Roku Channel Adds Slate Of Popular Free Kids’ Programs
In addition its expanding its range of first-run content, The Roku Channel (TRC) said this week it is broadening its library of popular kids content, available to stream for free. Roku’s mostly ad-supported portal for free streaming content and popular third-party premium subscription offerings, announced…
The Roku Channel Kicks Off First-Run TV Series
Roku began offering an exclusive new TV series, called Cypher, on The Roku Channel (TRC) Friday in what is expected to an expanding lineup of first-run programs and TV series available subscription free. Technically, Cypher isn’t a Roku original content production. The rights to stream…
The Roku Channel Comes To Fire TV
Owners of FireTV devices will find they now have access to Roku’s, The Roku Channel app, on rival Amazon’s streaming TV platform, offering viewers access to a large library of free ad-supported TV programs and movies. Roku announced the the update in a blog last…
Peacock Arrives On Roku Streaming Devices, and Roku TVs
Roku formally announced Monday that NBC Universal’s new premium streaming app Peacock has come to Roku streaming media players and Roku TVs. Roku and the media conglomerate struck a last-minute deal Friday, avoiding a looming blackout of nearly 50 NBC Universal TV Everywhere Apps ,…
Roku Beefs Up Free Live TV Channels, Movies
Pandemic sheltering consumers looking for something more to stream for free got some good news from Roku this week. The streaming media player resource, said it has added more than 30 live linear TV channels to its Live TV Channel Guide posted inside The Roku…
More Than 100+ Free Linear Channels Added To `The Roku Channel’
Roku announced today that it has increased the number of live linear channels on its ad-supported The Roku Channel by more than 100, while at the same time introducing a new accompanying Live TV Guide to help users better navigate through all of the new…
Streamers To Receive `One World’ Telethon For COVID-19 Workers
Anti-poverty movement Global Citizen will present Saturday night a major live-streamed telethon for frontline workers in the COVID-19 battle through a number of apps and channels around the world. The historic special called “One World: Together At Home,” is billed as a global special that…
Roku, Innovid Reveal Cross-Screen Analytics Effort
Roku is expanding its data analytics technologies to get a deeper understanding of advertising effectiveness across over-the-top (OTT) streaming and linear TV viewing. Having recently unveiled its new streaming media player lineup, updated streaming OS and enhanced interface for The Roku Channel, which consists partially…
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