So, here we are again... continuing the epic saga (in the making) that is Roku in the UK.
Today we embark on our third voyage of discovery, in our quest to reveal the names of all the currently available channels from the "Official" Roku Channel Store in the UK. As promised in my last post, the genre coming under scrutiny this time falls within the "News, Weather, Sport" category and is comprised of the one hundred and fifty-three channels outlined below:-
001. Weather Underground
002. Euronews
003. Blinkx UK
004. Wall Street Journal Live
005. 8ctave HD
006. CNBC
007. Fox News Channel
008. Sports by Blinkx
009. All Fitness TV
010. NHL
011. UFCTV
012. Weather4us
013. Newsy
014. RT (Russia Today)
015. MLB.TV
016. Demand The Outdoors
017. Tagesschau
018. SEC Digital Network
019. Sportfishing with Dan
020. NTD Television
021. NetFit Free
022. Sail TV
023. No Agenda Show and Stream
024. DailyBurn
025. Gilad TV
026. XOS College Sports
027. CHN NETWORK
028. TheSURFnetwork
029. MileSplit TV
030. NTD Television English
031. TMP Outdoors
032. GoFightLive
033. Fightbox Live
034. PressTV
035. The Motley Fool
036. MY Combat Channel
037. Pilates Anytime
038. TV Imedi
039. IWL Pro Wrestling
040. Sky News
041. TheSNOWnetwork
042. The Dove Newsroom
043. Addictive Fishing
044. NowThisNews
045. TheMOTOnetwork
046. WildADRENALINE
047. BBC News
048. Driving Sports TV
049. Dwyer Boxing & Sports News
050. Ben Swann - Truth In Media
051. PostTV
052. Free Speech TV
053. TheBlaze TV
054. The Real News
055. TRANSWORLD
056. Dodgers Nation
057. Lakers Nation
058. Corinthians USA
059. USASF
060. MY FOX LA News
061. MY FOX Detroit News
062. MY FOX NY News
063. MY FOX Atlanta News
064. MY FOX Chicago News
065. MY FOX Boston News
066. WRAL News Raleigh Durham
067. MY FOX Philly News
068. MY FOX DFW News
069. MY FOX DC News
070. MY FOX Tampa Bay News
071. In The Fight FREE
072. Boxing
073. WSMV News
074. Fox12 Oregon
075. KCTV News
076. WPLG News
077. KSAT News
078. WDIV News
079. WNYT News
080. KSTP Mpls-St.Paul News, Weather
081. KOB News
082. News by Fawesome.TV
083. BBC Sport
084. RingScoops.com
085. WHEC News
086. Ace Pro Wrestling Network
087. The Cube [formerly High School Cube]
088. Vaporvue
089. Boxing TV
090. Pursuit Channel
091. Al Alam
092. Pro Tips 4u
093. NFL Now
094. KPRC News
095. WKMG News
096. WJXT News
096. WJXT News
097. MY FOX Orlando
098. MY FOX Austin News
099. MY FOX Memphis News
100. MY FOX Houston News
101. MY 9 New Jersey News
102. FNTSY Sports Network
103. MY FOX Phoenix News
104. WEMT News Tri-Cities
105. MY FOX Twin Cities News
106. Eyewitness News 9 Charlotte
107. Eyewitness News 9 Orlando
108. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News
109. The Burnie Thompson Show
110. WCYB News Bristol
111. WPXI News
112. Business Life by Fawesome.TV
113. Sports by Fawesome.TV
114. Secure Freedom Channel
115. TheLipTV
116. Newsbreaker TV
117. Close Combat
118. KTNV Channel 13 Action News
119. SE Video
120. BOOMTV Sports
121. The American Digital Network
122. Ball Is Life
123. Zoomin.TV Sports
124. Vegas Sports Advisors
125. TVNweather On Demand
126. StructureFishing Show
127. One America News Network
128. Financial Times
129. BuckingBull TV
130. BakoTUBE
131. CB24
132. Time
133. WWE Network
134. Sports Illustrated
135. The Daily Cut
136. Baseball by Fawesome.TV
137. Basketball by Fawesome.TV
138. Bloomberg TV
139. Canal del Fútbol
140. The Golf Channel
141. MascotInsider
142. Indie Wrestling Channel
143. Soccer by Fawesome.TV
144. Sports & Outdoors by Videojug
145. WXC TV
146. WinnersView
147. GoPro [N.B. NOT ON 'Roku LT' OR 'Roku 2 XS' MODELS]
148. Fit4U
149. Junior Sports Channel
150. XHIT
151. Weekend Business Report
152. The Michael Warbux News Show
153. Zoomin.TV News
133. WWE Network
134. Sports Illustrated
135. The Daily Cut
136. Baseball by Fawesome.TV
137. Basketball by Fawesome.TV
138. Bloomberg TV
139. Canal del Fútbol
140. The Golf Channel
141. MascotInsider
142. Indie Wrestling Channel
143. Soccer by Fawesome.TV
144. Sports & Outdoors by Videojug
145. WXC TV
146. WinnersView
147. GoPro [N.B. NOT ON 'Roku LT' OR 'Roku 2 XS' MODELS]
148. Fit4U
149. Junior Sports Channel
150. XHIT
151. Weekend Business Report
152. The Michael Warbux News Show
153. Zoomin.TV News
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PLEASE NOTE:- This information was last updated on Sunday 24th May 2015 with all channel details accurate as of Saturday 23rd May 2015. Therefore, when viewing this list... you should ignore the original date of the post and, instead, refer to this section for precise details on when the "News, Weather, Sport" category listing was compiled.
