Roku Temporarily Cuts Roku 2 Price, Announces Platform Deal With Telstra TV

July 30, 2015 |Streaming Media

Roku nipped $10 off the price of a Roku 2 streaming media player through Saturday, it told customers in an email Wednesday. Sale price is $59 with free shipping, the company said. Roku also announced Wednesday that Australian telecom operator Telstra will use Roku’s platform to deliver its new streaming service and player, Telstra TV, to consumers via the Roku Powered program. Telstra’s TV streaming service will launch later this year in Australia and bundle the provider’s BigPond movie service with Netflix, Presto, Stan and various catch-up TV channels. Telstra is the fourth operator after Sky UK, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia to join the Roku Powered licensing program.