Users can subscribe to Paramount's ad-supported
Essential Plan or ad-free Premium Plan within The Roku Channel
Live sports from the most popular sports
leagues and properties arrive in Premium Subscriptions just in time
for fall sports season
Today Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) announced that Paramount+
will launch as a Premium Subscription within The Roku Channel later
this month. The launch will make Paramount+‘s critically acclaimed
originals, hit movies, a world class library of popular series,
24/7 news and marquee sports, accessible directly to consumers
within The Roku Channel.
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Paramount+ on The Roku Channel. (Graphic:
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Users can subscribe to Paramount+'s ad-supported Essential Plan
($4.99 monthly) or the Paramount+ ad-free Premium Plan ($9.99
monthly) on The Roku Channel.
Within the Paramount+ experience on Premium Subscriptions, Roku
has also created a dedicated Live TV Guide for all Paramount+ live
content, marking the first time a dedicated programming guide for a
Premium Subscription partner has been created. Through the
dedicated Live TV Guide consumers will be able to access
Paramount+’s live content all in one place. This includes marquee
sports, such as THE NFL ON CBS and UEFA, as well as breaking news
from CBS News Network and the latest in entertainment news from
Entertainment Tonight. Premium subscribers also have access to
their local live CBS station, which includes the live stream of
must-watch events and specials. The addition of Paramount+ to The
Roku Channel will also mark the first time that live sports content
will be available for streamers within Premium Subscriptions.
“Paramount+ features an expansive breadth of content for the
whole household, spanning original dramas, blockbuster movies,
popular unscripted series, sports and news, all at a competitive
price point,” said Jeff Shultz, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief
Business Development Officer, Paramount Streaming. “We are
excited to expand our successful partnership with Roku and bring
Paramount + to The Roku Channel.”
"We're thrilled to partner with Paramount+ in its continued
growth, and for the ability to provide our audience with easy
access to its extraordinary breath of content, IP and live news and
sporting events," says Rob Holmes, Vice President,
Programming. “Premium Subscriptions connects today’s
highest-quality content providers to the millions of streamers on
The Roku Channel, and we’re excited to introduce streamers to
everything that Paramount+ has to offer directly within The Roku
Channel."
The Roku Channel offers Premium Subscriptions from over 50
services. It allows users to enjoy a unified one-click experience
and enables simple subscription management with a single monthly
bill. Users of The Roku Channel can now easily browse Paramount+
content before signing up, then enjoy a free seven-day trial with
one click and no extra apps or other fees required. Once
registered, users can watch Paramount+ content from within The Roku
Channel.
Paramount+ combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain
of entertainment, with big originals like 1883 and Halo, family
favorites like Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and PAW Patrol: The Movie,
blockbuster movies like A Quiet Place Part II and The Lost City,
popular unscripted shows like RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and
unmatched sports programming.
The Roku Channel features a diverse lineup of more than 80,000
free movies and programs and over 300 linear television channels in
the U.S. It licenses and distributes content from more than 300
partners. In Q4 2021, The Roku Channel reached U.S. households with
an estimated 80 million people. The Roku Channel was a top five
channel on the Roku platform in the U.S. by active account reach
and streaming hour engagement in Q2 2022.
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 and
availability of Paramount+ 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2022 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2021. 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
other countries. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other
companies appearing in this press release are the property of their
respective holders.
About Paramount+
Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video
on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports,
breaking news and a mountain of entertainment. The premium
streaming service features an expansive library of original series,
hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned
brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central,
MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel.
The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports
programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to
football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights
for major sports properties, including some of the world’s biggest
and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables
subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in
addition to the ability to stream CBS News Streaming Network for
24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis and ET Live
for entertainment coverage.
For more information about Paramount+, please visit
www.paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus on social
platforms.
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