Saturday, November 14, 2015

Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #140





Hi, everyone !!



PHEW!....... WHAT A WEEK THIS HAS BEEN! Ever since late Monday night / early Tuesday morning when we FINALLY saw the (overly) long-awaited arrival of 'Amazon Video' (UK) on the Roku platform, it's been a non-stop roller-coaster of action in terms of Roku-related news and channel additions piling-up in the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store. In fact, there were so many that we broke the record for the number of new channels added in one week! These latest additions mean we have also now passed the landmark of 2,100 "public" channels on Roku UK devices - even more, when you factor in all of the "private" channels that are available to add - and more are coming all the time! Then, on top of all that, we witnessed the start of the UK rollout for Roku Software 'Version 7.0' which should be coming to all UK Roku devices over the course of the next week or so! :-) There's a few more bits & pieces to tell you about as well, but...


... as you can well imagine, more so even than last week, I've been extremely hard-pushed for time today and, with further details for all of the aforementioned news stories to follow, I'm going to have to jump straight into the list of new channel additions and then flesh-out the Roku-related news aspects of this article as and when I get the chance. Likewise, not all of the 'Roku Guide' reviews are available because there were so many new channels added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store that their weekly coverage has had to be published in two parts. The links here are from "Part One", with those from "Part Two" to be added to this post in the coming days. Furthermore, I have some additional information in the pipeline for the handful of new channels which are unique to the UK, as well as some others which were previously published to Roku devices in the USA and, therefore, will not be found in the "New" category (i.e. genre) of the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store. One last thing... if you want to add "Amazon Video", then look for it under "Most Popular" or use Roku "Search" to find it since, for some unknown reason, Roku has yet to add it to either the "New" or "Film & TV" genres where you might otherwise expect to find it. Anyway, without further ado, here goes:-






AMAZON VIDEO...........................COST: FREE + £5.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

***FOUND UNDER: "MOST POPULAR" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






YOOHOO & FRIENDS.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






TOONZ KIDS.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






SMARTKIDS.TV..................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FUN GAMES FOR KIDS.....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FUNNY KIDS GAMES........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






LITTLE PICASSO [by HappyKids.TV]...............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






CAT CLIPS DAILY..............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






DOG CLIPS DAILY.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






BABY CLIPS DAILY..........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






ANIMALS [by HappyKids.TV]............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






BEST KIDS HITS.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






PAPA BEAR BABY BEAR.................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






PLAY- DOH FUN [by HappyKids.TV]...............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






TIANA HEARTS..................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






CHILDREN RHYMES [by Appu Series].............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FUNNY CHILD GAMES....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






RETRO FOOTBALL...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPORTS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






ANIMATED STORIES [by Appu Series]............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FUN FOR KIDS [by Appu Series]........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






GENERAL KNOWLEDGE [by Appu Series].....................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






MATH [by Appu Series].......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






MY CLASSIC CAR..............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






BABYBOOM TV.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






THRILLGORE TV...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






BARNALI'S KITCHEN.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "FOOD" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






CRAFTS [by Appu Series]....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






KIDS EDUCATION [by Appu Series].................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






RAZOR & TIE......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MUSIC" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***







CAKES & DESSERTS.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "FOOD" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***







***FILED UNDER: "TRAVEL" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






ENGLISH [by Appu Series]..................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






PUTHIYA THALAIMURAI TV.........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "NEWS & WEATHER" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FILM FESTIVAL FLIX...COST: FREE (n.b. may require additional fees) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






BIGSTAR LATINO!.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






RADICAL AGENDA...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "COMEDY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






FAMILY MOVIE AND TV CHANNEL......COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






SEDONA FREE TV.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






CHRISTIAN CINEMA....COST: FREE (n.b. may require additional fees) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






DU VIEW.........................COST: FREE (n.b. may require additional fees) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






BLACK ON PURPOSE TV NETWORK............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






TETRIS BATTLE 2P.......COST: FREE (n.b. may require additional fees) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "GAMES" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






FUTURE SCIENTISTS........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






TWO FOR THE ROAD........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "TRAVEL" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






GOSPEL MUSIC PRESENTS.............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "RELIGIOUS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






ROD PARSLEY MINISTRIES............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "RELIGIOUS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






WINNERS GOSPEL NETWORK.......................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "RELIGIOUS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






TALENT WATCH...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MUSIC" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






JUST PRAISE TELEVISION NETWORK.........................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "RELIGIOUS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






HPUMC ONLINE.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "RELIGIOUS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






BADABOOM COMEDY....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "COMEDY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






KINGDOM IMPACT NETWORK......................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "RELIGIOUS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






THE AUSTRIA CHANNEL................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "TRAVEL" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






REEL FLIX...........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






SERENITY CHANNEL [by INC]........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






GOT NEXT TV....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPORTS" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






FUNNY CLIPS DAILY........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "COMEDY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






FAIL CLIPS DAILY.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "COMEDY" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






THE MEDICAL CHANNEL...............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "LIFESTYLE" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






GUNSMOKE HGWT RADIO.....COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






GAME SHOW PASSWORD.......COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






CLASSIC TALES OF TOMORROW..................COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






CLASSIC ONE STEP BEYOND.........................COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






CLASSIC LIGHTS OUT.............COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "MOVIES & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






HELIUM................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






BLACKJACK.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "GAMES" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***




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Anyhow, like it or not, that is your lot for this week and, whilst it doesn't quite match-up to the seventy-one channels which made it into the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store during the same time-frame, it's better to get a choice of 66 NEW CHANNELS as shown above, than none at all, don't you think?!


Meanwhile... hopefully everyone in the UK with a Roku player managed to find something they like within the sixty-six "public" channels outlined above... or else from the "private" channels, whose access codes were "gifted" to you via the companion Twitter Feed to this blog, at various points throughout the last seven days. Even so, if you didn't find anything to add to your Roku channel selection from the assortment of channels on offer this week, you'll just have to pay us a visit another time when, with any luck, there will be something more to your liking. Afterall, there's no point installing every channel because like I say... when it comes to adding more new channels to your Roku, IT'S YOUR CHOICE and, as with all things Roku... THE CHOICE IS ALWAYS YOURS !!



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As mentioned previously, you can expect my usual summary of all the goings-on (or not) in the (severely restricted) Roku Channel Store that features on NowTV Boxes to follow in the near future. Meanwhile, whether you happen to own a Roku player, a NowTV Box, OR BOTH, as I do... be sure to check my earlier posts (as mentioned before) for all the new additions to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store in each of the sixty-six preceding weeks and then come back again in seven days' time for my next 'Weekly RoundUp'. However, if you can't wait that long, remember you can always keep up with all the UK Roku action (as it happens) throughout the coming week, by following the companion Twitter Feed: @ukrokuchannels where up-to-the-minute info on all things Roku-related (here in the UK) is posted on a daily basis (well, almost).



Until the next time, then...



That's all folks !!




2 comments:

  1. I did check out Thrill Gore and Babyboom tv both are not bad. Babyboom has some odd cop shows and such. I forgot about razor and tie I will add that when I'm done! I also think we received a few more of those Appu channels here in the states. We did get a cool one last week called my news.

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  2. Until 18th November Amazon Prime (which includes video) is £59 for the year which makes it £5 a month plus all the extras. I honestly thought I would never see the day of Amazon Prime making it to Roku.

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