Roku targets UK as smart TV platform duel with Amazon hots up
Streaming company takes competition with Silicon Valley giant international
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Roku targets UK as smart TV platform duel with Amazon hots up
Streaming company Roku, whose software runs one in three smart TVs in the United States, is turning to the British market as competition with Silicon Valley giant Amazon goes international.
Chinese manufacturer Hisense will market televisions with Roku TV in the United Kingdom from the fourth quarter, with other European markets to follow, said Roku’s founder and chief executive Anthony Wood.
In Europe, Roku faces the might of Amazon, which unveiled a string of deals a IFA to bring its Fire TV platform to living rooms, partnering with Grundig, JVC and Toshiba.
Roku TV has struck aggregation deals with a roll call of content providers - including new arrivals Apple+ and Disney+. It is also making more money from digital advertising as marketers shift budgets from commercial TV to streaming, reflecting the cord-cutting trend among viewers.
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