Smart TV Music Video & Karaoke App ROXi Raises $8.7 Million

Smart TV Music Video & Karaoke App ROXi Raises $8.7 Million

Photo Credit: Nicolas J Leclercq ROXi, a music video app designed for smart televisions, has raised about $8.7 million as it prepares to expand into the United States. London-based ROXi’s multimillion-dollar raise entered the media […]

What to Watch This Week: ‘A Thousand and One,’ ‘Spinning Gold,’ and More

What to Watch This Week: ‘A Thousand and One,’ ‘Spinning Gold,’ and More

The weekend is here again and no one likes to spend hours searching for what to watch.  Whether you’re in the mood to hit a movie theater or stay at home browsing through all of […]

Bank’s failure disrupts a tech-world tradition at SXSW

Bank's failure disrupts a tech-world tradition at SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas —  Walking through Roku City on Sunday afternoon, you’d hardly know the namesake company was having an unusually stressful weekend. Sure, the faux metropolis — a several-story re-creation of Roku’s beloved screensaver, set up […]

ROXi Adds Simon Cowell As An Investor, Inks Samsung Deal

ROXi Adds Simon Cowell As An Investor, Inks Samsung Deal

Photo Credit: Nicolas J Leclercq ROXi, a UK-based music-video app for smart televisions, has added Simon Cowell as an investor and inked a partnership deal with Samsung. London-headquartered ROXi, which says that its library encompasses […]

Warner Music Group’s WMX Adds Three Exclusive Roku Channels

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Photo Credit: Warner Music Group WMX, Warner Music Group’s year-old artist-services division, has officially launched a trio of “exclusive” channels on Roku. The Big Three label unveiled its tie-up with Roku via a formal release […]

The best Black Friday deals you can already get at Amazon

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Black Friday is right around the corner, but Amazon is wasting no time by rolling out some excellent deals in the run-up to the main event on Friday. If you’re looking to knock out some […]

How Weird: The Al Yankovic Story pulled off its cameo-crammed pool party

Musician Wolfman Jack (played by Jack Black) smirks at “Weird Al” Yankovic (Daniel Radcliffe) by a backyard pool at the home of Dr. Demento (Rainn Wilson), as ’80s celebrities including Gallagher (Paul F. Tompkins) and Alice Cooper (Akiva Schaffer) look on in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Imagine you were famous in the 1980s, and instantly recognizable for one signature look: Hawaiian shirt, a bushy mustache, and a big cap of tightly curled hair. Now imagine it’s the present, and you’re watching […]