Roku isn’t alone in seeing what kinds of advertising annoyances it can get away with, but it’s crossed a line by putting an ad wall in front of its home screen and requiring extra clicks to ...

But if I start seeing autoplaying video ads when I'm trying to use the home screen I'll be done. "Awful," says one user subjected to the test. Reports of Roku customers seeing video ads ...

The company that set out to make streaming simple has come a long way since 2008. Yet its current business all connects back ...

Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen. Now, Roku is testing what it might look like if it took things a step ...

Reports of Roku customers seeing video ads automatically play before they could view the OS’ home screen started appearing online this week. A Reddit user, for example, posted yesterday ...

Roku has begun running video ads that automatically play before loading the home screen, as reported by Ars Technica. This is impacting owners of Roku-branded smart TVs and streaming sticks ...

Here's what you'll need to do: Go to your Roku home screen and scroll down to select Settings. Select System and choose Power. Finally, select System Restart, and wait for your Roku TV to reboot.

When this happens, you can often restart the device without needing the on-screen menus. To do this, follow this button-press sequence on your Roku remote precisely: Step 1: Press the Home button ...

Roku has sunk to a new low in the streaming wars, with an experimental ad format that blocks your home screen behind an auto-playing video ad. Roku isn’t alone in seeing what kinds of ...