Over the years I’ve made no secret about how much I like Roku devices. Among the best streaming devices, they've been the perfect balance of low-cost, user friendly interface and relatively little on-screen advertising.

It sounds like Wood is referring to the box on the homescreen that sits to the right of your Roku apps, which hopefully means the video ads won’t be full-screened. He said the c

Owners of Roku TVs and media streamers should eventually expect to see video ads appear in the platform's interface, according to the company's CEO, Anthony Wood. The Verge highli

Roku has confirmed plans to follow in Amazon's footsteps and start adding video ads to its home screen. Unfortunately, ads are a staple of the streaming landscape in 2024, but Roku has previously stuck to static ads that appear both on its home screen and app.

Similarly these Fire OS and now Roku changes will make me think twice before buying a TV that runs on these operating systems – when previously I wouldn’t have cared all that