Why would I start developing a channel?
The roku seems like a great platform but I have just started to delve into the developer T&C's and have become rather confused and concerned about Roku's business model. I am hoping peeps here can hel...
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"TheEndless" wrote:
I don't know (only Roku and PlayOn do), but I suspect...
I suspect it was because PlayOn was free and Mediamall charged for the server/service depriving Roku of revenue while providing a LOT of compelling content which would compete with content for which Roku received a portion of the proceeds.
I don't know that either. Regardless, the ToS is designed to allow Roku to block channels for any reason. It may take an aggressive interpretation to use the ToS that way, but channels have disappeared with no better explanation. To say that Roku acted because something was 'secret' doesn't wash. PlayOn was a private channel. Most of us don't care about or even read ToS. Lawyers don't write 'sloppy' contracts. The Roku ToS was carefully crafted by lawyers to allow Roku to block/ban channels for any reason.
BTW, Roku DID take extraordinary measures to block Videobuzz. They password protected the sideload function immediately after VB made it easy for nondevelopers to sideload their app.
