The streaming service announced Monday that Roku will begin broadcasting Major League Baseball games on Sundays this week, and fans will be able to watch for free without needing a device.

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Roku Will Stream Weekly MLB Game On Sundays. Viewers Won’t Need One Of The Service’s Devices

The company has secured multiyear rights to MLB Sunday Leadoff games, beginning this Sunday with the Boston Red Sox versus the St. Louis Cardinals. The telecasts will be created in partnership with local broadcasting teams. They were originally available via the subscription service Peacock.

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Roku Will Stream Weekly MLB Game On Sundays. Viewers Won’t Need One Of The Service’s Devices

Viewers without Roku can watch the games via the free Roku Channel app, available on Amazon Fire devices, Samsung TVs, and Google TVs. The app is also available at therokuchannel.com, and no login is necessary.

The games will also be available to MLB.TV subscribers.

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Roku Will Stream Weekly MLB Game On Sundays. Viewers Won’t Need One Of The Service’s Devices

“With free games available to anyone, MLB games on Roku will be widely accessible to fans,” said Noah Garden, MLB deputy commissioner for business and media. “Since Roku serves as an entertainment gateway for millions, this partnership offers a valuable new promotional and distribution platform for MLB games and content.”

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Another sign of Boeing’s predicament is the fact that canceled sales outweighed falling orders in April.

Boeing announced Tuesday that it received orders for seven planes last month, which is an exceptionally low figure. That wasn’t enough to overcome canceled sales for 33 planes, 29 of which were due to the closure of Lynx Air, a cheap Canadian airline that ceased operations in late February.

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As expected, deliveries of new Boeing jetliners were low, at 24 in April, putting the American company further behind its European rival Airbus.

In the first four months of the year, Airbus delivered 203 commercial jets, compared to 107 for Boeing. Deliveries are a key source of cash for businesses.

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Boeing Orders Tumble As Troubled Aircraft Maker Struggles To Overcome Its Latest Crisis

The Federal Aviation Administration is halting the construction of new Boeing 737 Max jets as the firm works to enhance manufacturing quality.

The production halt came when a piece known as a door plug burst out of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, in January. The pilots were able to safely land the plane, but the incident has plunged Boeing into its most serious crisis since the fatal crashes of two Max jets in 2018 and 2019.

Current and former Boeing employees have accused the firm of cutting corners on safety, and the FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, and Justice Department are all looking into the matter.

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Boeing Orders Tumble As Troubled Aircraft Maker Struggles To Overcome Its Latest Crisis

While Boeing’s April results were disappointing, the company said it achieved a milestone last month when it delivered the 1,500th 737 Max to Ireland’s Ryanair.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Bumble received backlash after airing billboard commercials that appeared to mock celibacy as an alternative to meeting people online.

On Monday, the company apologized for ads that said, “You know full well a vow of celibacy is not the answer” next to an introduction to “the new Bumble.” The app announced a brand revamp in April, hoping to recover dwindling user enthusiasm.

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Bumble’s Billboard Ads Sneered At Celibacy As An Alternative To Dating — And The Company Got Stung

Women on social media chastised the corporation for suggesting that celibacy isn’t a legitimate personal choice. Some online critics interpret the tagline as representing patriarchal beliefs that women must be willing to have sex with males even if they do not want to.

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Bumble’s Billboard Ads Sneered At Celibacy As An Alternative To Dating — And The Company Got Stung

Bumble apologized on Instagram for eliminating advertisements that it described as a poor attempt to “lean into a community frustrated by modern dating.” The corporation has long advocated for women and their ability to “fully exercise personal choice,” but it conceded that the ad campaign did not reflect those beliefs and regretted “the harm it caused.”

The corporation will also make payments to the National Domestic Violence Hotline and other groups to support global efforts to “support women, marginalized communities, and those impacted by abuse.” The corporation stated it would also provide billboard space to these organizations for their chosen advertisements.

Bumble did not answer concerns about the number of billboards used in the campaign or where they were positioned. It is unclear whether the adverts appeared in other media.

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Bumble’s Billboard Ads Sneered At Celibacy As An Alternative To Dating — And The Company Got Stung

The dating app company has been experiencing difficulties. Its stock has plummeted significantly since last July, about 45% over doubts about its capacity to engage younger people. In February, it fired off 350 employees, or nearly 30% of its personnel, as it revealed plans to update its app to make it more appealing to Generation Z.

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