![]() ![]() The majority of those services are still in play, though some - including PS Vue, Rdio and M-Go - have folded. Netflix and the Walt Disney Company’s Hulu have long enjoyed preferential treatment on those remotes, leaving just two other buttons up for grabs.Ĭrackle, Sony’s PS Vue, Starz, M-Go, Rdio, Vudu and the Roku Channel have all been spotted on Roku’s remotes over the last few years. Roku remotes have traditionally been limited to just four streaming preset buttons. Amazon recently decided to get into the game when it released an upgraded version of its Amazon Fire TV remote earlier this year, which includes four streaming preset buttons for the first time. ![]() Roku is not alone in this pay-to-play scheme: Smart TV makers like Vizio and LG have been doing the same for years. Touted as a convenience by most hardware manufacturers, remote control presets are precious real estate: Manufacturers forge agreements with streaming platforms in exchange for including a preset to their streaming service on a remote control. The move, first reported by the New York Post on Wednesday, indicates Apple is apparently reaching out to streaming hardware makers with a request for preferred product placement in an attempt to drive subscribers to the fledgling streaming service. Roku has quietly changed a preset button on its streaming hardware remote controls, bumping Dish Network’s Sling TV in favor of Apple TV Plus. (Photo courtesy Roku, Graphic by The Desk) ![]()
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