Hi, everyone !!
The past week has seen the end of "Abnor Mal's Guide To Creepy Cartoon Classics on Roku" which, for those who may have missed it, was my personal contribution (by way of a month-long blogathon) to mark the Countdown To Hallowe'en 2018. The format was such that I posted a Hallowe'en / Horror related article every day, throughout the month of October, each featuring one vintage cartoon classic with spooky overtones. So if you're looking for some great cartoons, to view on your Roku player(s), you could do far worse than have a browse through the animated shorts I shared during that series of posts... because there are some truly classic examples of the genre, all FREE-TO-STREAM on Roku!
Speaking of Hallowe'en... unlike last year, when Roku (for whatever reason) chose not to extend their custom 'Halloween' theme to their UK customers, this time they did (at least) include us in the rollout of their 2018 'Halloween' theme. Although, having said that, this featured theme both came and went on Wednesday 31st October and, if you missed it, you'll now need to wait a year for the next one to come along that marks this occasion. Brief though it's tenure on UK Roku devices may have been, I was fortunate enough get some photos of this latest theme, as evidenced by these screenshots:-
HINT: Please CLICK on the above images TO ENLARGE THEM for easier viewing !!
However, before you go rushing to your television(s) to see whether this 'Happy Halloween' theme has been applied to your Roku device(s), I'm afraid to say that it has since been removed. Given it's unlikely we'll see their 'Thanksgiving' theme extended to the UK, I'd say your best bet is to check your device(s) closer to the festive period, towards the end of 2018... when, based on previous years, they are likely to provide a "Happy Holidays" or "Winter" theme and/or a "Happy New Year" theme to brighten up the background on Roku players and set the mood for each of those occasions! ;-) :-D
Anyway, with no other Roku-related news to share with you at this time, I'm now going to focus on the equally important matter of bringing you details for all the latest new Roku channels (apps) which were released during the seven days since my last 'Weekly RoundUp' post was published and, with a crop of twenty-eight new Roku channels to browse through, that should be more than enough to keep you occupied while I see what other snippets of Roku-related news I can find in the coming week! :-)
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... to wit, twenty-three of these "new" reviews were for Roku channels covered in my 'Weekly RoundUp' post from last week plus, believe it or not, one dozen or more "new" reviews from as far back as four weeks ago so, if you'd like an independent appraisal of those apps, be sure to check-out the relevant posts (see links above), which (themselves) 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 two-thirds of the new Roku apps published in the last seven days... which means, much like many other posts in recent times, you're going to have to research those channels on your own. As of eight months ago, you can choose to do that either via the built-in channel store on your Roku device(s)... or else, following the links in each post to the relevant channel description(s) from the Roku Web Channel Store. Once the "missing" reviews have been published by 'Roku Guide', I will (as I have done previously) ensure that I add the relevant link(s) to each post. Apologies (as always) for any inconvenience caused by the absence of active links to an independent review for so many of the new apps this week but, like I say, it's entirely out of my hands. Hopefully they'll get chance to catch-up sometime in the coming week, otherwise I may have to start doing my own reviews!?! :-O ;-) :-)
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 28th October 2018 and 3rd November 2018:-
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS...................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "SCREENSAVERS" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
PET HOUSE THEME.....................COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "THEMES" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
PULSE FREE.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "GAMES" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
DANCE TELEVISION.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "MUSIC" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
CRYPTO MARKET LIVE PRICE CHART..........COST: £2.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "SCREENSAVERS" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
JUST HORROR.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
HAUNTED PLACES IN YOUR FACES.........................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "APPS" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
MARTIAL ARTS & KUNG-FU MOVIES...COST: FREE (n.b. extra fees possible) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
JUNGLE IN THE DARK.................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "THEMES" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
GITV BLACK HERITAGE...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
MUSICALS............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
COUNTRY BOY KIDS AND TOY FUN!...............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
HALI'A BEAMER - GIRL VLOG............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "KIDS & FAMILY" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***
THE LIFE OF US VLOGS.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "WEB VIDEO" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
TAYLOR R - LIFESTYLE VLOG..........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "LIFESTYLE" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
BRIANNA RENEE - DIY & VLOG......................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "LIFESTYLE" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
THE DOMINO KING..............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "WEB VIDEO" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
PLAYONYX.............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "WEB VIDEO" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
SPORTS INTERVIEWS.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "SPORTS" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
MAGIC MUSIC TV..............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "MUSIC" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
SMOOTH JAZZ JAMS RADIO............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "MUSIC" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
BIZARRE BUB'S CRAZIEST VIDEOS.................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
GRAND ADVENTURE TV...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
ACTION MOVIES.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
ROMANTIC MOVIES...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
ANIME IN CHINESE............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "FILM & TV" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
GOOD TALK..........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "LIFESTYLE" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***
LIVE LOVE AFRICA.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
***FILED UNDER: "TRAVEL" in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***