How Roku became way more important than you realize

Hello again from Fast Company and welcome back to Plugged In. Last Friday, Reuters’ Echo Wang, Milana Vinn, and Dawn Chmielewski reported that Roku, the maker of the dominant streaming platform for TVs, was exploring its strategic options, including selling itself. That exploration didn’t take long. On Monday, news broke that Fox Corp. would acquire the company for $22 billion, a transaction expected to close in the first half of next year. Best known for its eponymous news and sports cabl...