Roku

• Rooster Teeth Launches New Smart TV Apps, As It Pulls Flagship ‘RWBY’ Series From YouTube
• Roku Kicks Off Virtual NewFronts With Tools To Help Advertisers Weather Pandemic

  Roku kicked off the first virtual NewFronts today by addressing the coronavirus pandemic head-on, and the myriad ad tools that it is offering to help marketers meet these uncertain times.

  
• Eyeing Living Rooms, Quibi Reportedly In Talks To Create Roku, Amazon Fire TV Apps

  Quibi may be eyeing a substantial pivot away from its founding premise.Initially touted as a platform for snack-sized, premium content to be consumed exclusively on mobile phones, the company is now in talks with Roku and Amazon about building smart TV apps, Variety reports.

  
• Insights: HBO Max May Change A Lot, And Complicate A Lot More

  HBO Max launched this week to positive reviews, and substantial confusion: How is it different from HBO? Do I still need HBO Go, or HBO Now, or HBO HBO? And why isn't it on Amazon or Roku?

  
• Children’s Video Goliath ‘CoComelon’ Pacts With Roku In First Off-YouTube Distribution Deal
• Ryan ToysReview, Pocket.watch To Premiere Five Specials On Roku’s Just-Launched ‘Kids & Family’ Channel
• Vimeo Bows ‘Showcase’ Toolkit To Help Creators Make Custom Websites, Smart TV Channels
• Roku Adds First Paid Channels, Including Starz, Showtime, Tastemade
• Roku Reverses Course, Bans Alex Jones Channel After Outcry
• Roku Exceeds Q2 Earnings Expectations, Brings Free Streaming Service To Web
• New Scientology TV Network Says It Doesn’t Want To “Convert You”
• YouTube TV Finally Arrives On Roku, Will Launch On Apple TV “Very Soon”