San Jose, Calif.-based Roku is the nation’s largest maker of streaming hardware—accounting for about 37% of the U.S. market, according to Parks Associates—but it derives most of its revenue from advertising: It sells all ads viewed on The Roku Channel, its own streaming service, and also sells some ads that appear on other streaming services viewed on Roku devices.
From the article "Roku Swings to Second-Quarter Loss on Slower Ad Spending" by Patience Haggin and Denny Jacob.
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Research firm Parks Associates estimates Verizon Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint were all found to have throttled the speeds of mobile video content, with an estimated $889 million in reven...
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