Roku has acquired multiyear rights to broadcast Major League Baseball (MLB) games on Sundays, starting with the Boston Red Sox facing the St Louis Cardinals. Viewers can watch for free without needing a Roku device. The telecasts will involve collaboration with local broadcast teams and can be streamed on the Roku Channel app, accessible on Amazon Fire, Samsung TVs, Google TVs, and therokuchannel.com with no login required. The games will also be accessible to MLB TV subscribers.
The 2024 MLB season officially kicks off on Thursday, March 28, with all 30 MLB clubs playing. Most games will be broadcast on Regional Sports Networks, with the Chicago Cubs vs Texas Rangers matchup airing nationally on ESPN. Streaming options include DirecTV Stream and MLB TV. Apple TV+ is the exclusive home of Friday Night Baseball. MLB TV subscription allows streaming of out-of-market games for $29.99/month or $149.99/year. DirecTV's Choice tier offers essential channels including Fox, FS1, TBS, ABC, and MLB Network.
The Roku Channel is an over-the-top video streaming service owned and operated by Roku, Inc. Launched in September 2017, the service is offered in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Mexico. The Roku Channel tops U.S. viewership for free ad-supported streaming TV, and reports 120 million viewers as of 2023.The Roku Channel offers nearly 350 linear streaming channels, more than 80,000 TV shows and movies, and access to premium content. The service can be streamed using streaming devices and smart TVs from Roku as well as other providers, or using web browsers running on PCs, tablets or smartphones.
MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (a subsidiary of MLB). MLB.com is a source of baseball-related information, including baseball news, statistics, and sports columns. MLB.com is also a commercial site, providing online streaming video and streaming audio broadcasts of all Major League Baseball games to paying subscribers, as well as "gameday", a near-live streaming box score of baseball games for free. In addition, MLB.com sells official baseball merchandise, allows users to buy tickets to baseball games, runs fantasy baseball leagues, and runs auctions of baseball memorabilia. In association with HB Studios, MLB.com has also developed recent R.B.I. Baseball installments.
The Roku Channel is an American streaming service which launched in September 2017. In 2021, The Roku Channel began releasing original programming branded as "Roku Originals", including acquisitions from the defunct Quibi service.
The Boston Celtics will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs series, which is currently tied at 1-1. The game is scheduled for May 11, 2024, at 8:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ABC and available for streaming on Sling TV. Viewers without cable can access the game through Sling TV's Blue tier subscription for $45 per month. There is also an Orange + Blue tier plan available for $60 per month, currently discounted to $35 for the first month. Additionally, a $30 savings offer is available for pre-paying three months of service on any tier. Watching NBA playoff games, PGA golf, UEFA Champions League, and more live sports is recommended by subscribing to Paramount+ with Showtime for $12 per month after a one-week free trial.
The MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball, with TNT Sports, Comcast's NBC Sports Group, Charter Communications, and Cox Communications having minority ownership.The channel's headquarters and studios are located at their leased facilities in Secaucus, New Jersey, a building owned by Hartz Mountain Industries which formerly housed MSNBC's studios. MLB Network's studios also house NHL Network, which came under the management of MLB Advanced Media in mid-2015 and transferred most operations from the network's former Toronto home base.Tony Petitti, former executive producer of CBS Sports, was named the network's first president. Petitti served as MLB Network's president until December 2014, when he was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball. Rob McGlarry, who worked as Senior and later Executive Vice-president of Business Affairs at MLB Network since 2009, was named the network's second president.As of February 2015, MLB Network was available to approximately 70.0 million households (60.1% of subscription television customers) in the United States. As of June 2023, the channel was available in 41.6 million homes.
