“This Old House” and “Ask This Old House” were the two top-rated home improvement programs in the U.S. (NASDAQ: ROKU) announced today that it has acquired the “This Old House” business, inclusive of its global distribution rights and all of its subsidiary brands, including the “This Old House” and “Ask This Old House” TV programs, the show libraries, all digital assets, and the television production studio. 1 TV Home Improvement ProgramĪcquisition of Business Includes 1,500+ Episode Library, Production Studio, Two Ongoing Series of Top-Rated Original Programming, and Related Digital Assets to Support The Roku Channel’s Growing AVOD Service Roku Acquires “This Old House,” America’s No. Here are some additional details from Roku: It’s unclear how this acquisition will affect the shows’ future on PBS beyond the current seasons. Past seasons are already available for free. The streaming service, which can be accessed via Roku devices (that plug into televisions and stream content from networks and other channels) and the Roku app, reached households with 63 million people in 2020, doubling its scope from 2019.Ĭurrent seasons of This Old House (season 42) and Ask This Old House (season 19) are available for free on the Roku Channel as on-demand episodes after they air on local PBS stations. The Roku Channel has acquired the This Old House business which includes a production studio, the ongoing This Old House and Ask This Old House TV shows, and a library of more than 1,500 episodes. The granddaddy of house renovation series has a new home.

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