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"What's that?", I hear you ask.
Well, according to my notes, the next genre to benefit from an itemised listing will be "Music", which includes no less than one hundred and eight channels of audio delight for your listening pleasure !!
It's a collection of both the obvious and the less obvious but does include both USB media players and a Squeezebox client, as well as an assortment of radio players and even a karaoke channel or two...
So, if any of that tickles your fancy then be sure to come back soon for the full lowdown.
Hi. Great blog, like it very much.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: USTVnow has disappeared from the Now by Sky box due to, we are told, copyright issues. USTVnow tells me I can still get it via Roku in the UK. I have signed up to a subscription for my wife (US born) so would like to know if this is correct before I go and purchase a Roku box. Otherwise I shall just cancel the $29/month sub.
Thanks
Stephen Northdale
DeleteHi, Stephen !!
Thanks for taking the time and trouble to leave a comment. It's much appreciated. I'm also glad that you like the blog! :-)
You are correct about the 'USTV Now' channel being removed from the Roku Channel Store on the NowTV Box [Powered by Sky] although I am not 100% certain as to the exact reason(s) for this.
Although USTV Now have told you that you can still get their channel through UK Roku players, I should (perhaps) point out that you will no longer find it in the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store. That is because, as with the NowTV Box, the channel is no longer a "Public Channel" (perhaps for the same reason you mentioned) and, for the time being, can only be added to UK Roku players as a "Private Channel" using ACCESS CODE: ustvnow
This can only be done via your online Roku Account and NOT on the Roku player itself. If you wanted to, you could always sign-up for a Roku Account BEFORE you purchase your Roku player and see for yourself that the channel is available. Essentially, there is an option under 'Manage Account' which says "Add a Private Channel" that allows you to "Enter an invitation code to add a private or beta channel to your account". All you need to do is click on the link to "Add a Private Channel" and you will be redirected to a page headed 'Add Channel', which has a text entry box, where you can "Enter a channel access code to add a public channel, a private channel or a beta channel to your Roku account". From there, you just need to type in the ACCESS CODE and then click on the "Add Channel" button underneath. This will take you to a confirmation screen where (provided it is still available) you will see the 'USTV Now' channel icon plus it's current user rating, pricing information, age restrictions & other details. You will be asked to confirm that you wish to "Add USTVNow to your Roku account?" by clicking on the large blue button underneath the channel details which says, "Yes, Add Channel". Once you have confirmed this, the channel will be added to your individual list of channels that will be shown on the 'Home Screen' of any Roku player which is linked to your Roku Account. You will find them listed under "My Channels" and can easily navigate though them to find & launch 'USTV Now'.
If, for some reason, the channel is NO LONGER AVAILABLE then you will get another message like, "We're sorry. This channel is not available in your area", or perhaps, "The channel code provided is not associated with a valid channel" but, in any event, if you don't see the 'USTV Now' channel icon and the option "Yes, Add Channel" then you'll know it's not available.
In general, it's not a bad idea to set up your Roku Account ahead of time anyway, because it will save you some time during the setup process once you've purchased your Roku player & begun installing it. So, even if you didn't want to add the 'USTV Now' channel just yet, I'd recommend doing so if you ARE going to purchase a Roku box.
In conclusion, it seems like GOOD NEWS for you (overall) since there's no need to cancel your 'USTV Now' subscription just yet and (unless the situation changes) it looks like you'll be able to watch the channel in the UK via your new Rolku player (FYI: I recommend the Roku 3 above all others).
Anyway, I hope that's answered your question and (hopefully) given you some idea as to what will be involved but, if you're stuck on any aspect, feel free to leave another comment on the blog or via the companion Twitter Feed.
