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Reuters launches channel on Roku

Reuters announced Thursday the launch of a video news channel on the Roku Channel

Reuters global news coverage will now be streamed within the Roku Channel for subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, as well as on the platform’s new Election Hub.

Video coverage of general news, business, politics, and entertainment will be available in 30-minute feeds, updated multiple times a day to give viewers news from around the world.

“Joining the Roku platform allows Reuters to reach a new and engaged audience of news consumers,” said Jessica April, director strategic partnerships, Reuters. “It’s a critical time for accurate and unbiased news coverage, and we’re excited to partner with Roku to deliver our world-class journalism to their users.”

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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