Roku, the popular streaming platform, is considering a novel approach to monetize your TV’s HDMI with Ad overlays. The company is exploring the possibility of displaying ads over content received from ...

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Roku is looking to monetize your TV in a new way, as the company is toying with the idea of placing ads over what’s coming in from an HDMI input. Modern smart TVs are very often sold for minimal, if ...

Image: Kotaku / Pizza Hut / Walmart / Taco Bell / Disney / Coca-Cola / Ford / Gorodenkoff (Shutterstock) A new patent recently filed by TV and streaming device manufacturer Roku hints toward a ...

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Amazon, Google, and now Roku seem determined to test just how much advertising consumers are willing to tolerate. Some are already saying enough’s enough. Amazon, Google, and now Roku seem determined ...

Roku stuffed its already tiny media hub into a stick no bigger than a pack of gum two years ago with the Roku Stick. It was an interesting experiment, but its MHL requirement and spotty compatibility ...

This week, Roku unveiled a new version of its Streaming Stick, a major upgrade from the $99 model it released in late 2012. The major difference is that the new Roku Streaming Stick will work with any ...

Roku announced the first version of its Streaming Stick in September, 2012, a compact streaming device that plugged into an MHL HDMI port and offered a cord-free experience. Today, Roku is adding a ...