UK Roku Official Channels - News & Weather Genre

Hi, everyone !!

As promised in the previous post, here is the eleventh in my series of general overviews (i.e. listings) for the various genres within the "Official" UK Roku Channel Store following changes to the available selection of channel store categories made during late May / early June of 2015. This time it's the one hundred and sixty channels of the "News & Weather" genre coming under the spotlight:-

001. Weather Underground

002. Euronews

003. Blinkx UK

004. Wall Street Journal Live

005. Fox News Channel

006. Weather4us

007. RT (Russia Today)

008. Tagesschau

009. No Agenda Show and Stream

010. PressTV

011. The Motley Fool

012. TV Imedi

013. Sky News

014. theDoveNewsRoom [formerly The Dove Newsroom]

015. NowThisNews

016. BBC News

017. Ben Swann - Truth In Media

018. PostTV

019. Free Speech TV

020. TheBlaze TV

021. The Real News

022. Boston 25 [previously FOX25 Boston & formerly MY FOX Boston News]

023. WSMV News

024. FOX 12 Oregon

025. KCTV News

026. WNYT News Channel 13 [formerly WNYT News]

027. KSTP News

028. KOB News

029. News [by Fawesome.TV]

030. BBC Sports

031. WHEC News

032. Al Alam

033. FOX13 Memphis News [formerly MY FOX Memphis News]

034. America's Survival

035. WFTV Eyewitness News 9 [formerly WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News] (Orlando)

036. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News

037. The Burnie Thompson Show

038. WPXI Channel 11 News

039. Secure Freedom Channel

040. TheLipTV

041. SE Video

042. TVNweather On Demand

043. One America News Network

044. BakoTUBE

045. CB24

046. Time

047. Bloomberg [formerly Bloomberg TV]

048. WXC TV (WXC Speedway, NZ)

049. Weekend Business Report

050. The Michael Warbux News Show

051. Zoomin.TV News

052. Infowars.com

053. Nowhere Cast

054. Red State Talk Radio

055. Tastytrade

056. HollywoodTicker.TV [formerly Hollywood Ticker]

057. CBS46 News

058. WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News

059. WSOC-TV Chan 9 Eyewitness News

060. ABTV - American Business TV

061. Bucks County Courier Times

062. ABC7 Sarasota Tampa [formerly MySuncoast - WWSB ABC 7 News]

063. FRANCE 24

064. Puthiya Thalaimurai TV [by Future Today Inc]

065. The Intelligencer

066. WAAY-31

067. WTXL TV

068. WND

069. Beaver County Times

070. WeatherNation

071. Mutual Broadcast Network

072. VEUER News [formerly Veuer]

073. The Economist Radio

074. Morningstar

075. FN - Financial Network TV

076. Vanguard Knightly News

077. The Weather Network

078. Wood Duck Live Radio

079. Weather HD

080. Oklahoma Weather Tracker TV

081. Crime News [by Fawesome.TV]

082. US News [by Fawesome.TV]

083. ThatChannel.com

084. Breaking News [by Fawesome.TV]

085. KRIS 6 News

086. The Mentor Channel

087. Smalltown Broadcasting, LLC

088. Puthiya Thalaimurai TV [by Nua Trans Media]

089. uCastersTV Network

090. KITV4

091. Politics News [by Fawesome.TV]

092. Viral Videos [by Fawesome.TV]

093. Al Jazeera

094. Burlington County Times

095. FilipinoNewsNetworkBy Inquirer

096. AJ Bell Youinvest

097. DW (Deutsche Welle)

098. City of Fargo, North Dakota

099. One Caribbean TV

100. WJAX Action News Jax

101. World News [by Fawesome.TV]

102. WHIO-TV

103. FYI Nation

104. The Florida Channel

105. 98,1 Radio X - Québec

106. Oromar TV

107. WBNS-10TV News

108. TRD Network (The Real Deal Network)

109. Herald Mail News Now

110. BRIEFING ROOM

111. Reuters TV

112. The Oklahoman

113. CatersTV

114. WRAL

115. Russia Insider

116. Cachicha TV

117. The Trussville Tribune

118. Barons Finance

119. PTV WORLD

120. Radar News

121. ADLTV Prime [formerly ADLTV.ORG]
122. Freedom Feens Radio
123. Storyful TV
124. Storyful Weather
125. El AntiNoti (con Sergio Carlo)
126. BuzzFeed News
127. HuffPost
128. Talk America Radio
129. Cheddar
130. Watch ILTV
131. The Humanist Report (with Mike Figueredo)
132. 92 News HD
133. i24NEWS
134. Fox Business Network
135. Central Valley TV
136. Page Six
137. The Texas Television Journal
138. TRT World
139. SCBC Television
140. CRTV
141. CDN37
142. Democracy News
143. Natick Weather
144. Salon.com
145. New York Post
