Roku Ends 2022 With More Than 70 Million Accounts, Streaming Hours Up 19%

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“As consumers continue the shift to TV streaming, we’re excited that a growing number of people are taking the journey with Roku, and we’re proud to reach this meaningful milestone today,” Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood said Thursday.We look forward to continuing to bring innovative and delightful experiences to more and more viewers this year.”During 2022, The Roku Channel premiered its first original movie, the Daniel Radcliffe-led “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,” and original series including “The Great American Baking Show,” “Martha Gardens,” and “Emeril Cooks,” in addition to partnering with Paramount+, Lionsgate, AMC Networks and Discovery+ for catalog content.On Wednesday, Roku revealed it will roll out exclusively Roku-branded smart TVs for the first time, after years of partnering with companies to make HDTVs powered by its streaming tech.Scheduled to be available in the spring of 2023, the Roku Select and Roku Plus Series TVs will be available in 11 models ranging from 24- to 75-inch screen sizes, with retail prices starting at $119 and going up to $999.Roku is positioning the debut of its own branded TVs as a boon to partners that develop and sell Roku-powered TVs: Roku said “all innovations” from its own TV products “will be made available to the full Roku TV program, including current and future [original equipment manufacturer] partners.” Amazon, a key Roku rival in streaming devices, also sells its own branded line of TVs as well as licenses the Fire TV platform to third parties."

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