According to io9, Fox Corporation—controlled by the Murdoch family—is acquiring Roku in a $22 billion deal. The purchase consolidates the streaming landscape further, placing the popular streaming-device platform under the same corporate umbrella as Fox's other media properties. The acquisition marks another major expansion of the Murdoch family's media empire and reshapes competitive dynamics in home streaming.

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