Tag: The Roku Channel
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Roku is Giving Customers Three Months of Apple TV+ with New Device Purchase
In a slew of new announcements Monday, Roku announced a partnership with Apple TV+ to give customers a free trial to the streaming service with eligible purchase. Roku will be offering a free 90-day subscription to Apple TV+ when you buy and activate a new Roku device between October 23, 2020, and January 31, 2021.…
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The Roku Channel is Adding More Than a Dozen Kids & Family Programs
The Roku Channel’s Kids & Family section turns one this year, and to celebrate, Roku has added more than a dozen new popular kids programs to the channel. Now when you head to the Kids & Family section on The Roku Channel, you’ll see a birthday theme on the homepage, complete with balloons and banners…
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Roku Now Has 43 Million Active Accounts
In today’s quarter 2 earnings report, Roku announced that its active account growth accelerated by 41% year over year. There are now 43 million active Roku accounts. Roku said the growth was driven by “strong sales of both players and Roku TV models throughout the quarter.” Roku player unit sales were up 28% year over…
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The Roku Channel Has Added Three New Channels
International content producer Blue Ant Media has expanded its global presence with three new family and kid-friendly linear channels on The Roku Channel. The new channels are Love Nature and Love Nature Espanol – an award-winning nature and wildlife brand, and ZooMoo, a channel dedicated to animal programming for kids. “Blue Ant Media’s partnership with…
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FilmRise Action is Now Available on The Roku Channel
FilmRise announced it’s newest linear channel FilmRise action is now available to stream on The Roku Channel. FilmRise Action is dedicated to fans of high octane action movies, with all films edited to meet PG-13 rating standards. The FilmRise Action channel will continue to add new titles along the way that feature action sequences of…
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The Roku Channel Expands Free TV Lineup to Include Over 100 Channels & Adds Live Channel Guide
Roku announced today that it is expanding its free live/linear channel lineup on The Roku Channel in the US beginning today. The Roku Channel will now include over 100 channels. Roku is also introducing a Live TV Channel Guide to make finding and watching free content even easier. “Now more than ever it’s important for…
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Movies to Watch With Mom for Free on The Roku Channel
This Sunday is a special time for celebrating moms everywhere. Whether it’s breakfast in bed or a bouquet of a dozen roses, you’re probably going out of your way to make Mom feel special. So why not stream a movie she’ll enjoy? Choose from some of these mom-centered movies for free on The Roku Channel.…
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Watch Succession, Silicon Valley & More from HBO Free on The Roku Channel
Yesterday, we shared HBO’s announcement that it will be making nearly 500 hours of content free for a limited time. The offer started today, April 3, on the HBO Now and HBO Go apps with no subscription required. Today, Roku announced that the same content will be available for free on The Roku Channel, now…
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The Roku Channel Adds a New MGM Sci-Fi Channel, Classic James Bond Movies, & More in January 2020
The Roku Channel is Roku’s free streaming service that offers 100% free movies and TV shows all in one place. The “The Roku Channel” offers a collection of top films from leading movie studios including American Classics/Hatch Farm Studios, FilmRise and Total Content Digital, with others expected to be added over time. Plus, you can also…
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Pluto TV Is the Best Free Streaming Service Beating Out The Roku Channel, Locast, & More (Cordie Awards 2019)
2019 saw the rise competition among several free streaming services in the world of cord cutting. Early in the year we saw Viacom purchase Pluto TV. We also saw new services like STIRR shake up cord cutting. This leaves the question: What service is the best free streaming service? Instead of trying to answer that…