146. Democracy Now!
147. Haystack TV Local & World News
148. Celebrity & Entertainment News
149. Law & Crime Network
150. Global Report - News Network
151. Politicizer - Politics & News
152. Bitcoin Channel Crypto Trader
153. WolfBytes TV
154. Australia Channel
155. Bristol News & Weather
156. Opposing Views
157. Tri-Cities News & Weather
158. WDIV Local 4 Detroit
159. TV Punjab
160. BUZZ60 Entertaining News

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PLEASE NOTE:- This information was last updated on Sunday 20th May 2018 with all the channel details accurate as of Saturday 19th May 2018. In future, when viewing this list... you should ignore the original date of the post and, instead, refer to this section for precise details on when the "News & Weather" category listing was compiled.

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As with the previous ten genres, outlined earlier, further details as to the specifics for each of these channels will follow at a later date. Again, you can expect similar overviews for each of the remaining genres to be added over the series of posts immediately following this one.

Next up will be an itemised listing of the "Music" genre, featuring 299 Channels !!


So, be sure to visit this blog again soon for even more information on the Roku streaming media player, here in the UK.

Roku 3 UK - UPDATE #4

OK... Hold the front page !!



As those of you who regularly follow the companion Twitter Feed to this blog: @ukrokuchannels will already know, I made a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT earlier today following a brief exchange of messages (tweets, if you prefer) with the Official Roku Twitter Feed: @rokuplayer having spotted a comment they made concerning the rollout of the new interface (previously referred to as "The New Roku Experience" in other Roku 3 UK updates) to Roku 2, HD (model 2500), LT & Streaming Sticks.


In case you haven't seen it, Roku made an OFFICIAL STATEMENT to the effect that the long-awaited rollout was finally going to commence THIS WEEK, before thanking us for our patience. Then came a slew of questions from assorted Roku owners, mostly enquiring as to when in May they could expect the update on their Roku player(s). This, in turn, produced a somewhat vague and (dare I say) slightly cryptic response from Roku, the essence of which was, "Starting this week, the rollout will be gradual and in random order - we expect it to be complete by the end of May".


Apparently, the rollout will be "gradual" so that Roku can monitor any feedback more easily and, if necessary, act on that feedback more swiftly. The overall idea behind this being to try and make sure that the rollout is "a great experience for everyone". Their general advice is to "hang in there, if you don't see it this week" and, when asked if there was "any way of forcing the update?", they were quick to dismiss this with a rather curt, "not currently".  So, it's still anybody's guess as to when in May things will take effect but certain(?) that it will be sometime this month. As you were then !!


Another snippet of information that I managed to glean from this flurry of tweets was that the rollout was going to be applied to Roku players in Canada. Thanks go to Patrick Bourdon (@bourdonfc) for seeking confirmation on that one. Seeing Roku's response to that particular line of enquiry, I decided it was worth a shot to ask whether we were going to be included in the rollout, here in the UK. This is what I was told:-

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As you can see, the GOOD NEWS is that Roku have OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED that the rollout of the new interface "will include UK Roku players" so, it would seem that my previous doubts were incorrect and I, for one, am very grateful about that - as I'm sure are the vast majority of UK Roku owners, having been told this. Obviously, since there were no Roku HD (model 2500) players, or Streaming Sticks, officially made available in the UK, the models affected here will be the Roku LT and the Roku XS (as detailed in my post: "It's Time To... Choose Your Roku !!" back in February). 

