The underwriters for the corporate-backed television subscription platform's IPO have fully exercised the over-allotment option.

US-based television streaming service Roku closed an initial public offering that granted exits to several media companies at $253m yesterday after the underwriters took up the full over-allotment option.

Roku sells set-top boxes that allow subscribers to stream televisual content from a range of TV and online sources. It had more than 15 million active subscribers as of June 2017 and made a net loss of $42.8m from $399m in revenue in 2016.

The company initially raised $219m in the…

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