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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 24/7 channel is similar in format and programming to 1980's Nostalgia Channel. In 2020, The Film Detective launched its first content-specific channel, The Lone Star Channel, featuring classic western films and television. The Lone Star Channel is available on Sling TV, DistroTV, Rakuten TV, and Local Now. [3]
The Roku OS includes the Roku Channel Store, featuring a collection of apps Roku calls "channels". [32] The operating system allows users to browse streaming channels available, displayed in a grid format. [8] [33] According to mobile app analytics company 42matters, there were over 26,000 apps available in the Roku Channel Store in 2023. [34]
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A TCL Roku TV. Roku announced its first branded smart TV and it was released in late 2014. These TVs are manufactured by companies like TCL, LG, Westinghouse and Hisense, and use the Roku user interface as the "brain" of the TV. Roku TVs are updated just like the streaming devices. [77]
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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.
[5] [15] [16] Later, in 2014, the company expanded the reach of its streaming platform by partnering with TV manufacturers to license Roku's technology. This allowed Roku's operating system to be pre-installed on smart TVs. [15] Roku has since added channel subscriptions to its platform, [17] while also serving targeted and performance-based ads.