Hi, everyone !!
If you've been following the goings-on around these parts over the past couple of months, you'll be all too aware of the unusual publishing method I've adopted for several of my blog posts during that time. For everyone else, it means I (basically) didn't have enough time to publish those posts in their entirety on a Saturday (as per my self-imposed deadline each week) and had to resort to doing both an "early edition" and a "late edition" for each of the articles. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to repeat that "slow-drip" method of publishing for the current 'Weekly RoundUp' post as well. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you, but (again) it was entirely due to factors beyond my control. You can expect several items of Roku-related news to be added to this post over the coming weeks so, all being well, if you visit this blog again sometime in the near future... you should find that the "late edition" of this article has been published to bring you all up to speed with recent Roku happenings. :-)
Meanwhile... unlike last week, when we were blessed with an above average crop of new channel additions, there's only half as many to choose from this time around - as you'll discover when you continue reading below. Consequently, when I find the time, I'll add the details (including access codes) for several more private channels to make up the numbers. In the meantime, should you find yourself "jones-ing" for more Roku content, then I suggest you look back over my tweets from recent weeks on the companion Twitter Feed to this blog: @ukrokuchannels where you will find details for some of the "private" channels I intend to add to this blog, which you may (or may not) have come across before. Those of you who don't mind waiting, and/or have no desire to go "trawling" through my ramblings on Twitter, can expect to find the info for these "private", "hidden" or "secret" channels added to this 'Weekly RoundUp' post in due course, to "reward" you for your patience! ;-)
Anyway, before I proceed with listing the current crop of new channels (plus providing links to their associated reviews) for this particular 'Weekly RoundUp'... a brief reminder that, whilst I had hoped I'd be able to catch-up on the missing Roku-related news from this blog in recent weeks, all the extra work I've been burdened with of late means it remains unlikely that I'll be fully caught-up anytime soon. Until I do find the time... my one saving grace is that (as mentioned previously) I have somehow managed to remain up-to-date with all the latest additions to the "New" category of the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store and will endeavour to flesh-out what's missing ASAP! Admittedly, there are quite a few articles that I need to catch up on but, rather than post links for individual weeks, I'll simply refer you back to my "Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #78", which contains all of the pertinent information you might need when researching back over the items in question. Again, I'm sorry this has dragged-on (far) longer than anticipated, and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you, but (all being well) things will be back up to speed soon!
For now... all I can offer you is a brief summary of the latest additions to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store from the past seven days. As with my other recent posts, you can expect any additional Roku-related news from the past week, along with details of any changes to the channel selection found on NowTV Boxes, to be added at some point in the near future. As for "mending" all of the "broken" links from previous 'Weekly RoundUp' posts, I still can't put a time-scale on how long that is going to take but (like I said before) if you "copy" the existing link(s) and change the "http" prefix to "https", as well as removing the "forward slash" between 'channels' and '#!details', so that "channels#/!details" becomes "channels#!details" in each weblink, you should find that they will all work for you and redirect to the new-look version of each individual channel description. As with the last twenty-eight 'Weekly RoundUp' posts, every link from this week (plus all future posts) will use the new format, so it's only those from 'Weekly RoundUp #1' up as far as 'Weekly RoundUp #86' which you'll have to amend... at least, until I can edit/repair the links for you !!
Still, with all the "missing" Roku-related news (and links) yet to follow, let's now press on with the current 'Weekly RoundUp' of NEW ADDITIONS to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store. This time there are TWELVE NEW CHANNELS which have been added during the preceding seven day period. These latest additions to the channel line-up provided FRESH CONTENT in the Film & TV, Games, Special Interest, plus Religion & Spirituality genres, as well as all of the content for the newly established "Themes" category. Specifically... this means there's no less than EIGHT NEW THEMES (a.k.a. "channels", as Roku refer to them), plus ONE EXTRA CHANNEL in each of the "Film & TV" plus "Games" and "Special Interest" as well as "Religion & Spirituality" genres (i.e. categories), making up the new channel choices added to UK Roku devices during this past week.
In keeping with previous installments from the 'Weekly RoundUp' series, details of these new channels have been listed below, together with links to obtain further information {by clicking on the channel name(s) beneath the respective channel icon(s) as pictured} and to read a 'Roku Guide' review with an independent (slightly more expansive) assessment of each one:-
STAR TREK (The Original Series) THEME....COST: £1.99 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, due to the fact this 'Star Trek - The Original Series' theme channel was previously released via the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store sometime in early April 2015, you will not find it amongst the channels listed in the "New" category of the"Official" Roku UK Channel Store - where you would normally expect to find all of the latest additions to the Roku UK channel lineup - and, instead, you will have to look to the newly-created "Themes" category to locate it.
