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Amazon to Open New Front in Streaming Wars

It would also open another front in a competitive streaming platform battle that pits Amazon's Fire TV against Roku Inc. , Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)'s Android TV and Apple TV (tvOS), as well as smart TV-focused operating systems from Samsung Corp. (Tizen) and LG Electronics Inc. (London: LGLD; Korea: 6657.KS) (webOS). In Q1, Roku led the streaming media player sector with a 37% share, according to Parks Associates .

From the article "Amazon to Open New Front in Streaming Wars " by Jeff Baumgartner.

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