Entertainment
Roku becomes most-watched free streaming service with addition of 34 new channels
The Roku Channel has topped the streaming charts, becoming America’s most popular free-ad-supported TV platform.
With new ratings, the channel beat the records of Tubi and Pluto TV.
The Nielsen’s February 2026 streaming usage report revealed that The Roku Channel captured 2.9% of total streaming time, outpacing Tubi (2.2%) and Pluto TV (2.1%).
Users even utilised free services more than they did paid platforms, including Paramount+ and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Why are viewers switching to Roku TV?
The channel made hundreds of live channels and on-demand content available to users free of cost. Recently, it added 34 new channels that are dedicated to classic TV shows such as Home Improvement, Murder, She Wrote, Bones, Baywatch, and Saved by the Bell.
Recently, many streaming services increased their subscription charges, which prompted users to rely on free service providers.
Moreover, the platform has a user-friendly interface, offering personalised recommendations for its users.
It is also capable of syncing across devices, and offers optional paid premium add-ons such as Apple TV+ and MGM+ for users who want to access more content.
Entertainment
Buckingham Palace makes statement amid Princess Eugenie pregnancy talks
King Charles’ team released a fresh statement as Princess Eugenie once again became the talk of the town due to her third pregnancy rumours.
On the official social media channels of the royal family, the monarch’s personal message has been shared following his trip to Bermuda.
Buckingham Palace revealed that the King expressed gratitude towards the people of Bermuda for welcoming him with big hearts.
“Thank you to all the people of Bermuda for such a wonderful few days and for the fond memories that will last a lifetime,” King Charles began his statement.
He added, “I carry your joyful enthusiasm home with me, with my most heartfelt gratitude for your kind support and for that famous island hospitality. Until we meet again…”
It is worth noting that King Charles’ heartfelt note emerged during a time when both York sisters, Beatrice and Eugenie, were spotted by the cameras.
The daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were captured enjoying lunch in Mayfair, London.
However, the detail which attracted fans was Eugenie’s ‘baby bump,’ visible in the photos.
Notably, no official confirmation or rejection has been made by Princess Eugenie or the royal family as of now.
Entertainment
How a whiffed NFL field goal helped save this Kentucky Derby horse expert’s life
When former New York Giants’ placekicker Younghoe Koo completely missed the ball on a field goal attempt against the New England Patriots last December, the broadcasters weren’t the only ones laughing.
Mark Toothaker, a stallion sales manager for Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, was on the couch cracking up with his wife, Malory, about the whiffed field goal and consequential turnover.
Then, he felt something strange.
“I felt a shock in my left arm, and then I never felt anything else. Had no pain, anything after that,” Toothaker said.
He didn’t wake up for 25 minutes and was told at the hospital that he suffered a seizure.
Doctors also revealed the shocking news that he had a brain tumor the size of a tennis ball.
Luckily, his wife Malory is a nurse.
“Just happened at absolutely the right place if it had to happen,” Toothaker said. “I could have died, I mean, I’m on the road all the time.”
The tumor was benign, and Toothaker was home from the hospital after a whirlwind 24 hours.
But as he prepared for this year’s Kentucky Derby, where he was hoping to be in the winner’s circle with Spendthrift’s horse, Further Ado, he still thought about Koo, and the whiff that led to the tumor’s discovery.
Toothaker reached out to the kicker, who made the Pro Bowl and led the NFL in points with Atlanta in 2020.
“I’d love to have him come to the races, or come visit Spendthrift,” Toothaker said prior to Saturday’s race. “If he wants to go racing, we’ll go racing. If he wants to come out and see the mares and foals, it’d be my honor to come out and show him around this beautiful farm that we have here in Lexington, Kentucky.”
Further Ado ultimately finished Saturday’s Derby in 11th place.
Entertainment
Trump’s Qatar-gifted Air Force One nears launch after $400M overhaul
United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One gifted to him by Qatar is all set to enter service by this summer after a $400 million overhaul.
Qatar gifted a Boeing 747 (estimated value $400 million) to President Trump during his official visit to the Arab country last year.
In a statement on Friday, the U.S. Air Force updated, “We have officially completed modification and flight testing,” adding that the jet was being painted.
The gifted plane will serve as a temporary presidential plane. “The aircraft is on schedule to roll out in a new red, white and blue livery this summer,” the Air Force said.
The expensive gift sparked significant controversy in the U.S. as many argued that it posed national security risks and also declared it against the constitutional prohibition on foreign gifts to the president.
The overhaul itself was costly, with the Air Force spending roughly $400 million, equalling the estimated value of the plane, to deconstruct some parts to make sure there was no spy technology and new top-secret communications gear had been installed.
General Dale White, the four-star Air Force official managing the overhaul, said, “By and large, the airplane we are getting is in the same condition from an interior perspective.”
He added that the Air Force’s specifications for presidential aircraft differ significantly from those used by other countries for their heads of state.
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