STAR TREK (The Next Generation) THEME...COST: £1.99 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, due to the fact this 'Star Trek - The Next Generation' theme channel was previously released via the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store sometime in early April 2015, you will not find it amongst the channels listed in the "New" category of the"Official" Roku UK Channel Store - where you would normally expect to find all of the latest additions to the Roku UK channel lineup - and, instead, you will have to look to the newly-created "Themes" category to locate it.
FAST and FURIOUS THEME..........COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, due to the fact this 'Fast and Furious Theme' channel was previously released via the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store sometime in early April 2015, you will not find it amongst the channels listed in the "New" category of the"Official" Roku UK Channel Store - where you would normally expect to find all of the latest additions to the Roku UK channel lineup - and, instead, you will have to look to the newly-created "Themes" category in order to locate it.
THE BIG LEBOWSKI THEME......COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, due to the fact this 'The Big Lebowski Theme' channel was previously released via the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store sometime in early April 2015, you will not find it amongst the channels listed in the "New" category of the"Official" Roku UK Channel Store - where you would normally expect to find all of the latest additions to the Roku UK channel lineup - and, instead, you will have to look to the newly-created "Themes" category in order to locate it.
FISH FUN THEME..........................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, due to the fact this 'Fish Fun Theme' channel was previously released via the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store sometime in early April 2015, you will not find it amongst the channels listed in the "New" category of the"Official" Roku UK Channel Store - where you would normally expect to find all of the latest additions to the Roku UK channel lineup - and, instead, you will have to look to the newly-created "Themes" category in order to locate it.
BEACH PALMS THEME................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, due to the fact this 'Beach Palms Theme' channel was previously released via the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store sometime in early April 2015, you will not find it amongst the channels listed in the "New" category of the"Official" Roku UK Channel Store - where you would normally expect to find all of the latest additions to the Roku UK channel lineup - and, instead, you will have to look to the newly-created "Themes" category in order to locate it.
ZEN THEME..................................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
GOLF THEME................................COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL AD FREE...........COST: £1.49 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That the 'Universal Newsreel Ad Free' channel for Roku devices, developed by 'Avid Digital Streams', is a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION purchase with recurring payments. As such, if you choose to subscribe to this channel, YOU WILL BE CHARGED £1.49 PER MONTH and will continue to be charged in this manner UNTIL YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION. It is also worth noting, before you subscribe, that ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE !!
BE AWARE:- That, in addition to this premium (paid-for) version which gives you commercial-free access to all of the content, THERE IS ALSO A FREE 'Universal Newsreel Archive' CHANNEL - essentially an ad-supported version of the 'Universal Newsreel Ad Free' channel for Roku devices, as featured in my "Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #98" that will allow you to either get a free "preview" of the content (also) found on the premium channel, prior to subscribing, or else to view the content entirely for free with the caveat that you will be subjected to advertisements.
X SPORTS CHANNEL LIVE................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
RED CARD RAMPAGE [Roku 3 ONLY]....COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, at the time of it's initial release on the Roku streaming media player platform, THIS GAME IS COMPATIBLE WITH 'Roku 3' DEVICES ONLY so owners of other Roku models may have to wait & see if it becomes available for their chosen Roku product.
"Red Card Rampage" is another one of those apps from Marmalade that Roku has been actively "recruiting" for deployment on their platform - SEE THIS POST FOR MORE INFO - which stems from an original game by TurboNUKE, called "SoccerBall", and owners of BlackBerry Playbook or Samsung Wave may also remember "Red Card Rampage" from previous incarnations on those platforms. There's more information on the game, IN THIS POST, published via the TurboNUKE website, for those of you who are interested in finding out more prior to purchase.
"Red Card Rampage" is another one of those apps from Marmalade that Roku has been actively "recruiting" for deployment on their platform - SEE THIS POST FOR MORE INFO - which stems from an original game by TurboNUKE, called "SoccerBall", and owners of BlackBerry Playbook or Samsung Wave may also remember "Red Card Rampage" from previous incarnations on those platforms. There's more information on the game, IN THIS POST, published via the TurboNUKE website, for those of you who are interested in finding out more prior to purchase.
In the meantime, those with Android or Apple (iOS) mobile devices can get the game on either platform (or both, come to that) by visiting the relevant app store(s) - SEE LINKS BELOW:-
Red Card Rampage for Android..............................FREE (with IAP's) via Google Play Store
OR
Red Card Rampage for iOS......................................£0.79 via Apple iTunes UK Store
For a more visual representation of the game, in addition to the screenshots found in the channel description from the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store or the app descriptions from Google Play and iTunes (see links above), there is a short (1 min) video from MidPointGames on 'YouTube' which I'll include here and should give you a better feel of what you can expect graphically from the game:-
To get an even better "feel" for the game, there is a FREE FLASH VERSION ONLINE which you can play directly from your web browser, FOUND HERE, that should help you reach a buying decision if you're still uncertain as to whether you want to part with your money for this Roku game.
SCNAZTV.............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]