Roku, DirecTV drop Russian-backed RT channel
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge After initially dropping the Russia-backed news channel RT in Europe, Roku says it is now dropping the channel from its Roku Channel Store everywhere - including in its US market.
The company confirmed the carriage change to The Verge late Tuesday. Roku spokesperson Kimberly Sampson said in a statement: We are removing RT from the Roku Channel Store everywhere, including the US." The company had earlier confirmed the channel was being yanked from its European market.
The streamer's decision follows a similar move from DirecTV. Company spokesperson Nicholas Ammazzalorso told The Verge in a statement on Tuesday that DirecTV is accelerating this year's contract expiration timeline and will no longer offer their programming effective...