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Published on: July 10, 2015
Showtime has launched a standalone streaming service on the Roku streaming platform and on Apple devices. The service allows you to watch every season of Showtime's original series with commercial-free, unlimited access to new and classic shows like Homeland, Ray Donovan, Masters of Sex, The Affair, Dexter, and Weeds. You'll also find the latest hit movies, documentaries, and sports programming, and will have access to the live broadcasts of both the East Coast and the West Coast feeds. |
Published on: July 3, 2015
Fifteen new channels were launched in the Roku Channel Store this week, bringing content in the categories of Games, International, Movies & TV, News & Weather, Religious, and Themes to the Roku. Click on the links below for more details on each channel. |
Published on: June 29, 2015
If you haven't signed up for Sling TV because it didn't offer enough cable channels, or didn't offer the ones you were looking for, you may want to look again. Sling TV has recently added several popular channels to it's basic line up and add-on packages. |
Published on: June 26, 2015
Thirty-one new channels were launched in the Roku Channel Store this week, bringing content in the categories of Comedy, Fitness, Games, Lifestyle, Movies & TV, Music, News & Weather, Religious, Special Interest, Sports, Themes to the Roku. Click on the links below for more details on each channel. |
Published on: June 26, 2015
Crackle has updated their popular Roku channel with a live stream and easier browsing of movie and TV show titles. But if postings by some reddit users are any indication, some people are confused about how to navigate within the channel. The "new" Crackle also requires viewers to activate their Roku, linking it to a Crackle account, creating concerns that the registration requirement is an invitation for spam. |
Published on: June 24, 2015
Netflix has been improving their service to benefit the visually impaired. Since April, the streaming video service has added audio description tracks to dozens of movies, TV shows, and Netflix Original series. To help find videos that have audio descriptions, Netflix recently added link to the bottom of their home page to a listing of all movies and TV shows that offer this feature. |
Published on: June 19, 2015
Twelve new channels and themes were launched in the Roku Channel Store this week, bringing content in the categories of Educational, Kids & Family, Movies & TV, News & Weather, Personal Media, Religious, Screensavers, Special Interest, Themes, and Web Video to the Roku. Click on the links below for more details on each channel. |
Published on: June 19, 2015
The 2015 Copa América semi-finals are only days away, and you can watch the live action from Chile on your Roku. This South American international football tournament started June 11, but there is still plenty of action to follow. Daily tournaments are being played today through Sunday, with quarter-finals starting Wednesday, June 24. The final match is scheduled for Saturday, July 4. |