Roku Channel brings in local news via NBC channels
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The Roku Channel (NASDAQ:ROKU) is giving its streamers access to local news for the first time through a deal with NBCUniversal Local (NASDAQ:CMCSA).
Comcast (CMCSA) is up 1.3% in early Tuesday action, while Roku (ROKU) is down 1.9%.

The deal brings several local NBC News channels (including major markets New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas/Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., and more) to The Roku Channel's Live TV Guide starting today.
âAudiences are increasingly opting to consume news through streaming, and local news has consistently been one of the top requested categories by our users,â says Roku's Ashley Hovey.
The local news additions complement some existing national news options on Roku, which already included NBC News Now.
More NBC local news channels will arrive on The Roku Channel in coming months.
Meanwhile, Roku has been wrapped up in chatter that Netflix might be interested in a purchase of the company, though Netflix's Ted Sarandos says "I don't know where that came from."