Roku Defends Position in Smart TV Space as Amazon Licensees Announce Fire TVs
Roku promoted its position in the smart TV streaming market as Seiki, Westinghouse Electronics and Element Electronics will begin shipping this year 4K Ultra HD TVs with Amazon Fire TV. In a Tuesday news release, Roku said its TVs accounted…
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for 13 percent of all U.S. smart TV sales. At CES in Las Vegas, Roku TVs will be demonstrated in Dish Sling TV and other booths. In Amazon's deal, its Prime customers get unlimited access to Prime Video and “thousands of movies and TV episodes” with membership. They can get HBO, Showtime, Starz, PBS Kids and other subscription video services, paying “for the channels they want -- no cable required, no additional apps to download, and easy online cancellation,” said the companies.