Roku, the TV streaming platform, and BET+, the streaming service dedicated to Black content, have announced the launch of BET+ Essential on The Roku Channel in the US. BET+ Essential provides Roku viewers access to the entire BET+ content library with minimal ads at $5.99 per month, compared with the existing, ad-free premium subscription option […]
Roku has unveiled Roku Sports Channel – a new FAST channel, launching in the US on August 12th – that brings all of Roku’s sports content into a dedicated experience for sports fans. Roku Sports Channel will feature a range of popular sports programming that Roku owns and licenses. Featured content will include live Major […]
Roku and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have finalised a streaming deal for the celebrated sitcom The Goldbergs to be made available for free on The Roku Channel in the US. For the first time, all 10 seasons will be featured on a dedicated FAST channel, exclusively streaming on The Roku Channel starting August 1st. The […]
NBCUniversal has announced that its TNBC FAST channel will rebrand as NBC Comedy Vault from June 1st. Audiences can celebrate Pride Month on the rebranded channel with the debut of Seasons 1-8 of NBC’s celebrated sitcom Will & Grace. Other iconic titles on the channel includes Charles in Charge and Coach, and Major Dad will […]
Insight TV, the millennial-focused channel operator, has announced a partnership with Roku to bring its content to The Roku Channel viewers across the UK, the US, Canada and Mexico. The partnership sees Insight TV’s range of content now available on the Roku platform, offering viewers an array of programming completely free via The Roku Channel. […]
Roku, the streaming specialist, has reported that Q1 platform revenue stood at $755 million (€703m), up 19 per cent YoY. Gross profit was at $388 million, up 15 per cent. Streaming households hit 81.6 million, a net increase of 1.6 million from Q4 2023. Streaming hours were at 30.8 billion, up 5.7 billion hours YoY. […]
Roku has announced that millions of streamers watched the Roku Original series The Spiderwick Chronicles during its opening weekend, making it the most-watched on demand title to ever debut on The Roku Channel. The Spiderwick Chronicles amassed the highest reach and most hours streamed of any title in The Roku Channel’s history during its opening […]
Hemisphere Media Group, the US media company targeting the US Hispanic and Latin American markets, has announced the launch of its free ad supported television (FAST) channel WAPA+ on The Roku Channel. WAPA+ serves the large Puerto Rican community in the US, and leverages the programming of WAPA-TV, Puerto Rico’s #1 TV network, offering 70 […]
International production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has announced the launch of its FAST channel, Love Pets, on The Roku Channel in Canada. Since the pet-themed channel debuted last year, it has rolled out in 27 countries across the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “Launching Love Pets on […]
NBCUniversal and Roku have announced that popular short-form video clips from Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers are now available on Roku in the US and will appear regularly after airing on NBC. Clips from NBC Sports will be launching in the coming weeks. Roku users […]