Roku ( ROH-koo) is a brand of smart TV operating systems, smart TVs, streaming devices, and smart home and audio products designed and marketed by Roku, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. Roku's smart TV products primarily offer access to streaming media content, including streaming television, from online services.One of Roku's early products was a digital media player developed in collaboration with Netflix and introduced in May 2008, and it has since released at least 10 generations of streaming players. Roku's products have historically been built around the idea of utilizing low-cost hardware interfaces for over-the-top (OTT) media consumption. Roku, Inc., also licenses its Roku OS operating system as middleware for smart TVs, and as of 2023 manufactures its own branded smart TVs, soundbars and smart home devices. The Roku OS targets streaming TVs or devices as its primary hardware, like Amazon's Fire OS, Samsung's Tizen OS, Google's Android TV OS, and Apple's tvOS.By some estimates, as of 2022 the Roku OS is the leading streaming TV platform in the US in terms of market share. The Roku OS also holds a noticeable 30.5% share of the global TV streaming hours, whereas the Roku Channel Store has the largest collection of TV channels among all streaming TV platforms, hosting 38,941 channels as of 2023.
Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks distributed by Bally Sports, affecting a dozen Major League Baseball teams across nine states. The dispute stems from a contract disagreement between Comcast and Diamond Sports Group, with Comcast citing Diamond's refusal to engage in negotiations. The blackout, resulting in credits for affected customers, highlights broader challenges in the sports broadcast industry amidst declining pay-TV subscriptions. Diamond, facing bankruptcy, holds pay-TV rights for 38 teams in NBA, NHL, and MLB, with potential for blackout extension to other sports if unresolved.
Article updated on January 16, 2024 at 9:00 PM PST We've spent months testing the many streaming devices Roku has to offer based on user interface, content selection and value. Here are our top picks. CNETs expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Roku makes a lot of streaming devices , as do Apple , Amazon , and Google . There are plenty of good options to choose from, but Roku's devices remain our clear favorites thanks to their convenient features , impressive performance and affordable prices.
Roku, Inc. ( ROH-koo) is a U.S. public company founded by Anthony Wood in 2002. It runs a streaming TV service through its branded streaming devices and smart TVs, supporting both advertising and subscription models on its platform. Roku leads U.S. streaming TV distribution, and reports over 80 million users globally as of 2023. Beyond the U.S., the company serves markets in Canada, Australia, the U.K., France, Germany, and several Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.In its early years, Roku focused on making high-definition video players and launched the first connected TV device to stream Netflix in 2008. Later, in 2014, the company expanded its streaming platform's reach by partnering with TV manufacturers to license Roku’s technology, which allowed Roku's operating system to be pre-installed on smart TVs. Thereafter, Roku added channel subscriptions, and advertising methods such as targeted ads and performance-based ads to its platform. It also launched its own ad-supported streaming channel, and later introduced consumer electronic products, including smart speakers and smart home devices.
Roku is a set-top streaming video player.Roku may also refer to:Roku, Iran, a village in IranRoku, the number six in Japanese numeralsRoku, a character in the animated television series Avatar: The Last AirbenderRoku, Inc., the electronics company that manufactures the Roku player
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada. One of the big four major leagues, MLB comprises 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. Formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively, the NL and AL cemented their cooperation with the National Agreement in 1903, making MLB the oldest major professional sports league in the world. They remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball. MLB is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.Baseball's first all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded in 1869. The first few decades of professional baseball saw rivalries between leagues, and players often jumped from one team or league to another. The period before 1920 was the dead-ball era, when home runs were rarely hit. Professional baseball survived the Black Sox Scandal, a conspiracy to fix the 1919 World Series, then rose in popularity in the following decade. It survived the Great Depression and World War II. Shortly after the war, Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.The 1950s and 1960s saw the AL and NL add clubs; some moved around the country. Modern stadiums with artificial turf surfaces began to change the game in the 1970s and 1980s. Home runs dominated the game during the 1990s. In the mid-2000s, media reports disclosed the use of anabolic steroids among MLB players; a 2006–07 investigation produced the Mitchell Report, which found that many players had used steroids and other performance-enhancing substances, including at least one player from each team.Each team plays 162 games per season, with Opening Day traditionally held during the first week of April. Six teams in each league then advance to a four-round postseason tournament in October, culminating in the World Series, a best-of-seven championship series between the two league champions first played in 1903. The New York Yankees have the most championships with 27. The reigning champions are the Texas Rangers, who defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series.MLB is the second-wealthiest professional sport league by revenue after the National Football League (NFL). Baseball games are broadcast on television, radio, and the internet throughout North America and in several other countries. MLB has the highest total season attendance of any sports league in the world; in 2018, it drew more than 69.6 million spectators.MLB also oversees Minor League Baseball, which comprises lower-tier teams affiliated with the major league clubs. MLB and the World Baseball Softball Confederation jointly manage the international World Baseball Classic tournament.
