Roku announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a standalone mobile app for Howdy, its recently launched ad-free streaming service that costs $2.99 per month. The app is available on both iOS and Android in the U.S. Launched in August 2025, Howdy features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from Roku’s...
Netflix has quietly hiked its prices once again. The streaming giant’s most affordable, ad-supported tier now costs $8.99 per month, up from the previous $7.99 monthly subscription fee. The standard plan without ads also now costs $19.99 per month, a $2 increase from the previous...
After shifting its gaming strategy to focus more on games played on the TV, Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player Me, an avatar-creation platform based in Estonia. The streamer said it plans to use the startup’s development tools and infrastructure to build avatars that will allow Netflix...
Celeb greetings app Cameo is pivoting to creators with a new product called CameoX. The company became a pandemic hit, as people stuck at home marked various celebrations, like birthdays and graduations, with celebrity shout-outs. It became a tech unicorn valued at $1 billion, but as life returned...
