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ABC has long been a laggard among TV networks in offering content through smart TVs and streaming media players. That changed today with the launch of the ABC News channel on Roku. ABC News offers multiple live streams (no authentication required!) along with a large video on demand library.

Fifteen new channels were launched in the Roku Channel Store this week, bringing content in the categories of Food, Games, Movies & TV, Religious, Special Interest, Sports, and Web Video to the Roku. Click on the links below for more details on each channel.

At least one media company is taking a get-tough approach to unauthorized streaming of their video productions. Media giant Viacom, owner of Paramount Pictures and cable television staples that include Spike, TV Land, CMT, MTV, and VH1 - as well as Nickelodeon and Comedy Central - has sued the owner of the website nickreboot.com, which operated the private Roku channels Nick Reboot and Cartoon Network Reboot.

After only 18 months, discount retailer Target has canceled its Target Ticket streaming video service. Launched in Fall 2013, the service allowed users to rent or purchase movies and TV shows, attempting to compete with other pay-as-you-go services like Blockbuster On Demand, Vudu, and M-GO.

If you like to browse the channel store for interesting channels to add to your Roku, you'll find that some of the categories have changed. For instance, you'll no longer find deer hunting next to yoga and Pilates - the Fitness & Outdoors category is now just Fitness, and channels with hunting, fishing, and other outdoor-related activities are now listed under Sports. Here's a summary of the rest of the changes in the Roku Channel Store.

Ten new channels were launched in the Roku Channel Store this week, bringing content in the categories of Movies & TV, Religious, Sci & Tech, and Sports to the Roku. Click on the links below for more details on each channel.