Saturday, September 21, 2019

Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #341





Hi, everyone !!



Following on from the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT in my 'Weekly RoundUp' post of two weeks ago, that 'Hisense' were to be the first TV manufacturer to join the new 'Roku TV Licensing Program' in Europe - with the added promise that their range of R7 Series 'Roku TV' models would launch in the UK by the end of this year - there was EVEN MORE GREAT NEWS for UK Roku users during the last seven days when Roku announced, via press release, on Thursday 19th September 2019 that there is to be a refresh of the streaming player line-up which will see the range expanded to a choice of three Roku models: including a re-designed 'Roku Express', plus; the brand new 'Roku Premiere', bringing the cost of 4K streaming with HDR down to less than forty pounds, alongside; the existing 'Roku Streaming Stick+' which (itself) will see a (further) reduction in the MSRP from £59.99 down to £49.99, having originally been marketed in October 2017 with an asking price of £79.99, meaning the flagship Roku model will be NEARLY 40% CHEAPER TO BUY than when it first launched! :-D


In terms of availability and pricing, Roku indicated in their press release (see link above) that their 2019 Roku streaming player line-up will be available in the UK beginning early October from Argos, Currys, Asa, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Amazon UK, and other fine retailers, at the following price-points:

  • Roku Express: £29.99
  • Roku Premiere: £39.99
  • Roku Streaming Stick+: £49.99

However, those wishing to pre-order either the re-designed 'Roku Express (Model: 3930EU)' or the brand new 'Roku Premiere (Model: 3920EU)' can do so already via the 'Amazon UK' website. Those looking to purchase the top-of-the-range 'Roku Streaming Stick+ (Model: 3810EU)' will find that a price reduction to £49.00 has already been applied by 'Amazon UK', as well as 'Currys/PC World'. As can be seen from the above MSRP's, for the 2019 Roku UK streaming player line-up, this is already lower than the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for their flagship model. Also, while Roku stated "early October" for these models to be available in the UK, the 'Amazon UK' product pages for both the 'Roku Express (Model: 3930EU)' and 'Roku Premiere (Model: 3920EU)' indicate a release date of 27th September 2019 - as evidenced by the screenshots below - and (perhaps) best of all... that's barely one week away, so there's even less time to wait for these new models! :-D



Re-Designed Roku Express (Model: 3930EU) Available 27th September 2019 via Amazon UK
 HINT: Please CLICK on the above image TO ENLARGE IT for easier viewing !!



Brand New Roku Premiere (Model: 3920EU) Available 27th September 2019 via Amazon UK
AS BEFORE: Please CLICK on the above image TO ENLARGE IT for easier viewing !!



Of course, given the past history of streaming player line-up changes by Roku, the United Kingdom was not the only country and/or region (in which Roku products are officially marketed and sold) to be treated to an announcement concerning the availability of new Roku streaming products this week. As you might expect, there were further press releases for Roku customers in both the United States and Canada with the latter getting equivalent models to the UK, while Roku customers in the U.S. were also treated to a re-vamped version of the 'Roku Ultra (Model: 4670R)' incorporating new features, such as: faster channel launch (largely due to expanded memory and a faster processor), and; an improved remote with two (customisable) personal shortcut buttons, plus the addition of a mute button alongside the volume up/down buttons on the side of the controller. There were also some store-exclusive additions to the range of Roku models offered by 'Walmart' and 'Best Buy', with the former getting the 'Roku Express+ (Model: 3931RW)' plus the 'Roku Ultra LT (Model: 4662RW)', while the latter adds the 'Roku Streaming Stick+ HE [Headphone Edition] (Model: 3811R)', including notable savings (albeit with minor caveats, in terms of having lesser features) when compared to their full-priced variants. Those wishing to know more about these US-only Roku streaming player line-up changes will find details in the U.S. press release, while the Canadian press release also includes info about some live linear TV channels which are now available via 'The Roku Channel' in Canada! :-D


