If you are up-to-speed on news within the TV space, you hear the words “dongle,” “set-top box,” and “streaming stick” on a daily basis, and more often than not—multiple times a day. The industry is overflowing with devices, theories and futuristic innovations, but the dongle is resoundingly prevalent. Everyone’s dipping their toes in the water whether it is tech behemoths such as Google and Amazon, or strong, niche players like MobiTV and Roku.