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The Roku Channel was launched in September 2017 as a free, ad-supported streaming television service ("FAST"), [1] [12] available to viewers in the U.S. [13] Roku's CEO Anthony Wood stated in the same month that the channel was a "way for content owners to publish their content on Roku without writing an app". [14]
The Roku Channel is an American streaming service which launched in September 2017. [1] In 2021, The Roku Channel began releasing original programming branded as "Roku Originals", including acquisitions from the defunct Quibi service.
The FAST ecosystem has several layers. The best-known FASTs are the aggregators, which fall into three categories. FASTs owned by major media companies: Paramount's Pluto TV, Fox's Tubi, Charter Communications and Comcast's Xumo Play, Dish Network's Sling Freestream, ITV’s ITVX service, NEW ID's BINGE Korea, [3] Allen Media Group's Local Now, and Gray Television and National Association of ...
The company first launched its live TV channel guide in 2020 as part of its broader free streaming hub, The Roku Channel, where Roku owners can also stream ad-supported TV shows and movies.
The Roku OS includes the Roku Channel Store, featuring a collection of apps Roku calls "channels". [34] The operating system allows users to browse streaming channels available, displayed in a grid format. [8] [35] According to mobile app analytics company 42matters, there were over 26,000 apps available in the Roku Channel Store in 2023. [36]
Frndly TV is an American streaming television service that offers live TV, on demand video and cloud-based DVR [3] for over 40 live television networks. [4] Frndly TV has a channel lineup with a focus on family-friendly programming, [5] and includes U.S. networks Hallmark Channel, [6] The Weather Channel, A&E, History, Lifetime, MeTV, Story Television, and Up TV.
Roku devices support both on-demand content and live streaming. For live TV streams, Roku supports Apple HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) adaptive streaming technology. Both free and paid "channels" are available, as are some games. Roku Streaming Players are open-platform devices with a freely available SDK that enables anyone to create new channels ...
Developers who wish to test their channels before a general release, or who wish to limit viewership, can create "private" channels that require a code be entered by the user in the account page of the Roku website. These private channels, which are not part of the official Roku Channel Store, are not reviewed or certified by Roku. [85] [86]