Readers from other countries and/or regions (in which Roku products are officially marketed & sold) may be feeling somewhat left-out at this point but, thankfully, there was more good news concerning "International Availability" buried inside the main press release from the United States, whereby it was also confirmed Roku is expanding it's streaming player line-up internationally in the Republic of Ireland and select countries in Latin America, where the redisigned Roku Express, and the brand new Roku Premiere, plus the Roku Streaming Stick+ are expected to be available in the coming weeks! :-)


If I get a chance, during the next few days, I'll endeavour to publish more details about the new Roku line-up coming to the UK via a separate post... to flesh-out what else I've learned from the details I've discovered online about the re-designed Roku Express and the new Roku Premiere model(s), so keep an eye on this blog for that, if you're considering the purchase of one (or both) of those new models. Meanwhile, as is often the case whenever new Roku products are launched, there was also one more announcement from those ever-industrious folk at the 'Roku Newsroom' this week, with the news Roku OS 9.2 is on the way... bringing new 'Search & Discovery' features, as well as enhanced 'Voice' functionality to the Roku platform. Again details came via an additional press release on Thursday 19th September 2019 but, although it was announced that OS 9.2 will start rolling out to Roku devices "in the coming weeks", there was no specific mention as to whether (or not) this would include the UK (at this time), or if/when we might expect the United Kingdom roll-out to begin. Past circumstances would suggest that we will get the new software sometime (perhaps even months) after they start updating devices in the United States, but (as always) it could well vary from one user to the next, as well as from one device type to another... so my advice would be to just "wait & see", and I'll be sure to keep you updated (via this blog) whenever I hear of anything UK-specific! ;-) :-)


One more newsworthy item I thought I'd bring to your attention concerns a SPECIAL OFFER from the folks at 'NOW TV' whereby both new and existing customers can SAVE 50% OFF the usual cost of an 1-Month Sky Sports Pass and PAY ONLY £16.99 FOR ONE MONTH as opposed to the usual price of £33.99 to watch all 'Sky Sports' channels live - via the 'NOW TV' app on Roku devices - by simply USING VOUCHER CODE: SPMOWB3SWRYG in conjunction with the 'Apply a voucher' option found under the relevant purchase section for a 1-Month Sky Sports Pass within your online NowTV account. With both the '1-Day' and '1-Week' passes going-up in price recently, this deal on the '1-Month' pass becomes even more attractive and the fact you are getting access to 'Sky Sports' for a whole month anyway means the lack of a mobile month pass - as is (currently) being used as a "sweetener" with the (over-priced) day and week passes - is redundant, as it offers nothing more than you are already getting with the regular month pass, and doesn't include all the channels anyway! :-O







ONCE AGAIN: Please CLICK on the above images TO ENLARGE THEM for easier viewing !!



If you are a new 'NOW TV' customer, you might wish to consider one of the other special offers or pass bundles - e.g. for Sky Cinema, Entertainment, etc. - when you first register for your 'NOW TV' account, and then claim the sports pass offer (using the voucher code above) once you are already subscribed through another offer/bundle and, therefore, qualify as an "existing" customer for the sports pass. It's better to do it that way... because, if you signed-up as a new customer through the sports pass offer, you would no longer be eligible for the new customer deals among the other special offers and/or pass bundles. So, if you think you're likely to want Movies, Entertainment, and Sports (or any combination thereof) be sure to sort-out the Movies and/or Entertainment pass(es) when you first sign-up for 'NOW TV' and then add the Sports pass to your account after the fact. Just be sure to do it before 30th September 2019 (when the above offer for the half-price 1-Month Sports Pass ends) and to cancel your pass(es) well in advance of their full price auto-renewal date... as you can still keep watching until that date, even after you cancel! ;-)


Moving on from Roku-related news to the equally important matter of listing all the latest additions to the channel store, while it doesn't quite match the number of new channels released last week, I'm pleased to say that we have, nevertheless, had ANOTHER HUGE CROP OF NEW CHANNELS to boost the UK Channel Store total. To wit, ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN NEW ROKU APPS have been added to the already vast selection of more than eight thousand which populated the channel store this time last week. This means we have now been blessed with a little over three thousand eight hundred and fifty new apps, during a period of just thirty-eight weeks, any of which UK Roku owners can add to the individual selection of apps installed on their device(s). So, assuming you are not still reeling from the shock of new Roku models coming to the UK next week - which (itself) is a lot to take in - let's now focus on listing all those one hundred & sixteen new Roku apps for you! :-)


