{"id":13293,"date":"2026-06-17T20:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/?p=13293"},"modified":"2026-10-16T02:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:38:43","slug":"looking-for-roku-alternatives-because-of-fox-heres-the-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisorator.com\/members\/2026\/06\/17\/looking-for-roku-alternatives-because-of-fox-heres-the-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for Roku alternatives because of Fox? Here\u2019s the reality."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What to expect when Fox buys Roku, and what you can do about it.<\/h4>\n\n\n
Jared Newman<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>June 17, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Fox is planning to acquire Roku for $22 billion, and a lot of folks are already preparing for the worst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve already received a half-dozen questions from readers about Roku alternatives to consider. Meanwhile, a couple of the top posts on the cord cutting sub-Reddit include a headline calling it a \u201cdisaster\u201d for streaming<\/a> and a thread discussing what to use instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these mergers seldom work in consumers’ favor, there\u2019s also a lot of hyperbole going around about what will happen next. I can help you consider some Roku alternatives, but you should also be realistic about what switching will accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is Fox buying Roku?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fox\u2018s reasons for acquiring Roku are largely about scale. Roku is the most popular streaming platform in the United States, and it\u2018s in 100 million homes worldwide. The company makes most of its money not from selling smart TVs and streaming players, but from getting those users to watch ads and pay for more subscriptions. Accordingly, Fox wants to use Roku\u2018s reach to scale up its own advertising business and to help grow its subscription services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Translation: Big companies embiggening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a Roku user, you can expect a couple things to happen as a result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n