Not that it was needed, but Roku also made a separate confirmation when asked a direct question, as to whether the Roku 2 XS would be included on the interface update. Credit goes to 'Muy Buen Tema' (@muybuentema) for seeking an answer to that one. Anyway, the long & the short of it seems to be that, at the very least, we will get to try out the "New Roku Experience" on our existing Roku players while we wait & see if we are going to be honoured with an official UK release for Roku 3.

Hey... you never know !!

Still, that's about it for this update. Hope it was as much of a surprise to you, and brought as BIG A SMILE to your face, as it did to mine when I heard the news. See... it's not all bad !!!

Until the next time, though...

That's all folks !!

Roku 3 UK - UPDATE #3

Hi, everyone !!


Thought I'd better let you know about some news concerning the "new Roku experience" as featured on the Roku 3 player (that is still, shamefully, ONLY AVAILABLE in the USA, by the way) and was supposed to have been rolled out to earlier Roku models (i.e. Roku LT, Roku XS, etc.) sometime this month. It's not really a surprise (to me at least) that nothing has happened in that regard, here in the UK, but there has been A LOT OF UNEASE among our friends from across the pond, who are becoming increasingly concerned over the lack of action on Roku's part, with this particular update.


During the past few days, I came across a tweet by self-confessed "Geek Blogger", Dave Zatz, of zatznotfunny.com who announced, via his Twitter Feed: @davezatz, that the "new Roku UI" had been "pushed from April to May for older boxes" and he supported that claim by including the following image from an official email to Roku Developers by Roku, themselves:-

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You will notice FROM THE HIGHLIGHTED TEXT at the bottom of the image that the rollout has apparently now been delayed (yet further) and will now happen "by the end of May" and NOT simply "by May" (i.e. completed during April) as we were all led to believe previously. This additional delay has been made even more infuriating by the fact that (in the USA, at least) Roku have, for some weeks now,  been running "Teaser Ads" for the "new Roku experience" on their streaming media players, hinting that it's "Coming Soon" when, as seems likely, this won't be soon enough for most !!

This "Teaser" campaign has also prompted many remarks from owners of older Roku players, several of which were featured comments in a similar news article from engadget.com such as:- 

(i) Mark Schroeder, who says: 

It's terrible to see the tab in the menu talking about the upgraded menu like I have it already. It's just a stupid tease that they need to take down since it's still a month away.

(i) John M. Bergman, who adds: 

I completely agree.  When it first downloaded, I thought it was the actual interface update. I was really excited, but quickly became equally as upset when I found out it was merely a teaser channel that I would prefer to not have at all.

and;

(iii) TBSteph, who summed it all up by saying that:

The coming soon upgrade tease on the Roku 2 Menu is already stale let alone if it is delayed for another month.  At this point it's kind of like waiting for paint to dry - a boring exercise in futility.   

However, there was also a suggestion that these people may have been getting themselves all worked up over nothing because, as pointed out by another engadget.com reader:-

Anjenaire, who commented:

I like the new layout but it isn't really that much quicker than scrolling side to side. Now you get to scroll up and down. It does scroll smoother, and you can hold the button down and it will rotate through without the audible noise, but in the end it is very, very evolutionary rather than revolutionary. 

Although, in fairness, he did finish by saying:

I do like it and will enjoy the interface update when it hits the other boxes but not worth checking every day for.

Before adding:

I too am peeved by the update channel tease. Just roll it out already. 

So, from what I've read elsewhere, it seems like the general opinion is that Roku have been dragging their heels for WAY TOO LONG over this particular matter and, despite their best efforts to reassure people via their own comments on the Official Roku Twitter Feed: @rokuplayer, they really ought to GET THIS SORTED as soon as possible or else risk alienating their existing loyal fanbase.

Overall, from the looks of things, the news is... THERE IS NO NEWS, ONLY DELAYS... which means we'll have to wait AT LEAST ANOTHER MONTH until we know if UK Roku players are going to benefit from this "new Roku experience", or not (as I suspect will be the case). 