Before I get into the current list of channels, however, I would just like to point-out that the ongoing issue of "missing" reviews from the 'Roku Guide' website appears to have worsened (yet again) since my previous article for this blog. Over the last thirty-eight weeks, my 'Weekly RoundUp' posts have seen a total of 3,855 new channels added. Meanwhile, the number of 'Roku Guide' reviews being published during that time has continued to fall short of the mark. Quite how they managed to only produce 21 reviews, with just ten from the current week; five more from last week, and; one that featured in my 'Weekly RoundUp #339' post from two weeks ago; along with five US-only channels, when there were upwards of 116+ new Roku channels released in the past seven days, is beyond me! Unfortunately, this cannot be seen as being an exception to the rule... because, digging through their archives, it soon becomes clear that this has been happening all too frequently. Looking at all of the articles they've published since the start of the year, there has been a total of only 1,007 new reviews added to their website. With a minimum of one hundred and six "missing" reviews from the last week they remain more than seventy percent short of where they should be and, if this continues, there could be hundreds (if not thousands) more Roku channels with no corresponding independent review for me to provide a link from each of the 'Weekly RoundUp' posts on my blog. I hope this shortfall is addressed soon because, as mentioned 34 weeks ago, the current situation isn't good for anyone connected to Roku: be they end-users, developers, bloggers like myself, or even Roku - whose platform provides the very source from which 'Roku Guide' compile their 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 six and a half years, there's a *lot* to catch-up on. So, without further ado, here's my 'Weekly RoundUp' of all the new Roku channels released between 15th September 2019 and 21st September 2019:-







COOKING GUIDE TV........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






KLAIRE DE LYS....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






MR. BEAT.................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






LEARN LIGHT & SOUND.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






THE JURGYS............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "PERSONAL MEDIA" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS CHANNEL....COST: FREE (n.b. may need extra fees) [Roku Guide Review]

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






FREE HORROR CLASSICS.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






TTV STREAM (Twitch.TV Live Streams/VoD)............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






COVERED BRIDGES.........................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






LAND OF THE DINOSAURS...............COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






TUSCANY ITALY...............................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






HOROSCOPE SIGNS..........................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






TONING WORKOUT...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






PILATES ON FIFTH.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






LION SCREENSAVER.........................COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






CURVY WOMEN.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






SERGE RAMELLI PHOTOGRAPHY..........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






CRIMINALLY LISTED..............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






LIVIN THAT LIFE.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






ANIMAL FLOW ON DEMAND (AF).....COST: FREE (n.b. may need extra fees) [Roku Guide Review]

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






BROOKE AND AZLYNN SHOW.................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

***FILED UNDER: "SCI & TECH" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






REALTORS MASTERY SUMMIT...............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






MYSTERY DECODER TV...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






WBTVD SCREENERS..............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






JAMES STRANGE.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






MONSIEUR Z (ALTERNATE HISTORY VIDEOS)....................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






YOCALM (MINDFULNESS YOGA)...........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






KIDS LEARNING VIDEOS TV....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






TAPON WISDOM NETWORK.....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






HOW IT'S MADE.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






WOMEN WHO ROCK WITH SUCCESS II.................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






FILM CRIME TV (CINE NEGRO)...............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






HORROR CLASIC CHANNEL.....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- The use of the (mis-spelled) word "clasic" (rather than "classic", as you'd expect) in the title assigned to this 'horror clasic channel' for the Roku platform, is down to the developer of this app and not a "typo" on my part. Given they have used the correct spelling of "classic" in their description of the app, as well as for the channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image) of the app, I feel it is safe to assume their use of "clasic" (sic) when naming their Roku channel was likely to have been an error / oversight on their part. Until such a time as this mistake is corrected (if at all) you would do well to remember this peculiarity when using the cross-platform 'Search' feature built-in to your Roku device(s) to find and install this app,  especially once it's removed from the 'Just Added' category! ;-)







