Roku Buys This Old House Franchise, Global Distribution Rights

Roku added to The Roku Channel library, announcing Friday it bought This Old House business TOH Intermediate Holdings, including global distribution rights to This Old House and Ask This Old House TV programs, show libraries, all digital assets and the TV production studio. This Old House and Ask This Old House were the two top-rated home improvement programs in the U.S. last year, it said, citing Nielsen. The shows' past seasons have been available for free on The Roku Channel. Current seasons are available on the channel as on-demand episodes after they air on local PBS stations, it said. The TOH executive team, including CEO Dan Suratt, and the team behind the shows will continue creating content, Roku said.