"It’s not just about the stick or the OS on a TV either.
Just downloaded the Roku app to my phone from the Apple App Store. Signed up for a Free Roku account. Am now watching the movie gravity via ad supported on the Roku channel.
No credit card, no pre existing account, I own no Roku device, Player or TV. From didn’t know the app existed to watching ad supported content in 30 seconds.
That is unique and disruptive, IMO. Try it out yourself."
This is pretty interesting, didn’t know Roku offered anything outside of a streaming platform on TVs. Are they moving towards being a content provider and not solely a platform/software?
Someone pays $10 - $15 a month for Netflix to watch unlimited content. I’d be curious how much revenue that person watching the same number of hours of content through an ad supported service would drive. Is the ad revenue more than the $10 a month the provider could possibly get through a subscription?