(Reuters) -Roku beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and forecast second-quarter sales above estimates on Thursday, buoyed by strong ad sales and the ongoing shift to streaming from cable TV . Shares of the company were flitting between gains and losses in volatile trading after the bell. They were last up about 2%. Roku, which sells streaming devices and has its own free, ad-supported channel, has seen more people turn to its platform as major streamers such as Netflix increased prices and economic uncertainty pressured consumer spending. A shift towards subscription-based streaming services from traditional cable packages and the launch of third-party streaming channels, including Peacock, Disney+ and HBO Max, on Roku has also fueled user growth.
Roku has introduced its Pro-tier series of TVs with features like Smart Picture Max for automatic picture optimization, 120Hz refresh rates for gaming, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, Wi-Fi 6, Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10 Plus, and a Backdrops feature for displaying art when the TV is idle. The company aims to offer simplicity and ease of use with these models.
The Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) maintain a farm system consisting of four Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States. Additionally, the Red Sox own and operate complex-based rookie level squads playing in the Florida Complex League in Florida and the Dominican Summer League in the Dominican Republic.Of the non-complex based teams, the Portland Sea Dogs have been a Red Sox affiliate since 2003, the Greenville Drive have been an affiliate since 2005, the Salem Red Sox have been an affiliate since 2009, and the Worcester Red Sox entered their debut season in 2021. The Worcester Red Sox succeeded the Pawtucket Red Sox, who were a Red Sox affiliate from 1970 through 2020. The Salem Red Sox are owned by Fenway Sports Group, who also own the major league club, while the other three affiliates are independently owned.Geographically, Worcester is Boston's closest domestic affiliate, located approximately 45 miles (72 km) from Fenway Park. Boston's furthest domestic affiliate is the Fenway South-based FCL Red Sox, located some 1,247 miles (2,007 km) away.
The Roku OS is an operating system, by Roku Inc., which powers consumer electronics such as smart TVs and streaming devices. Based on Linux, it features a user interface linking into Roku's Channel Store. In 2022, the Roku OS reportedly had 70 million users, and led the U.S. smart TV and streaming device sector.The Roku OS serves as a video streaming platform that hosts both free and paid "channels". The operating system initially debuted on Roku's streaming devices in 2004, and expanded support to smart TVs starting in 2016. Additionally, it is used in Roku-branded home entertainment devices, such as smart speakers, as of 2023.
PBS has introduced a new ad-supported channel called PBS Retro on The Roku Channel, offering classic educational shows from the 1980s and 1990s like Reading Rainbow and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The channel is part of the free, ad-supported streaming (FAST) space and aims to connect audiences with nostalgic content. Other PBS-related channels on Roku include PBS Antiques Roadshow, PBS Food, and PBS Nature. PBS Distribution president Andrea Downing highlighted the interest in providing viewers with familiar programming. The Roku Channel, accessible on various devices, operates similarly to traditional TV programming, offering a curated viewing experience.
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the team's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, c. 1908, following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings", including the Boston Braves (now the Atlanta Braves). The team has won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and has played in 13 World Series. Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in 2018. In addition, they won the 1904 American League pennant, but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series.The Red Sox were a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by 1918. However, they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history, dubbed the "Curse of the Bambino" after its alleged inception due to the Red Sox' sale of star player Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their World Championship in 1918. The Sox endured an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Championship in 2004. The team's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history, including Enos Slaughter's "mad dash" in 1946, the "Impossible Dream" of 1967, Carlton Fisk's home run in 1975, and Bill Buckner's error in 1986. Following their victory in the 2018 World Series, they became the first team to win four World Series trophies in the 21st century, with championships in 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2018. The team's history has also been marked by the team's intense rivalry with the New York Yankees, arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports.The Red Sox are owned by Fenway Sports Group, which also owns Liverpool of the Premier League in England, the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins and partially owns RFK Racing of the NASCAR Cup Series. They are consistently one of the top MLB teams in average road attendance, while the small capacity of Fenway Park prevents them from leading in overall attendance. From May 15, 2003, to April 10, 2013, the Red Sox sold out every home game—a total of 820 games (794 regular season) for a major professional sports record. Both Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" and the Standells' "Dirty Water" have become anthems for the Red Sox.As of the end of the 2023 season, the franchise's all-time regular-season record is 9,874–9,182–83 (.518).
