“As soon as I saw Harry Potter, I thought “Hey, someday … my doppelganger!” joked “Weird Al” Yankovic about the inspiration to cast Daniel Radcliffe as his on-screen alter ego in Roku’s biopic parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. More seriously, though, the musical satirist and director Eric Appel agreed it was the actor’s near-instant
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King Charles III Praises ‘Emmerdale’ At National Television Awards King Charles III addressed the National Television Awards last night to praise 50-year-old ITV soap Emmerdale, which won two awards alongside Peaky Blinders. The new King, who recorded the virtual message prior to his mum’s death, described Emmerdale as an “amazing British export” that “depicts what
Roku is launching Espacio Latino, a free streaming hub for Hispanic programming, on the Roku Channel. With more than 61 million active accounts as of March 31, Roku is a leading gateway for streaming, and one of its most popular offerings is the Roku Channel, a mix of free and paid on-demand and linear services
Roku has integrated Discovery+, which it already offers as a stand-alone app in its regular store, into the offerings of the Roku Channel. Both the $5-a-month ad-supported version and the $7-a-month ad-free version will be part of the integration. In a recent quarterly report, Roku said the 5-year-old Roku Channel now reaches households with 80