A video sign displays the logo for Roku, a video streaming firm, in Times Square after the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq Market in New York on Sept. 28, 2017. Shares of Roku soared in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected revenue for the third quarter. Roku-branded smart TV's come pre-installed with the Roku interface users would experience on an external plug-in Roku Streaming Player. "We had a solid rebound in video ads in the third quarter," Roku Media President Charlie Collier said during the earnings call. For the fourth quarter, Roku expects revenue of roughly $955 million, topping the $952 million expected by Wall Street, according to LSEG.

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Persons: Roku, Mustafa Ozgen, Charlie Collier Organizations: Nasdaq, Wall, CNBC, CNBC PRO Locations: New York, LSEG