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Roku confirms Canadian expansion

SARATOGA, CA – Roku is bringing its over-the-top streaming platform to Canada early next year. The California-based company, which launched the first Netflix streaming player in 2008, has more than one million customers in the U.S. and offers more than 350 channels of content including Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Angry Birds and HBO GO.  Its open streaming platform seeks to bring new content providers to the TV screen and expands the offerings of existing platforms such as channels found on traditional cable and satellite networks. Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood said its streaming players will be available...