Roku OS
A smart television operating system developed by Roku. It incorporates a streaming content aggregation platform and an advertising delivery system, serving as the core vehicle for Roku's platform revenue.
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Roku's aggressive pricing is intended to expand the installed base of TVs running Roku OS in order to increase advertising exposure and content revenue-sharing opportunities.
Roku OS is based on a custom Linux kernel, uses its own application framework and development language BrightScript, and follows a completely different development path from Android/Google TV.
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Roku's aggressive pricing is intended to expand the installed base of TVs running Roku OS in order to increase advertising exposure and content revenue-sharing opportunities.
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