{"id":4381,"date":"2012-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2012\/07\/26\/news-corp-sky-invest-in-roku\/"},"modified":"2012-07-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T00:00:00","slug":"news-corp-sky-invest-in-roku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/news-corp-sky-invest-in-roku\/","title":{"rendered":"News Corp., Sky Invest in Roku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">SARATOGA: Roku, manufacturer of devices that enable content to be streamed from the Internet to TV&nbsp;sets, has received $45 million in a new financing round from a group of investors that includes News Corporation and BSkyB.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The  latest financing round also includes previous Roku investors Menlo  Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners, plus an unnamed partner. The  financing will be used for advertising, international expansion, the  stepping up of production of Roku hardware and product development on  the platform to include advertising, games, transactional and  pay-per-view video as well as content packages. The Roku streaming  players on the market, available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and  Ireland, stream more than 500 entertainment channels. The company is  gearing up to launch the Roku Streaming Stick, a wireless streaming  device that integrates with newer TVs and consumer electronics devices. <br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&ldquo;We  have watched Roku maintain market leadership since the launch of its  streaming platform four years ago and we look forward to deepening our  relationship, having already worked closely together on the launch of  several products,&rdquo; said Jon Miller, chief digital officer at News Corp.,  who has joined the Roku board. &ldquo;Roku&#8217;s significant technology  advantage, coupled with a strong market position, places them in a  unique position to be an integral part of the television landscape for  years to come.&rdquo;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">BSkyB  CFO Andrew Griffith noted, &ldquo;Coupled with the on-going strength of  satellite distribution, online and mobile help us unlock even more value  for customers. Working with Roku we look forward to extending our  multiplatform leadership.&rdquo;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SARATOGA: Roku, manufacturer of devices that enable content to be streamed from the Internet to TV&nbsp;sets, has received $45 million in a new financing round from a group of investors that includes News Corporation and BSkyB. 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