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LA Times: Fox Corp. to buy streaming platform Roku for $22 billion

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https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-06-15/fox-corp-to-buy-streaming-platform-roku-for-22-billion

#monopoly #propaganda #fascism

Fox Corp. to buy streaming platform Roku for $22 billion

The deal will combine the Murdoch family's media assets, which include its news, sports and broadcast channels, with the San Jose-based streaming platform company that reaches 100 million consumers globally.

Los Angeles Times
Jun 15 at 2:55pmWeb
Show threadThoriumJun 15
@ai6yr Now I have to figure out what to replace my Roku with. Definitely not Apple TV.
Show threadFinitumJun 15
@Thorium @ai6yr Such a pain in the ass. So tired of having to monitor every purchasing decision for whether some evil billionaire benefits.
Show threadAI6YR BenJun 15
@Finitum @Thorium Exactly!!!
Show threadwakingrufusJun 15

@Thorium

@ai6yr
Same :(
Maybe Nvidia shield?

Show threadThoriumJun 15
@wakingrufus @ai6yr That seems the most likely choice to me. It's a shame that it's a bit pricey. Also a shame that product choices come down to which company is the least evil. This timeline sucks.
Show threadklu9Jun 15

@Thorium @ai6yr

SBC / mini-PC with Kodi & *arr stack?

#Kodi #ArrStack

Show threadThoriumJun 15
@klu9 @ai6yr Definitely a possibility. Just started looking around. Thanks for the suggestion.
Show threadNazoJun 15

@Thorium @ai6yr There seems to be no non-evil option if you actually want online streaming stuff.

Though it does seem it's possible to get service TVs and such (albeit kind of hard to track down. You have to use the right search terms.) You can still buy separate streaming units to connect to them so at least they don't have absolute knowledge of literally everything you do. Just everything you do through them...

Show threadCoach Spore DieselJun 15

"Fox already owns the free ad-supported streaming service Tubi, which recently became profitable."

Bad news, #monsterdon friends.

Show threadTerencioJun 15

@springdiesel #monsterdon

yeah it's pretty obvious that Tubi will eventually take additional steps down the path of Enshittification...

Show threadCoach Spore DieselJun 15
@Terencio not just that. The Murdochs are propagandists and Roku is a prime pipeline.
Show threadLizetteJun 16
@springdiesel there's still Pluto
Show threadandybrwnJun 15
@ai6yr Argh
Show threadra6bitJun 15
@ai6yr Ahh well there's the end of a good thing.