. It's a natural step in ditching the cable bill. With 4K, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+ support, the Roku Streaming Stick 4K can give you a clear, vivid image on your television with gorgeous color to enjoy your favorite movies. This remote pairs with your television, so you can…

This Prime Day, you can grab some big savings on numerous Roku products, including the Roku Streaming Stick 4K and the Roku Express. There’s now even more reason to supercharge your home entertainment setup, with discounts across the range reducing the entry price to just £15.98 – a tiny fee in exchange for access to more than 150,000 movies and TV shows available on-demand. If you want to take advantage of Amazon’s Prime Day sale specifically, you will need a Prime day account. You can sign up for Amazon Prime…

You can now give your old telly a blockbuster upgrade without spending a fortune. That's all thanks to Amazon's big Prime Day sale with devices such as the Fire TV Stick and Roku players getting some hefty price cuts. The deals are so good you'll be able to pop one in your online basket for just £12.99! If you weren't already aware, these gadgets plug straight into your current TV and help make it smarter with some even arriving with a voice-powered remote so you can find content and skip through shows simple by shouting…

It just got way easier and more convenient to remotely watch Amazon Prime Video’s TV shows and movies together with your friends. The service’s “Watch Party” feature has received a much needed expansion from the limited use cases where it worked before — on Fire TV devices, desktop web browsers, and the Prime Video mobile app — and it now supports non-Amazon streaming devices, smart TVs, and Xbox / PlayStation gaming consoles. TechCrunch first reported on the expansion. Watch Party allows for up to 100 people with a…

If you're thinking of upgrading your current TV streaming device or buying one for the first time you've probably considered a Fire TV Stick from Amazon. These devices are hugely popular thanks to their competitive price, ease of use and compatibility with all the very latest content providers such as Disney+, Netflix and Prime Video. That all sounds pretty enticing but before you tap the buy button it's worth checking out one of Amazon's biggest rivals.Roku also makes some very impressive streaming sticks with some…

Netflix, which is hoping to boost revenue by selling ads around its programming, is still in the early stages of developing the strategy and has explored a range of tie-ups in recent weeks. A partnership with NBCUniversal would likely be exclusive, the people familiar with the matter said. Comcast’s video ad unit, FreeWheel, would supply technology to help serve up ads, while NBCUniversal’s ad-sales team would help sell ads in the U.S. and Europe, the people said. A partnership with NBCUniversal would likely…

Anyone with devices including Samsung TVs and Amazon's Fire TV Stick is in for a treat today with Paramount+ finally making its way across the pond. This content-packed streaming service is now available in the UK with subscribers able to feast on blockbuster movies, boxsets and exclusive TV shows for a small monthly fee.Paramount+ has even confirmed that the new Top Gun: Maverick movie will soon be available to watch via the service along with a selection of other brand-new movies. At launch, those who sign up will get…

Walmart and Roku are partnering to introduce what they call “shoppable ads,” which will let you buy something directly from an ad on your TV. It seems like the new ad format is intended to streamline the shopping experience so you don’t have to switch to your phone or computer if you see an ad for something you might actually want to buy. Here’s how it works, according to a press release: Viewers simply press “OK” with the remote on a shoppable ad and proceed to checkout with their payment details easily pre-populated…

Roku has teamed up with Walmart to serve a new kind of advertisement that will let you shop straight from your TV. Unlike typical TV ads that only showcase a specific service or product, these shoppable ads are more similar to advertisements you see online. Viewers who do find something they want to buy from the shoppable ads can press OK on their remote to begin Walmart's checkout process. Their payment details will be automatically populated with their information from Roku Pay, so they'd only have to press OK to…

Janko Roettgers / Protocol: Roku raises its revenue share for ad-supported streaming channels from 40% to 45% and forces linear channels to use its ad insertion technology and CDN services — In recent weeks, Roku began to send notices to many of its content partners, informing them that it would change a key distribution agreement. Janko Roettgers / Protocol: Roku raises its revenue share for ad-supported streaming channels from 40% to 45% and forces linear channels to use its ad insertion…