Good luck and, if I'm not being a bit too previous, enjoy your new Roku !!
According to my wife Kim, you are Batman/Superman/Captain America/Spiderman all rolled into one (She watches a lot of Big Bang Theory) We had to buy a Roku box "blind" as no stores here could advise whether or not we could add UStvnow, but we bought it, set it up, added the channel just as you described and, hey presto! we now have USTV back and peace will reign at Christmas. Many many thanks!
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DeleteHi, 'Bengoey' !!
Thanks for taking the time & trouble to leave a comment.
It's much appreciated.
As to the question of watching 'CNN' on Roku players, the short answer is "Yes", BUT... THERE ARE LIMITATIONS and you will first need to install a private channel, called "Nowhere News", which was developed by a guy who goes by the name of 'Nowhereman'. You will find the necessary ACCESS CODE to 'Install' it (along with several other noteworthy Roku channels) by navigating to the following web address:-
http://www.thenowhereman.com/roku
If you then scroll about two thirds of the way down the page you'll see the 'Nowhere News' channel listed, offering "Video from CNN", and you can then click on the word "Install" (below that) which will redirect you to the Roku website so that you can log-in to your online Roku Account and add 'Nowhere News' to the channel selection on your Roku player(s).
Having installed 'Nowhere News', you can then find it on your Roku player(s) where it will have been added to the list of "My Channels" (at the very end) and click "OK" on your remote to launch it & commence viewing. Among the various options in the sub-menu of the channel are numerous "on demand" videos as well as a LIVE FEED of 'CNN International' which can be streamed on your Roku player(s) as and when you choose.
Hope that information proves useful to you.
Thanks for reading!
Can we stream Sky Go through ROKU 3?
ReplyDeleteAlso although we have BT Infinity, our broadband speeds are too slow for HD streaming.
Can we use Roku 3 using standard definition?
Thank You
Hi, 'Peewit' !!
DeleteThanks for taking the time & trouble to leave a comment.
It's much appreciated.
As to the question of watching 'Sky Go' on Roku 3, the short answer is "No", BUT... THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES for watching content provided by Sky on your Roku player(s), no matter which model you happen to own.
Unfortunately Sky have yet to develop a 'Sky Go' app for Roku players although I'm sure that, if they did, it would prove VERY POPULAR with both UK Roku owners and NowTV Box owners who also subscribe to the 'Sky Go' service. Maybe it will happen one day but, for now, your only option for watching Sky content on Roku is via the 'NowTV', 'Sky News' and 'Sky Store' channels (or "apps", if you prefer).
Whilst 'Sky News' is FREE-TO-ADD plus FREE-TO-VIEW on Roku players, and 'Sky Store' offers a PAY-PER-VIEW service for watching the very latest movies, ALL OTHER CONTENT offered via the 'NowTV' channel on Roku players REQUIRES A PAYMENT in order TO VIEW IT once any free trials or other introductory offers have expired.
Depending on what you wish to watch, the following options are available:-
ENTERTAINMENT MONTH PASS for £4.99 PER MONTH gives you access to twelve of the most popular entertainment channels from Sky, via NowTV. The included channels, for your monthly premium, are:
01. Sky One
02. Sky Living
03. Sky Atlantic
04. Sky Arts
05. Discovery Channel
06. Comedy Central
07. FOX
08. MTV
09. GOLD
10. Nickelodeon
11. Nick Jr.
12. Disney Channel
These channels allow you to watch some of the UK's best TV shows, including several that you won't find on Freeview, with a single upfront payment and NO CONTRACT plus the ability to CANCEL ANYTIME !! For that, you'll get the chance to watch whole series from the beginning PLUS you can CATCH-UP on missed episodes that were aired upto 30 days previously. There's also the option to register upto 4 devices with the ability to watch on any two of those at the same time.
SKY MOVIES MONTH PASS for £8.99 PER MONTH gives you access to OVER 800 MOVIES to watch ON-DEMAND as well as unlimited access to watch all those movies you may have missed at the cinema in recent years.
As well as the latest movies, you can also browse over twenty themed collections, all handpicked to help you discover even more amazing films.
PLUS there's the ADDED BONUS that you can ACCESS LIVE FEEDS for all of the different Sky Movie Channels, including 'Sky Premiere', and take advantage of viewing any of the (upto) sixteen premieres added every month!