JAPAN FOOD TV..................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






SCRAMBLED BLISS.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






MY BEACH TV.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That this 'MascotInsider' channel should not be confused with an earlier channel by the same name, which was also represented by this exact same channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image), that featured as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #73' post - at the time of it's original release - as far back as August 2014, i.e. more than five years ago now! :-O ;-) :-)







CALIFORNIA SCREENSAVER............COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






SNAKE SCREENSAVER......................COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






DIGITAL CLOCK.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






OLD CARS............................................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






ITALIAN COUNTRYSIDE....................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






BEAUTIFUL WATERFALLS.................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






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

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






FIT MOMS..................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






DANCE TV 101...........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






CHINESE LANGUAGE LESSONS..............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






LEARN JAPANESE.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






TENNIS LESSONS....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






THE ULTIMATE ACTION CONCENTRAT.................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That, as evidenced by the title shown on the channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image) for this latest app from developer 'megadilla', the name by which it ought to have been represented in the Roku Channel Store is most likely "The Ultimate Action Concentration" and I can only assume there was some issue with the character limit for naming channels that led to the title being cut short. If you ask me, they'd be better-off dropping "The" from the front-end, to allow the extra space for "ion" to be added to the end of "Concentrat" - making the title "Ultimate Action Concentration" rather than "The Ultimate Action Concentrat" - but, to each their own, as the saying goes! ;-) :-)







MELANCHOLICH'S ELYSIUM...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






WESTERLAND STORIES........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






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

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






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

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






PREMIUM STAGECOACH....................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That this 'Premium Stagecoach' channel should not be confused with an earlier Roku channel release, by the name of 'Stagecoach Wild Westerns', which was also represented by the exact same channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image) shown above, and featured on this blog as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #319' post, back in April of this year. Both channels have an associated subscription fee of £0.69 per month but, other than to update the original one so as to comply with changes to the Roku OS which have been made, I can't think of any reason to release this current version of what is essentially the same app. Unfortunately, neither version has an 'Roku Guide' review to provide further insight as to what you might expect from either (or both) of these channels, content-wise, but my advice would be to opt for one of the (many) free alternatives! ;-) :-)







ULTIMATE XSTREAM ACTION MOVIES..........COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That this 'Ultimate Xstream Action Movies' channel should not be confused with an earlier Roku channel release, by the name of 'Xstream Action', which was also represented by the exact same channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image) shown above, and featured on this blog as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #327' post, back in June of this year. Both channels have an associated subscription fee but, while the earlier version cost £1.49 per month, at least this latest (re-)incarnation of the app is only £0.69 per month. Other than to update the original one so as to comply with changes to the Roku OS which have been made, I can't think of any reason to release this current version of what is essentially the same app. Unfortunately, neither version has an 'Roku Guide' review to provide further insight as to what you might expect from either (or both) of these channels, content-wise, but (again) my advice would be to opt for one of the free alternatives! ;-) :-)







ULTIMATE HORROR MADNESS.........................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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






MAXIMUM GRINDHOUSE CHANNEL..............COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That 'Maximum Grindhouse Channel' should not be confused with an earlier app release, by the (slightly) shorter name of 'Maximum Grindhouse', which was also represented by the exact same channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image) shown above, and featured on this blog as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #328' post, back in June of this year. Both channels have an associated subscription fee but as with the 'Ultimate Xstream Action Movies' channel above, while the earlier version cost £1.49 per month, at least this latest (re-)incarnation has a reduced cost of only £0.69 per month. Again, other than to update the original one so as to comply with changes to the Roku OS which have been made, I can't think of any reason to release this current version of what is essentially the same channel. Unfortunately, neither version has an 'Roku Guide' review to provide further insight as to what you might expect from either (or both) of these apps, content-wise, but my advice (as with other, similar, examples listed here) would be to opt for a free alternative! ;-) :-)






