Is Growing Smart TV Penetration a Risk to Roku?

If you're buying a new TV these days, it's probably a smart TV. Over half of TVs currently in use are smart TVs and 70% of TV households have at least one smart TV, according to data from Hub Entertainment Research.

Growing adoption of smart TVs could eliminate the use of streaming devices from Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), benefiting companies like Vizio (NYSE: VZIO) and Samsung. What's more, it could put pressure on the platform developers' relationships with television manufacturers.

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