All-New Roku Original “Zoey’s Extraordinary
Christmas,” Music on The Roku Channel and More Inspire Holiday
Cheer; Immersive New Years' Experience and Roku Recommends “The
Year in Streaming” Special to Delight Users This Season
Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) today announced the launch of
special seasonal experiences on the Roku® platform in the U.S.,
giving users easy access to great entertainment throughout the
winter season.
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Starting on December 1, The Roku Channel transforms into a
winter hub complete with curated collections of thousands of hit
movies and TV shows, live TV channels, kids & family
entertainment and much more. Users of The Roku Channel in the U.S.
can kick off the holiday season with the release of Roku’s first
ever feature-length film, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas,” from
Lionsgate Television on December 1. Additionally, The Roku Channel
is partnering with iHeartRadio, Vevo and others to bring holiday
music experiences and more to The Roku Channel in the U.S. for
free.
For the first time ever, Roku is launching an immersive New
Years' experience across Roku devices in the U.S. starting on
December 27, to help users ring in 2022. Also included in the
experience, popular weekly entertainment show “Roku Recommends”
presents the top 10 shows of 2021 with its first special, “The Year
in Streaming.” The show will feature appearances from some of TV’s
favorites, including Liza Katzer and Jamie Lee, producers of Ted
Lasso, Amy Ryan (Only Murders in the Building), O.T. Fagbenle (The
Handmaid’s Tale), Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset), Karamo Brown
(Queer Eye), Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and many more.
“The Roku Channel has become the heart of the home for many
streamers and is home to a wide variety of amazing, free
entertainment,” said Ashley Hovey, Director of AVOD, Roku. “We’re
connecting users with the content they want most during the holiday
season. Whether it’s a feel-good original film, like ‘Zoey’s
Extraordinary Christmas,’ music for every kind of celebration, or
reliving some of the best streaming moments of 2021 with Roku
Recommends, The Roku Channel is a one-stop destination for great
entertainment for millions of users.”
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas
The all-new Roku Original, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas,”
makes its debut on The Roku Channel on December 1. The end credits
of the film feature an all-new holiday song titled, “North Star,”
performed by GRAMMY award-winning artist, Tori Kelly. The song was
co-written by “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” star, Mary
Steenburgen, Troy Verges and Caitlyn Smith, about love, loss and
connection during the most wonderful time of the year. It was
produced by Harvey Mason Jr. In addition to watching the film
on-demand, users can enjoy “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” as well
as episodes of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” through an all-new
linear channel in the U.S., “Roku Channel Movies & TV.” For a
streaming encore, musical clips from the Roku Original film will be
available to stream within Music on The Roku Channel later this
month.
Holiday Music and More on The Roku Channel
On December 1, The Roku Channel is expanding its roster of
linear music channels, enabling users to choose their favorite
musical genre and enjoy a continuous stream of tunes for free.
Users will also be able to enjoy a 24-hour Yule Log channel for
free. Additionally, coming later this month, The Roku Channel will
debut a dedicated music experience called Music on The Roku
Channel, featuring a variety of channels and music video
programming from iHeartRadio, Qwest Jazz, Stingray and Vevo, the
world’s leading music video network. With Music on The Roku
Channel, users can enjoy seasonal channels to inspire their holiday
spirits as well as a wide range of genres and music.
New Year’s Eve on Roku
For the first time ever, users will be able to enjoy an
immersive New Year’s Eve experience directly from their Roku home
screen. Starting on December 27, the home screen will transform
into a New Year’s destination complete with Roku’s 2022 countdown
clock, themes and New Year’s Eve screensaver, daily product
giveaways and trivia, 99¢ premium subscription offers on The Roku
Channel, easy access to free New Year’s Eve related content on The
Roku Channel via the left-hand navigation menu, and more.
As part of the New Year’s Eve experience on Roku, “Roku
Recommends” will close out 2021 with its first special. Co-hosts
Emmy® Award-winner, Maria Menounos, and award-winning,
multi-hyphenate, Andrew “Hawk” Hawkins, present the top 10 shows of
the year as voted by Roku streamers and offer a sneak peek at 2022
in a special version of the popular weekly entertainment program.
“The Year in Streaming” will be available on The Roku Channel and
Featured Free starting December 27. Intuit TurboTax has signed on
as a sponsor of the Roku Recommends New Year’s Eve special.
Launched in 2017, The Roku Channel is the home of free and
premium entertainment on the Roku platform. This year, The Roku
Channel saw record growth, reaching U.S. households with an
estimated 70 million people in Q1 2021. In Q3, The Roku Channel was
a top five channel on the Roku platform in the U.S. by active
account reach. Today, The Roku Channel features a diverse lineup of
more than 80,000 free movies and programs and 200+ free live linear
television channels. It licenses and distributes content from more
than 200 partners. In addition to Roku devices, The Roku Channel is
available on Web, iOS and Android devices, Amazon Fire TV and
select Samsung TVs and can be accessed internationally in the U.S.,
Canada and the U.K.
For more information, visit https://therokuchannel.roku.com.
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
TV-related audio devices are available in the U.S. and in select
countries through direct retail sales and licensing arrangements
with service operators. Roku TV™ models are available in the U.S.
and in select countries through licensing arrangements with TV
brands. Roku is headquartered in San Jose, 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 the content, benefits,
features, timing and availability of Roku’s seasonal experiences,
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas and other Roku Originals on The Roku
Channel; trends related to TV streaming; and the features,
benefits, growth and reach of The Roku Channel and the Roku
platform. 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 Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Copies of
reports filed with the SEC are posted on Roku’s website and are
available from Roku without charge.
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other countries. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other
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U.S. Media Contact: Roku, Inc. Abby Reyes areyes@roku.com
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