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Roku Plugs In $60 Million Series F
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 5 days ago
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Roku Inc. announced that it has received a $60 million investment that readies the company for growth around its streaming software and services businesses. The investment includes participation from large global media and television distribution
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Netflix does not infringe Rovi patents - judge's preliminary decision (Reuters)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 9 days ago
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Internet video streaming service Netflix Inc does not infringe Rovi Corp patents for interactive television program guides, an International Trade Commission judge said on Monday in a preliminary decision. The full commission will issue a final
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Coinstar Stock Is No Netflix Killer
Alexandria :: VA :: USA | 11 days ago
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Coinstar stock moved marginally higher on the day, so there's no reason to argue the thesis. However, have any of the investors that bid Netflix stock lower -- and Coinstar stock higher -- actually seen the flimsy catalog of titles currently
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If You Buy, You're Sold
Alexandria :: VA :: USA | 12 days ago
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The company is spending millions of dollars for the purpose of providing original content...Amazon's goal is much deeper than simply acquiring revenues from these subscriptions. TV shows. Hulu Plus was quick to follow, and now Amazon is giving it a
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Netflix rival Redbox Instant to be available on Roku this summer
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 13 days ago
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Pressing its bid to cut into Netflix 's market share, Redbox 's streaming video service will soon be available to Roku users. Redbox Instant by Verizon -- a joint venture by Coinstar Inc. 's Redbox and Verizon Communications Inc. that officially
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Top 5 Roku topped last weeks Silicon Valley fundings
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 16 days ago
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Roku topped last week's Silicon Valley fundings Roku Inc.'s big $60 million funding led last week's Silicon Valley funding news, nearly doubling the amount the streaming media player had previously raised. Roku has sold more than 5 million of its
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Why I Couldn't Quite Quit Cable
Everyone hates Time Warner Cable. Their internet speed is horrendous, and they use a DVR cable box which looks like something I made in 5th grade shop class...plus they charge me a monthly lease to use it! I've had
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Fanhattan announces its new set-top box ‘Fan TV' — a practical version of what Apple TV should be
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 20 days ago
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Fanhattan is working with cable TV service providers rather than selling their device via retail stores like the Roku. And while few people enjoy dealing with their cable provider, it has some advantages. Fan TV will likely cost about the same amount
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Streaming TV startup Roku channels $60M in new funding
Saratoga :: CA :: USA | 20 days ago
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Streaming media player maker Roku Inc. nearly doubled its funding this week with a big $60 million round announced on Wednesday. The Saratoga-based startup led by CEO Anthony Wood only identified in a press release one of the new investors who led
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Roku raises $60M from Hearst, News Corp, others
Saratoga :: CA :: USA | 21 days ago
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Roku, the streaming video device maker, has raised $60 million in its sixth round of funding. Media giant Hearst Corp. and an unnamed institutional investor joined News Corp. and its subsidiary British Sky Broadcasting in the round. Roku's service
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