Roku kept rolling in the first quarter, reporting a 35% rise in active accounts, to 53.6 million, along with stronger-than-expected financial results.Revenue grew 79% compared with the same quarter a year ago, hitting $574.2 million, far higher than the consensus forecast by Wall Street analysts for $490.6 million.Expected by analysts to lose money in the quarter, as it did a year ago with $55.2 million in red ink, Roku instead swung to a profit, with operating income of $75.8 million.Total streaming on Roku devices came in at 18.3 billion hours, an increase of 49% year-over-year.Advertising continues to be a strong suit for Roku.
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