And there you have it... that's as much as we've been able to find out thus far. Needless to say, we'll continue to keep our ear to the ground and our eyes on the computer screen for any further Roku 3 UK update or details of any software rollout that may materialise and, rest assured, you will hear about it right here if & when it happens.


Meanwhile, remember that you can keep up-to-date with all things Roku-related in the UK via the companion Twitter Feed to this blog: @ukrokuchannels where (as always) you'll find up-to-the minute information being posted on a daily basis (well, almost).



Until the next time, then...



That's all folks !!

NEWSFLASH: VideoBuzz Channel Axed From Roku

VERY BRIEFLY....


I just wanted to make this quick post to draw your attention to some URGENT NEWS concerning the VideoBuzz channel on Roku. Firstly, you should check out the article on Roku Guide, entitled "VideoBuzz YouTube App Banned From Roku",  where I first heard about it.


By reading that, you will be aware that the VideoBuzz channel is going to be withdrawn THIS WEEK, on Wednesday 17th April 2013 (to be precise), which means you now have JUST TWO DAYS LEFT to add and access THE BEST YouTube CLIENT available on the Roku player. If you haven't already installed this AMAZING Roku UK Private Channel on your Roku player, you can do so right now using the direct link below:-


ADD CHANNEL: VideoBuzz


Alternatively, you can access your Roku Account online (without using the 'ADD CHANNEL' link, above) and from there, use the "Add a Private Channel" option to then enter the access code manually, yourself. That being the case, the code you will need to type in is:-


CODE: videobuzz


I fully URGE YOU to sign up and support the developer of this FANTASTIC APP for watching YouTube videos on your Roku player BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE !!!!!!!! Also, if you have an account on Facebook, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT by giving them a 'Like' via the VideoBuzz Facebook Page and help justify their continued development of Roku channels despite this MAJOR UPSET.


You will find more details via the tweets on my companion Twitter Feed to this blog: @ukrokuchannels which you should read and re-tweet to as many people as you can that would benefit from this information. Please be sure to ACT NOW and NOT DELAY because, like I said before, on Wednesday 17th April 2013 the VideoBuzz channel WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE.


Anyway, that's all for now. Just thought you ought to know.


Stay tuned for more, in due course...



See ya!

UK Roku Official Channels - News, Weather, Sport Genre

So, here we are again... continuing the epic saga (in the making) that is Roku in the UK.

Today we embark on our third voyage of discovery, in our quest to reveal the names of all the currently available channels from the "Official" Roku Channel Store in the UK. As promised in my last post, the genre coming under scrutiny this time falls within the "News, Weather, Sport" category and is comprised of the one hundred and fifty-three channels outlined below:-

