Roku Adds Live & Linear News from ABC News, Cheddar, People TV & More to Growing Collection of Free Streaming Entertainment i...
April 24 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
New Discovery Features and Expanding Content
Library Make It Even Easier Find Great, Free, Ad-supported
Content; Roku OS 8.1 Brings Private Listening to Multiple Users
Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) today announced the addition of live
and linear news content and new discovery features to The Roku
Channel, an ad-supported streaming channel on the Roku® platform
specifically dedicated to giving customers free access to top films
and more. The Roku Channel is the OTT launch destination for ABC
News Live, a new 24/7 live and linear news stream from anchor
partner, ABC News. In addition, Roku customers will be able to
access live and linear news feeds from premium news partners such
as Cheddar, People TV and others. The Roku Channel is now a
top #15 channel on the Roku platform as well as the #3 ad-supported
channel. It continues to have, on average, approximately half the
advertising per programming hour as compared to traditional
ad-supported linear TV.
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New features such as “Collections,” lets customers dive in
deeper to explore content in curated thematic collections, and
“Continue Watching,” lets customers easily get back into content
they've started watching, will improve content discovery and
accessibility. These updates will be available to customers through
a phased software roll out starting in May.
“We built The Roku Channel so it’s easy to navigate, offers
great content and brings real value to our customers,” said Rob
Holmes, Vice President of Programming, Roku. “Today, we’re working
with some of the industry’s most forward-looking news organizations
such as ABC News, Cheddar, People TV, and others, to deliver yet
another customer-requested feature to The Roku Channel – live and
linear news. ABC News has been at the forefront of producing and
delivering live news for OTT viewing and we're excited to have them
on-board as one of our anchor news partners.”
ABC News Live, the network’s new 24/7 live streaming channel
will be available on The Roku Channel, giving users access to
breaking news and live event coverage. It will utilize the
worldwide resources of ABC News and their people in the field to
deliver news in a modern package and take users live, on location
to show – not tell them – what’s happening in the world.
“Now more than ever people want to find out what’s happening in
the world from a straightforward news source they know and trust,”
said Colby Smith, Vice President, ABC News Digital. “After
experimenting with thousands of livestreams and analyzing the data,
we’re excited to launch ABC News Live for younger viewers who
increasingly rely on Roku and non-linear platforms for their
news."
In addition to ABC News Live, Roku users can view live and
linear news feeds from the following partners:
- Cheddar: Cheddar on The Roku
Channel is a linear news offering featuring a selection of live and
curated content from the network, which offers a unique approach to
news in technology, media, and entertainment.
- PeopleTV: PeopleTV is the
ad-supported streaming network helmed by PEOPLE and Entertainment
Weekly. Roku customers will have unlimited, daily access to quality
programming features original series and specials, which encompass
celebrity, pop culture, lifestyle and human-interest genres.
Since launching last September, The Roku Channel continues to
expand its entertainment library, bringing more content from
existing channel publishers, such as FilmRise, Vidmark and more to
the forefront, and working with leading studios such as Lionsgate,
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner
Bros. and others.
ROKU OS 8.1
Starting in May, Roku OS 8.1 will deliver a number of enhanced
features that add convenience and value to a customer’s streaming
experience. Most notably, multicast private listening will be added
to multiple devices through the Roku mobile app. The update
supports up to four users on iOS or Android devices. These updates
will be available to customers through a phased rollout over the
course of the coming weeks.
For more information on The Roku Channel visit
https://www.roku.com/showcase/the-roku-channel.
About Roku, Inc.
Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. We connect users to the
streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and
monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique
capabilities to engage consumers. Roku streaming players and Roku
TV™ models are available around the world through direct retail
sales and licensing arrangements with TV OEMs and service
operators. The company is founded by Anthony Wood, inventor of the
DVR. Roku is headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif. U.S.A.
This press release contains “forward-looking” statements that
are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information
currently available to us on the date of this press release.
Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These
statements include, but are not limited to descriptions of the
content that will be available on the The Roku Channel or the
availability of future operating system software releases. Except
as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes
available in the future. Important factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially are detailed from time to time
in the reports Roku, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our Form 10-K for the quarter and year ended
December 31, 2017. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted
on Roku’s website and are available from Roku without charge.
Roku is a registered trademark of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in
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