The 2024 Major League Baseball season (MLB) is scheduled to begin on March 20–21 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres held in Seoul, South Korea before the regular season proper runs from March 28 to September 29. The 94th All-Star Game is planned for July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The postseason is then scheduled to begin on October 1 with a potential World Series Game 7 set for November 2. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions are the Texas Rangers.The Oakland Athletics were approved by MLB owners to relocate to Las Vegas in 2028.
The Boston Red Sox won a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on May 1, 2024 in Boston. Players like Kutter Crawford, Connor Wong, Enmanuel Valdez, and Rob Refsnyder made significant contributions during the game.
Roku reported a data breach in which hackers accessed over 15,000 accounts and attempted to purchase streaming subscriptions using stolen login information, obtained through previous data breaches. The breach did not compromise sensitive information like Social Security numbers or full payment account numbers. Roku has taken steps to secure the affected accounts, requiring password resets and refunding unauthorized charges. The company's security team is monitoring for suspicious activity and ensuring customer data security. Hackers were found selling the stolen information for about 50 cents per account.
Roku CEO Anthony Wood announced plans to introduce video ads on the homescreen, replacing static image ads, with tests underway for other video ad units. The move follows a previous layoff, emphasizing the company's reliance on ad revenue. Roku also filed a patent for using automatic content recognition to display ads during screen pauses. The trend of increasing ads extends to other platforms like Amazon's Fire OS, Netflix, Disney Plus, YouTube, and Prime Video, prompting mixed user reactions and impacting subscription choices.
The 2024 Boston Red Sox season will be the 124th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 113th season at Fenway Park. The team began a search for a new head of baseball operations in September 2023, following the firing of Chaim Bloom along with the removal of general manager Brian O'Halloran Craig Breslow was hired as the team's new Chief Baseball Officer in October 2023. Alex Cora is expected to return as the team's on-field manager. The team's regular season is scheduled to begin on March 28, in a road game against the Seattle Mariners, and conclude on September 29, in a home game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The 2018 Boston Red Sox season was the 118th season in the team's history, and their 107th season at Fenway Park. Under first year manager Alex Cora, the team finished with a 108–54 record, winning the American League East division title for the third consecutive season, and finished eight games ahead of the second-place New York Yankees. The Red Sox were the first MLB team to post 100 wins during the 2018 season, reaching that milestone for the first time since 1946; they were also the first team to clinch a berth in the 2018 postseason.The team set a new franchise record for wins in a season by surpassing the prior mark of 105 that had been set in 1912; they also won the most games by any MLB team since the 2001 Seattle Mariners won 116. Mookie Betts finished the season with the Major League batting title, hitting .346, while J. D. Martinez finished second in the majors with .330. Betts also won a Gold Glove and the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. Closer Craig Kimbrel became the fastest player in history to reach 300 career saves, finishing the season with 333.The Red Sox entered the postseason as the top seed in the American League, and defeated the Yankees in four games in the Division Series. They then defeated the defending champion Houston Astros in five games in the Championship Series, advancing to the World Series where they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.The team was later accused of electronic sign stealing. An investigation into the allegation stated that the sign stealing was "limited in scope and impact," but nonetheless resulted in the suspension of a team video replay operator and the loss of a second-round draft pick in the 2020 draft for the organization. Regardless, the team has been considered the best MLB team of the 2010s, one of the best Red Sox teams ever, and one of the best baseball teams since the 1998 New York Yankees.