001. Weather Underground

002. Euronews

003. Blinkx UK

004. Wall Street Journal Live

005. 8ctave HD

006. CNBC

007. Fox News Channel

008. Sports by Blinkx

009. All Fitness TV

010. NHL

011. UFCTV

012. Weather4us

013. Newsy

014. RT (Russia Today)

015. MLB.TV

016. Demand The Outdoors

017. Tagesschau

018. SEC Digital Network

019. Sportfishing with Dan

020. NTD Television

021. NetFit Free

022. Sail TV

023. No Agenda Show and Stream

024. DailyBurn

025. Gilad TV

026. XOS College Sports

027. CHN NETWORK

028. TheSURFnetwork

029. MileSplit TV

030. NTD Television English

031. TMP Outdoors

032. GoFightLive

033. Fightbox Live

034. PressTV

035. The Motley Fool

036. MY Combat Channel

037. Pilates Anytime

038. TV Imedi

039. IWL Pro Wrestling

040. Sky News

041. TheSNOWnetwork

042. The Dove Newsroom

043. Addictive Fishing

044. NowThisNews

045. TheMOTOnetwork

046. WildADRENALINE

047. BBC News

048. Driving Sports TV

049. Dwyer Boxing & Sports News

050. Ben Swann - Truth In Media

051. PostTV

052. Free Speech TV

053. TheBlaze TV

054. The Real News

055. TRANSWORLD

056. Dodgers Nation

057. Lakers Nation

058. Corinthians USA

059. USASF

060. MY FOX LA News

061. MY FOX Detroit News

062. MY FOX NY News

063. MY FOX Atlanta News

064. MY FOX Chicago News

065. MY FOX Boston News

066. WRAL News Raleigh Durham

067. MY FOX Philly News

068. MY FOX DFW News

069. MY FOX DC News

070. MY FOX Tampa Bay News

071. In The Fight FREE

072. Boxing

073. WSMV News

074. Fox12 Oregon

075. KCTV News

076. WPLG News

077. KSAT News

078. WDIV News

079. WNYT News

080. KSTP Mpls-St.Paul News, Weather

081. KOB News

082. News by Fawesome.TV

083. BBC Sport

084. RingScoops.com

085. WHEC News

086. Ace Pro Wrestling Network

087. The Cube [formerly High School Cube]

088. Vaporvue

089. Boxing TV

090. Pursuit Channel

091. Al Alam

092. Pro Tips 4u

093. NFL Now

094. KPRC News

095. WKMG News
096. WJXT News

097. MY FOX Orlando

098. MY FOX Austin News

099. MY FOX Memphis News

100. MY FOX Houston News

101. MY 9 New Jersey News

102. FNTSY Sports Network

103. MY FOX Phoenix News

104. WEMT News Tri-Cities

105. MY FOX Twin Cities News

106. Eyewitness News 9 Charlotte

107. Eyewitness News 9 Orlando

108. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News

109. The Burnie Thompson Show

110. WCYB News Bristol

111. WPXI News

112. Business Life by Fawesome.TV

113. Sports by Fawesome.TV

114. Secure Freedom Channel

115. TheLipTV

116. Newsbreaker TV

117. Close Combat

118. KTNV Channel 13 Action News

119. SE Video

120. BOOMTV Sports

121. The American Digital Network

122. Ball Is Life

123. Zoomin.TV Sports

124. Vegas Sports Advisors

125. TVNweather On Demand

126. StructureFishing Show

127. One America News Network

128. Financial Times

129. BuckingBull TV

130. BakoTUBE

131. CB24

132. Time
133. WWE Network
134. Sports Illustrated
135. The Daily Cut
136. Baseball by Fawesome.TV
137. Basketball by Fawesome.TV
138. Bloomberg TV
139. Canal del Fútbol
140. The Golf Channel
141. MascotInsider
142. Indie Wrestling Channel
143. Soccer by Fawesome.TV
144. Sports & Outdoors by Videojug
145. WXC TV
146. WinnersView
147. GoPro [N.B. NOT ON 'Roku LT' OR 'Roku 2 XS' MODELS]
148. Fit4U
149. Junior Sports Channel
150. XHIT
151. Weekend Business Report
152. The Michael Warbux News Show
153. Zoomin.TV News

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PLEASE NOTE:- This information was last updated on Sunday 24th May 2015 with all channel details accurate as of Saturday 23rd May 2015. Therefore, when viewing this list... you should ignore the original date of the post and, instead, refer to this section for precise details on when the "News, Weather, Sport" category listing was compiled.

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This brings the total number of channels listed (so far) to 500, from a total of 1,669 in the store, meaning we're now well over one quarter of the way through our task of listing every channel in the channel store. Hopefully, by now, you have seen plenty to whet your appetite and are perhaps even tempted to join the Roku UK revolution, if you haven't already done so. If not, then stay tuned for the next installment in this series, when I reveal details of yet another channel store category for you.

"What's that?", I hear you ask.

Well, according to my notes, the next genre to benefit from an itemised listing will be "Music", which includes no less than one hundred and eight channels of audio delight for your listening pleasure !!

It's a collection of both the obvious and the less obvious but does include both USB media players and a Squeezebox client, as well as an assortment of radio players and even a karaoke channel or two...

So, if any of that tickles your fancy then be sure to come back soon for the full lowdown.