ONE of the most popular free and ad-supported streaming providers has launched 12 new channels.
The Roku Channel has more than 350 live TV channels and 80,000 free movies and shows — and is continually adding more.
That includes a dozen channels arriving this month, featuring everything from comedy to kids’ shows.
Among the new features are two spin-offs from Black Entertainment Televisionan American cable channel.
THE BET Comedy and the BET X Tyler Perry Drama channels feature content from the popular filmmaker.
Roku has also been steadily expanding its Spanish offerings in recent months.
The latest additions include Canala.TV Pasion and two news channels called Nosicias Univision 24/7 and ADN40.
Other new channels include Joel Osteen Network, Real Disaster Channel, Turca and Team USA.
A channel called FGteev, centered around games and comedy, was added to bolster the streamer’s children’s content portfolio.
All users need to do to access these new perks is search for and add them through the Roku Channel Store.
The company was founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood, an English businessman who moved to the United States as a teenager.
Wood wanted to help TV fans watch what they want, when they want, and conceived the idea of a TV operating system that could connect viewers to a library of online content.
Roku launched its first product in 2008 – a streaming box called Roku DVP, which achieved great popularity.
The company sells its own hardware compatible with any TV that has an HDMI connection. This means that virtually anyone can access the streamer’s growing body of content.
Each player comes with a Roku remote to navigate on-screen menus and control playback.
The company also licenses its operating system to television manufacturers such as Toshiba and Hisense and to create Roku-branded TVs.
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The streamer has been steadily expanding its content portfolio on the Roku Channel, which falls into a category known as FAST TV — an acronym for “free, ad-supported streaming.”
It features content from over 250 partners, including live news from networks like NBC, FOX and CBS.
The Roku Channel – what you need to know
Here’s the summary…
The Roku Channel is a streaming app available on multiple devices.
It offers more than 400 live TV channels.
And it promises more than 80,000 movies and TV shows on demand.
Roku says the app is available at:
- Roku streaming devices
- Compatible Samsung Smart TVs
- Compatible Amazon Fire TV Devices
- Website TheRokuChannel.com
- Roku mobile apps (iOS and Android)
Roku notes that the app is only available in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It’s also available in Mexico, but only on Roku devices.
Earlier this month, five new channels graced viewers’ TV screens: America’s Test Kitchen, Love Nature, MagellanTV Now, Space Science Now, and wild oceans.
And there are ways to access a wide range of additional content through partner streaming services.
Roku fans can add even more exclusive content from Tubi, another free streaming service, by adding the channel to their account.
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