@scarhill wrote:
I'm pretty sure that NESN has had an app for a long time. What's changed is that they are now selling subscriptions themselves instead of just giving access to content to cable subscribers. So I suspect the issue is that Roku wants a share of the subscription revenue. If that's right, then it's the lawyers who will have to resolve it, and we probably won't hear much until they do.
Roku's standards require that all subscription apps allow the user to subscribe via Roku if the user wants. It does not require the user subscribe via Roku Pay, but the user must have that option. If NESN changed the app to include a direct subscription model, then Roku requires the code allow Roku Pay as an option. And if that is what happened, then the app won't return until NESN codes to the standards.
Netflix, Hulu, Disney, all the services allow Roku Pay as a subscription option because, well, that's the rules. Just like Apple has similar rules on their platform.
Personally, I never use that method (via Roku nor Apple for subscriptions), but it's always there should I change my mind (I won't). And, yes, if a subscriber uses Roku Pay, then Roku gets a cut, just like Apple gets a cut for subscriptions via Apple's services on Apple TV devices.
If it's an issue such as that, then I don't expect Roku to offer any statement.
DBDukes
Roku Community Streaming Expert
Note: I am not a Roku employee.
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