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The Roku Channel is an American streaming service which launched in September 2017. [1] In 2021, The Roku Channel began releasing original programming branded as "Roku Originals", including acquisitions from the defunct Quibi service.
Developers who wish to test their channels before a general release, or who wish to limit viewership, can create "private" channels that require a code be entered by the user in the account page of the Roku website. These private channels, which are not part of the official Roku Channel Store, are not reviewed or certified by Roku. [85] [86]
The Roku Channel was launched in September 2017 as a free, ad-supported streaming television service ("FAST"), [1] [13] available to viewers in the U.S. [14] Roku's CEO Anthony Wood stated in the same month that the channel was a "way for content owners to publish their content on Roku without writing an app". [15]
Roku is thinking local: In the streaming platform’s first local news programming pact, Roku is adding eight NBC local news channels to the Roku Channel — available to stream live for free.
Roku also added the "Featured Free" section as the top section of its main menu from where users can get access to direct streaming of shows and movies from its partners. [94] On April 7, 2020, The Roku Channel launched in the UK, with a different selection of movies and TV shows. [95]
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The company offers a video-on-demand subscription service branded as "Curiosity Stream" and a linear broadcast television channel known as the Curiosity Channel through various services such as FuboTV and The Roku Channel. The service was launched in 2015 by the founder of the Discovery Channel, John S. Hendricks. [4]
Service Parent Launch Country of origin Subscribers Content Areas served Ref. Netflix: Netflix, Inc. January 16, 2007 [a] United States 301.6 million [1]: Netflix Originals, Studio Ghibli, [b] Studio 100, WildBrain, Wow Unlimited Media, Mattel, Hasbro, Lionsgate Studios, Bento Box Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, STX Entertainment, Skydance ...