KIDS PRESCHOOL TV...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






SUNRISE SCREENSAVER....................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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






DOCUMENTARY TIME...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






MAGIC SUNSET SCREENSAVER.......COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






DRIVE FAST SCREENSAVER.............COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






THE HORROR CHANNEL TV.....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






BABY SHARK SCREENSAVER...........COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






BLOOD-CURDLING SCREAM...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






NIGHT DREAM GIRLS.........................COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






HEALTHY AND BALANCE  LIFE..............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






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

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






THE EDGE OF EMOTIONS.....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






SCIENCE GURUS.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***FILED UNDER: "SCI & TECH" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






ESCAPE TO PARADISE............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






FILM NOIR CLASSICS..........................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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






DELICIOUS DESSERTS.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






WELCOME TO FALL SCREENSAVERS...COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

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






SPORTS JUNKIE (SPORTS JUNKIES)........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






SPOTLIGHT AFTER DARK PREMIUM.............COST: £1.49 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That this 'Spotlight After Dark Premium' channel should not be confused with an earlier channel release, by the name of 'Spotlight After Dark Movies', which was also represented by the exact same channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image) shown above, and featured on this blog as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #322' post, back in May of this year. Both apps have an associated subscription fee of £1.49 per month but, other than to update the original one so as to comply with changes to the Roku OS which have been made, I can't think of any reason to release this current version of what is essentially the same app. Unfortunately, neither has an 'Roku Guide' review to provide further insight as to what you might expect from either (or both) of these channels, content-wise, but my advice would be to opt for one of the (many) free alternatives instead! ;-) :-)







BODY HEAT TV..................................................COST: £1.49 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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






MATURE MOVIE CLUB........................................COST: £1.49 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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






PILATESOLOGY - PILATES ONLINE...COST: FREE (n.b. may need extra fees) [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That this 'Pilatesology - Pilates Online' channel should not be confused with a far earlier release, called 'Pilatesology', from my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #20' post of July 2013. With this latest app being labelled as a 'BETA' channel, it is unclear whether this is just a prototype replacement for the former app... but I thought it best to cross-reference both in this post.







DIY FASHION AND BEAUTY....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






EMMANUEL TV - OFFICIAL......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






PEPA PIG CHANNEL....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






BROADWAY TEATHER TV.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






PETS CHANNEL.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






PIE DIEW PIEW TV...................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






WAR WORLD................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






JAY SHETTY..............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






UNDERRATED HIP HOP TV.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






COCOMELON NURSERY RHYMES..........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






DITTY TV - BOXLOT................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






SUCCESS PRINCIPLES...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






POWER OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND.................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






WOMEN WHO ROCK COOKING...............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






EMAIL MARKETING - SEGMENTATION.................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That this 'Email Marketing - Segmentation' channel should not be confused with an earlier Roku channel release, by the name of 'Modern Email Marketing', which was featured as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #337' post just over a month ago. Were it not for the difference in their unique channel store identifiers I could (as with other apps by this developer) have easily written this off as an existing app, believing that it was nothing more than an updated version of the 'Modern Email Marketing' channel, which had been re-submitted to the channel store among the other 'Just Added' Roku apps. Instead we see yet another example of multiple apps, each bearing the 'TV.AllSuper.Info' label, with similar content - further "spamming" the channel store - just like many others in recent months. Unfortunately Roku has yet to put a stop to their shenanigans! :-(







NAVIGATING THE PALEO DIET..............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That 'Navigating The Paleo Diet' should not be confused with an earlier Roku channel release, bearing the (slightly) shorter name of 'Navigating Paleo Diet', which was featured as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #337' post just over a month ago. Were it not for the difference in their unique channel store identifiers I could (as mentioned above) have easily written this off as an existing app, believing that it was nothing more than an updated version of the 'Navigating Paleo Diet' app, which was re-submitted to the channel store among other 'Just Added' apps for the Roku platform. Instead we get more app clones, each with the 'TV.AllSuper.Info' label, all offering similar content and serving no purpose other than to further "spam" the channel store! :-/







