Hi, everyone !!
This time last week, the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals were still playing-out the "Group Stage" of the tournament... but, as of today, we are now in the "Knockout Stage" of the FIFA World Cup 2018 for which live coverage will still be available for streaming on Roku players and NOW TV devices in the UK. If you missed my dedicated 'World Cup 2018' article, that I published mid-week as an extra post between my 'Weekly RoundUp' of three weeks ago and the 'Weekly RoundUp' after that, you can see "How To WATCH THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 LIVE On Roku Players and NowTV Devices" by reading that article, which includes details on how to live stream the 2018 FIFA World Cup Finals, both in the UK and other countries around the world, with an emphasis on live streaming World Cup matches using genuine Roku-branded products and/or Roku-Powered™ devices, such as those sold by NOW TV here in the UK (e.g. NOW TV Box, NOW TV Smart Box, or NOW TV Smart Stick).
Unlike the "bare bones" approach of the official "how-to" post from the Roku Stream Blog, that does little more than to name-drop a couple of Roku channels (apps) through which UK Roku users can get live coverage of World Cup 2018 matches, my own "in-depth" article provides kick-off times for every game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament, as well as a complete list of all the fixtures that make-up both the "Group Stage" and "Knockout Stage" of the 2018 World Cup finals, plus specific details as to which broadcast channels (BBC One, ITV, ITV4, etc.) within the main Roku channels (i.e. BBC iPlayer, BBC Sports, ITV Hub, etc.) of more than one half-dozen Roku apps that are at the disposal of Roku UK users... never mind the additional Roku channels (apps) which I've included in the extra country-specific information for those in other Roku "regions" worldwide. So, if you really want to know "HOW TO" watch live coverage of the FIFA World Cup Finals on the Roku platform, be sure to bookmark my dedicated blog post (see link above) and check it on a daily basis between now and the World Cup Final on Sunday 15th July 2018 to discover where & when to watch every game of football (or, "soccer", as some refer to it) from the current World Cup tournament in Russia.
Meanwhile, with no other Roku-related news to share this week, I'm now going to get straight into bringing you details of all the latest new Roku channels (apps) which have been released during the seven days since my last 'Weekly RoundUp' post was published! :-)
Firstly, though, I'd just like to mention (on a not entirely un-related note) that I have now added links to some (though, still not all) of the 'Roku Guide' reviews that were previously "missing" for many of the new Roku channels released in the last few weeks... so, if you'd like to see an independent appraisal of those, be sure to check-out my post from last week (see link above), which (itself) contains a link to the previous week's post (and so-on, and so-forth), for details of where to find them. Unfortunately, there are more "missing" links to 'Roku Guide' reviews for more than one-third of the new Roku apps which have been published during the last seven days... which means, much like many other posts from recent months, I am going to have to leave it for each of you to access those details on your own. As of four months ago, you can choose to do that either via the built-in channel store on your Roku device(s)... or else, by following the links provided in each post to the relevant channel description(s) from the Roku Web Channel Store. Meanwhile, once the "missing" reviews have been published by 'Roku Guide', I will (as I have done previously) ensure that I add the relevant links to each post. Apologies (as always) for any inconvenience that may be caused by the absence of active links to an independent review for some of these new apps but, like I say, it's entirely out of my hands. Hopefully they will get a chance to catch-up on them sometime in the coming week!?! ;-) :-)
Still, back to the list... which, as always, will help you to identify the very latest apps that have been added to Roku devices in the UK. Other websites offering Roku channel listings will base their contents on the Roku USA Channel Store, which means they also include apps that are unavailable to UK Roku users. So, like I've said before... if you really want to know what's available channel-wise, for owners of Roku devices in the UK, you need to be reading this blog each and every week! ;-) :-)
With twice the number of active links to check out, not just for this week... but each and every post that has been previously published as part of my 'Weekly RoundUp' series over the last five years, there's a *lot* of reading to catch-up on. So, without further ado, here's my 'Weekly RoundUp' of all new Roku channels released between 24th June 2018 and 30th June 2018:-
ACCESS 21..............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "WEB VIDEO" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
AMERICAN TRAVELERS TV..............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "TRAVEL" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
SATURDAY FRIGHT THEATER.........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
REGINA SUNSHINE GLOBAL NETWORK (RSGN)..........COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "RELIGIOUS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
NIGHTLY TERRORS TEENAGE VERS..................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
CHILLERFLIX TEENAGE VERSION......................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
THE PLANET D.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "TRAVEL" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
PIZZA TV............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FOOD" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
DYNAMO EXTREME GOLD........................COST: £1.49 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
MOUNT HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTER.................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "RELIGIOUS" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
NIGHTLY TERRORS UNRATED.............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
CHILLERFLIX UNRATED.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "SPECIAL INTEREST" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
PNC - CORAZÓN TRAICIONADO...COST: FREE (w/ ads) + $0.99/mo (no ads) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "INTERNATIONAL" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
PLEASE NOTE:- That, much like 'PNC - Piel Salvaje' (from my last 'Weekly RoundUp' post) this new 'PNC - Corazón Traicionado' channel is also FREE-TO-ADD to your Roku device(s) and (again) all content (120 episodes) from this Venezuelan novella (that's a 'soap opera', if you hadn't guessed) is completely FREE-TO-STREAM by Roku users on an ad-supported basis. As before, anyone wishing to enjoy this on-demand TV series without commercial interruptions should be aware that there is an option to pay a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION at a very reasonable USD $0.99 PER MONTH to view the entire collection of videos ENTIRELY AD-FREE should you prefer to do so. Once more, the choice is yours but, if you were wondering what was meant by: "May require additional fees" in the app description from the Roku Channel Store, then that is all they were referring to. In other words, it is still possible to add this channel and view all of the content on offer without paying a penny for the privilege... provided (of course) you're prepared to put-up with all the advertisements to do so! ;-) :-)
PNC - CALLE LUNA, CALLE SOL...COST: FREE (w/ ads) + $0.99/mo (no ads) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "INTERNATIONAL" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
PLEASE NOTE:- That, much like the 'PNC - Corazón Traicionado' channel (outlined above) this new 'PNC - Calle Luna, Calle Sol' channel is also FREE-TO-ADD to your Roku device(s) and (once again) all content (120 episodes) from this additional Venezuelan novella is FREE-TO-STREAM by Roku users on an ad-supported basis. As before, anyone wishing to enjoy this on-demand TV series without commercial interruptions has the option to pay a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION at a very reasonable USD $0.99 PER MONTH to view the entire collection of videos ENTIRELY AD-FREE should they prefer to. Again, the choice is yours but, if you were wondering what was meant by: "May require additional fees" in the app description from the Roku Channel Store, that's all they were referring-to. In other words, it is still possible to add this channel and view all of the content on offer without paying a penny for the privilege... provided you're prepared to watch the advertisements! ;-)
WINDOW CHANNEL ON DEMAND...COST: FREE (n.b. may require extra fees) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "LIFESTYLE" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
NEWS GONE VIRAL...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "NEWS & WEATHER" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS - LoL GAMING...............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "WEB VIDEO" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
I MARRIED JOAN CHANNEL............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
GUMBY.................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
RADIO POSITIVE.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "LIFESTYLE" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
RED SKELTON.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
YOU BET YOUR LIFE.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***