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Free, ad-supported streaming platform Roku launches $2.99 per month ad-free streaming service
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Roku aims to offer a cheaper option to expensive streaming competitors with a library of 'comfort' watches and Roku originals.

, unlike its competitors which have introduced frequent price increases, Roku intends for Howdy to stay cheap—in fact, that’s part of the business model. Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood told the outlet that the service is “a response to the reality that many consumers are interested in a service that is ad-free and low-cost.

A large part of subscription viewing is library content. We feel Howdy is in an excellent position to win over those viewers who want to unwind with some of their favorite movies and TV shows, uninterrupted.”, but you still have to pay for the subscription; Netflix’s ad tier, for example, costs $7.99 a month. Howdy, meanwhile, is even cheaper and comes sans the commercials that the streaming boom initially promised to exclude from your viewing experience. So while streaming services areHowdy is billing itself as quintessential “comfort” viewing. “We don’t have everything, but we do have almost everything you want to watch,” a new ad for the ad-free service proclaims. The library is stocked with series and features from, and more. Howdy is currently only available to users in the U.S., and can be found on any Roku device or via Roku’s website or app.film

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