BLOCKCHAIN TIPS - SECRETS.................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That this 'Blockchain Tips - Secrets' channel should not be confused with an earlier app release, bearing the (slightly) different name of 'Blockchain Secrets', which was featured as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #337' post just over a month ago. Were it not for the difference in their unique channel store identifiers I could (as mentioned previously) have easily written this off as an existing app, believing that it was nothing more than an updated version of the 'Blockchain Secrets' app, which was re-submitted to the channel store among other 'Just Added' apps for the Roku platform. Instead we get one more app clone, again with the 'TV.AllSuper.Info' label, offering the same content as it's predecessor and further "spamming" the Roku Channel Store! :-(







BITCOIN PROFIT - SECRETS.....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That this 'Bitcoin Profit - Secrets' channel should not be confused with an earlier app release - also called 'Bitcoin Profit Secrets', only minus the hyphen - which was featured as part of my 'Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #337' post just over a month ago. Were it not for the difference in the unique channel store identifiers I might (as mentioned above) have easily written this off as an existing Roku app, believing it was nothing more than an updated version of that earlier 'Bitcoin Profit Secrets' channel, which had been re-submitted to the channel store as part of the usual weekly glut of 'Just Added' apps for the platform. Instead we get more cloned apps, each bearing the 'TV.AllSuper.Info' label, further "spamming" the channel store with more of the same! :-/







WOMEN WHO ROCK SPORTS...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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






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

***FILED UNDER: "SCI & TECH" in Roku UK Channel Store WHEN FIRST RELEASED***






DRAGON BALL TV......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

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




*********************************************



Anyhow, like it or not, that is your lot this week and, while I don't yet have an exact figure for the new apps which were added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store in the same time-frame, at least you have another 116 NEW CHANNELS to keep you occupied while I check the numbers! :-) Meanwhile, for those still clinging-on to their NowTV device(s) for whatever reason, I'm afraid to say that, much like most weeks, there were zero new Roku channels (apps) added to the 'App Store' on NOW TV products... meaning the total number of available apps remains at just forty-one! :-(


Moreover, with no 'TVPlayer' or 'Prime Video' apps (to name but two) among the selection of channels found in the NOW TV 'App Store' - despite having dedicated channels for both of them on UK Roku devices - the range of NowTV-branded products continues to fall short of the mark in terms of current streaming needs for many in the UK. So, the best way to increase your choice of streaming services, is to swap any NowTV-branded products you own for genuine Roku-branded media players which can provide access to 8,100+ apps of content from a vast assortment of providers! :-D ;-)


In any event, hopefully everyone in the UK with a Roku player managed to find something they like within the one hundred and sixteen "public" channels outlined above... or else the "private" channels "gifted" to you via the companion Twitter Feed: @ukrokuchannels to this blog, at various points over the past six and a half years. However, if you didn't find anything to add to your own Roku channel selection from the vast assortment of apps on offer this week, you can always pay us a visit another time when, with any luck, there will be something more to your liking. After all there's no point installing every app because, when it comes to adding new channels to your Roku devices, IT'S YOUR CHOICE and, as with all things Roku... THE CHOICE IS ALWAYS YOURS!



*********************************************


As touched upon previously, you can expect my usual summary of all the goings-on (or not) in the (severely restricted) Roku Channel Store (aka "App Store") that features on NowTV devices to carry on in future posts. Meanwhile, whether you happen to own a Roku player, NowTV Box, OR BOTH, as I do... be sure to check my earlier posts (as mentioned previously) for details of all new additions to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store in each of the two hundred & sixty-seven preceding weeks, then come back again in seven days' time for my next 'Weekly RoundUp'. Hopefully, by the time I make my next post, I may even have sorted out another (new) companion Twitter Feed to replace the now suspended: @ukrokuchannels account so there'll still be a presence on the social media platform via which up-to-the-minute info on Roku-related matters (here in the UK) is posted on a daily basis!



Until the next time, then...



That's all folks !!





No comments:

Post a Comment