Quick Look: Discovery GO provides a live stream of Discovery Channel, along with on-demand access to full episodes of your favorite Discovery shows like Gold Rush, Moonshiners, Street Outlaws, Homestead Rescue, and Alaskan Bush People. There is a catch, though - this is a TV Everywhere channel, meaning you must have a pay TV subscription from an participating provider to get the full benefit of the channel. (If you're not a pay TV subscriber, the Discovery+ subscription service may have the Discovery shows you're looking for.)
To activate Discover GO for full access, install the channel on your Roku and open it, then click the "Sign In" link on the upper right corner of the screen. You will be instructed to enter the code provided on the screen at go.discovery.com/activate.
Discovery GO provides lets you do the following:
- Stream the live feed of the Discovery cable channel on your Roku even when your TV isn't connected to your pay TV service
- Watch full episodes of current Discovery series
- Stream new episodes at the same time they premiere on TV
- Get free access to everything on Discovery GO when you authenticate with your TV subscription
Other features include:
- Browse by genre
- Pick up episodes where you left off across all of your devices
- Put episodes on your Favorite Shows list
- Save episodes to your Watch Later list
- Closed captioning support
-- Information is current as of June 30, 2021
Roku Channel Store Description: Watch your favorite Discovery shows with the free Discovery GO app. Download the app and watch live TV, full seasons and episodes of your favorite Discovery shows.
CHANNEL STORE CATEGORY: Movies & TV
DEVELOPER: Discovery Communications, LLC
FEES: None, however you must already receive Discovery Channel through a participating pay TV provider
