Developer ends lucrative screensaver deal with Roku because Fox bought it
Summary
Artist Jim Sachs will end Roku’s license for the Aquatic Life screensaver on December 1, after Fox completed its acquisition of Roku. Sachs said he chose not to renew the deal because he objects to Fox’s association with the screensaver, and said the lost income will affect his planned projects.Key Facts
- Roku has offered the Aquatic Life screensaver, based on Sachs’s Marine Aquarium animation, for 10 years.
- Sachs owns the Marine Aquarium and licenses it through Prolific Publishing.
- Sachs said Roku’s license came up for renewal each October and either party could cancel it.
- Sachs told Ars Technica that he informed Prolific he would not renew the license after learning Fox planned to buy Roku.
- Roku will replace Aquatic Life with the Roku City screensaver on affected devices.
- Sachs said Roku paid $80,000 a year for exclusive rights to the screensaver on set-top devices.
- Sachs said the Roku deal was his main source of income and that ending it would affect projects he had planned.
- Fox completed its acquisition of Roku for $22 billion, according to the article.
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