Report: Roku Eying a Move Into Original Programming

Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) is considering becoming the next streaming video provider to get into the content creation business, reports online trade magazine Digiday. According to the usual "people familiar with the matter," the company has spoken to media and entertainment companies about producing its own original programming. The talks are said to be at an exploratory stage.

Rumors have surfaced on previous occasions that Roku was considering producing content for its video streaming platform, but nothing came of them. In this case, Roku has issued a statement saying "We aren't creating any original shows and don't have any plans to do so." Digiday, though, notes that Roku didn't deny that it had had those talks with content producers.

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