Aside from the "on-demand" content, the LIVE MOVIE CHANNELS included with your monthly premium are:
01. Sky Premiere
02. Sky Showcase
03. Sky Greats
04. Sky Disney
05. Sky Family
06. Sky Action
07. Sky Comedy
08. Sky Thriller
09. Sky Drama / Romance
10. Sky Sci-Fi / Horror
11. Sky Select
As with the 'Entertainment Month Pass' there's NO CONTRACT plus the ability to CANCEL ANYTIME !! Likewise, again there's the option to register upto 4 devices with the ability to watch on any two of those at the same time.
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DeleteSKY SPORTS WEEK PASS for £10.99 PER WEEK, which will be rising to £14.99 PER WEEK by the end of November, gives you access to EVERY CHANNEL offered by 'Sky Sports' which brings Football, Formula 1, Cricket, Golf, Tennis and many other sports to your screen CONTRACT-FREE !!
There's also a "Limited Time Offer" for a 'Sky Sports Day Pass', at a cost of £6.99 PER DAY (previously £9.99 per day, COUGH!), if you just want to watch an event on a specific day rather than pay for a whole week. That said, for the sake of four quid, you're probably better off getting the 'Sky Sports Week Pass' anyway as you might find there's something else on during that time which you may otherwise have missed. Either way, you're still going to be paying A LOT MORE than Sky subscribers are asked to, for exactly the same content... and they get better quality pictures, despite paying a lot less!
For me, the DRASTIC OVERPRICING of the sports passes makes them the least attractive of the selection offered by Sky, through NowTV but the choice is there if you absolutely have to have it. That being the case, the channels included with your daily / weekly premium are:
01. Sky Sports 1
02. Sky Sports 2
03. Sky Sports 3
04. Sky Sports 4
05. Sky Sports 5
06. Sky Sports News
07. Sky Sports F1
Granted, whichever one(s) you opt for, it's still going to require an extra payment on top of your Sky / Sky Go premium to gain access to Sky content via your Roku ('Sky News' being the one obvious exception, as it's free-to-view). Also... the channels included, and the prices quoted, in this reply (whilst correct at the time of publishing) are SUBJECT TO CHANGE at any time by Sky / NowTV and (for future reference) will not be updated here!
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DeleteMOVING ON... to the topic of HIGH DEFINITION, or 'HD' as you put it, the Roku 3 only has two options for 'Display Type' and they are 720P or 1080P, both of which are output via the single HDMI port on the rear of the Roku. This means that, in order to connect a Roku 3 device to it, your television must also have an HDMI input.
Unfortunately, unlike some other Roku models, the Roku 3 does not feature an 'Composite AV' output connection. So, if your television does not have an HDMI input port to which your Roku 3 can be connected via an HDMI cable, then you will need to exchange / replace your Roku 3 with a different model.
My personal recommendation, should you require a 'Composite AV' (Red / White / Yellow) connection, would be to go for a Roku 2 XS (the former UK Roku flagship model) as it has many of the features of the Roku 3 and can (currently) be purchased for around half the price (i.e. fifty to sixty pounds). HINT: if you keep your eye on the Amazon UK website, the price can sometimes drop into the forty pound region, which is a real bargain !! Failing that... the Roku LT, while limited in terms of features (and WiFi only), as well as the newer Roku 1 and Roku 2 models (again WiFi only), offer both HDMI and Composite AV outputs if you'd prefer (or need) one of those.
If you do purchase one of the Roku models with an 'Composite AV' output, and connect it to your television via that method, you will see that the two options for 'Display Type' on your Roku are '4:3' or '16:9', instead of the 'HD' options listed for the HDMI connection on your Roku 3.
EITHER WAY... if the individual Roku channel you are streaming delivers content that you are unable to stream (because your broadband speed is too slow), no matter which broadband provider you are with, there are ways to address this issue via Roku Customer Support. That said, if you are using either a Roku 3, or Roku 2 XS, with a WIRED CONNECTION then you should have very few problems. Most streaming / buffering issues with Roku players come about when using a WIRELESS CONNECTION where interference can play a big part in the problem. My advice is to (always) opt for a wired connection, where possible, even if it means investing another fifteen quid or so for some powerlline adapters, such as these:-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00620CZ64
Similar products are available, made by TP-Link or Devolo, at varying price-points but all do a great job of using the existing electrical wiring in your home to create a wired network via the electrical sockets that will be far more reliable than a wireless connection to an ethernet-capable Roku player such as the Roku 2 XS and/or the Roku 3. Just bear in mind that none of the other UK Roku models (i.e. Roku LT, Roku 1, Roku 2) are able to offer a wired connection so, if you opt for one of those for it's 'Composite AV' output, you won't be able to add the powerline adapters I suggested.
Anyway, I hope that has answered your questions satisfactorily. If not, then feel free to leave another comment / reply below.
Thanks for reading!
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