The 2017 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 136th for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB), a franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 126th season for the Cardinals in the National League (NL), and their 12th at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season, having last done that between the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) season schedule consists of 162 games for each of the 30 teams in the American League (AL) and National League (NL), played over approximately six months – a total of 2,430 games, plus the postseason. The regular season runs from late March/early April to late September/early October, followed by the postseason which can run to early November. The season begins with the official Opening Day, and, as of 2018, runs 26½ weeks through the last Sunday of September or first Sunday of October. One or more International Opener games may be scheduled outside the United States or Canada before the official Opening Day. It is possible for a given team to play a maximum of 22 games in the postseason in a given year, provided the team is a wild card and advances to each of the Division Series, Championship Series, and World Series with each series going the distance (3 games in the Wild Card series, 5 games in the Division Series, 7 games each in the League Championship Series/World Series).The regular season is constructed from series. Due to travel concerns and the sheer number of games, pairs of teams are never scheduled to play single games against each other (except in the instance of making up a postponed game, or, formerly, a one-game playoff to determine a postseason berth); instead they play games on several consecutive days in the same ballpark. Teams play one mid-week series and one weekend series per week. Depending on the length of the series, mid-week series games are usually scheduled between Monday and Thursday, while weekend games are scheduled between Thursday and Monday. Teams start and end their season on a weekend and play for 26½ weeks. Due to the mid-week all-star break in July, teams are scheduled to play 27 weekend series and 25 mid-week series for 52 total series (16 divisional series, 20 inter-divisional series, 16 inter-league series). A team's road games are usually grouped into a multi-series road trip; home series are grouped into homestands.Beginning with the 2023 season, teams play a balanced schedule as follows: thirteen games are played against each of the four other teams in their own division (52 games total), six or seven games against each of the other ten teams in their own league (64 games), four games against one "geographic rival" from the other league, and three games each against the other fourteen teams from the other league, for 46 total interleague games. Under this schedule, divisional games consist of two, three or four-game series, intraleague games consist of three or four-game series, and the interleague games consist of two two-game series against the geographic rival,(One series home and one away) and a single three-game series against the other interleague opponents (home team alternates every year).Note that rainouts and other cancellations are often rescheduled ad hoc during the season, sometimes as doubleheaders. However, if two teams are scheduled to meet for the final time in the last two weeks of the season, and the game is cancelled, it may not be rescheduled if there is no impact on the divisional or wild card races. For example, in 2016, the September 29 game between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers was originally cancelled due to rain. Because the teams were unable to reschedule a make-up date before the end of the season on October 2, and it did not affect the divisional race, the game was not rescheduled. In contrast, a 2008 AL Central division game between Detroit and the Chicago White Sox needed to be made up following the last day of the regular season because it played a part in the division race involving the White Sox and the Minnesota Twins.From 1953 to 1981, Harry Simmons was responsible for devising the Major League Baseball schedule. Henry and Holly Stephenson, a husband-and-wife team, were in charge of constructing the MLB calendar for over two decades (1981-2004). For the 2005 schedule, the MLB selected the Sports Scheduling Group, a small company located outside Pittsburgh, to craft the schedule for that year. Each year, the MLB considers the scheduling proposals from various external groups.
The 2023 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 30. The 93rd All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, with the National League winning, 3–2. The regular season ended on October 1, and the postseason began on October 3, and ended with Game 5 of the World Series on November 1. This season saw the introduction of several rule changes: in an effort to create a quicker pace of play, a pitch clock was introduced along with other minor changes, while limits on defensive shifts and larger bases were also introduced.
There are 30 stadiums in use by Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The oldest ballpark is Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Boston Red Sox, which opened in 1912. The newest stadium is Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers, which opened in 2020. Two ballparks were built in the 1910s, three in the 1960s, one in the 1970s, one in the 1980s, seven in the 1990s, twelve in the 2000s, three in the 2010s, and one in the 2020s. Twenty-five ballparks have natural grass surfaces, while five have artificial turf. Nine ballparks do not have corporate naming rights deals: Angel Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park, Kauffman Stadium, Nationals Park, Oakland Coliseum, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Wrigley Field, and Yankee Stadium.
Streaming platform Roku faced a second security breach in under two months, impacting approximately 576,000 user accounts through credential stuffing. Less than 400 accounts saw fraudulent activities with purchases using stored payment details, but no full credit card information was accessed. The company has reset passwords, refunded affected customers, and introduced two-factor authentication for its 80 million users to enhance security.
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