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The streamer has reached 53.6 million accounts, a 35% year over year growth rate, but sales projections were exceeded with revenue thriving by 79%. The company garnered approximately $574 million in revenue, $466.5 million serving as platform revenue, representing a 101% year over year increase.

Deriving from its partnership with Quibi, the streaming outlet will add 75 originals, including a dozen series that have yet to be released will join the 25,000 free title catalog. Additional information related to the launches will be announced next month.

The titles include “In Ice Cold Blood,” “Snapped: Killer Couples,” “See No Evil,” “Occult Crimes,"  “An Unexpected Killer,” “A Wedding and a Murder.” The launch follows the Free Ad-supported Streaming Television channel.

The partnership will help accelerate the launch of Roku’s end-to-end DAI solution with TV programmers. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021 and is subject to customary closing conditions.

For Q4, Roku added another 5.2 million active accounts, bringing the company to 51.2 million overall by the end of 2020. The platform added 14.3 million active accounts during the year, with sales rising by 18% to $178.7 million in the fourth quarter.