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There are 10 new channels in the Roku Channel Store this week, bringing content in the categories of Apps, Food, Games, Movies & TV, Religious and Sci & Tech to the Roku.

Roku isn't just for cordcutters. The Time Warner Cable app, now merged with the Spectrum TV app, is consistently one of the 25 most-watched Roku channels despite the fact that it requires a cable TV subscription. And now Comcast has created it's own Roku app for Xfinity TV subscribers. But the channel is still in beta and has a number of limitations. Here is what you need to know about the new Xfinity TV Beta app for Roku.

Roku announced that the Fox Sports Go Roku channel, which normally requires a cable subscription, will be unlocked for NFL fans wanting to watch the Patriots and Falcons in Super Bowl LI. Just install the channel on your Roku device and catch all the action starting with the 2:00 pm (Eastern) pre-game show.

There are 31 new channels in the Roku Channel Store this week, bringing content in the categories of Food, Comedy, Educational, International, Lifestyle, Music, Religious (lots of religious), Screensavers and Sports to the Roku.

Our weekly news brief summarizes cordcutter news from around the Web. In this week's round-up: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is leaving Crackle, new Roku and TiVo units comply with FCC audible accessibility requirements, Twitter and Dick Clark Productions announce exclusive streaming deal, and more.

We recently added four channels to our Private Roku Channel directory. You'll find a remake of a classic 1980s video game; horror, suspense, sci-fi and monster movies; classic cartoons; and live streaming Bulgarian, Moldovian, French and German channels.