Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #361

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Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #360

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Following on from a moderate increase in the number of new channels last week, when compared to the slightly smaller list of apps from the seven day period prior to that, I'm glad to say things appear to still be "on the up" after ANOTHER DECENT CROP OF NEW CHANNEL RELEASES to boost the Roku Channel Store total even higher. To wit, no less than SIXTY-NINE NEW ROKU APPS were added to the already vast selection of over eight thousand eight hundred apps which populated the channel store as of this time last week. As if that wasn't enough... there were also several items of streaming-related news for me to report on but, unfortunately, I must again postpone my summary of Roku (and other) news from the past week until I can find time to catch up with everything and add the "missing" details to this post - since I must now focus on listing those new Roku apps for you! ;-)


What follows will be a list of 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 decent crop of sixty-nine new channels to browse, that should be more than enough to keep you occupied while I assemble the odd snippets of Roku-related news I found for you during that same time period! :-)


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 still further, even since my last mention of it on this blog. Throughout the course of last year, they were repeatedly more than seventy-five percent shy in terms of reviews produced versus the actual number of new Roku channels released in any given week. By the end of 2019 there were thousands of "missng" reviews and the situation shows no signs of improving as we go into the new year. Over the last four weeks, since the start of 2020, my 'Weekly RoundUp' posts have seen a total of 285 new channels added. Meanwhile, the number of 'Roku Guide' reviews published in that time has fallen even more short of the mark. Amazingly they have produced only forty-eight new 'Roku Guide' reviews, over the last 4 weeks, and just thirteen of those came within the last seven days! :-O Quite how they managed only 13 reviews, with just three from the current week, and; four more from last week, plus; six US-only channels, when there were upwards of 69+ new Roku channels released in the past seven days, is beyond me! Unfortunately, this can't be seen as being an exception to the rule... because, digging through their archives, it's clear this has been happening all too frequently. With a minimum of sixty-six more "missing" reviews from the past week, they remain more than seventy-five percent short of where they should be and, if this continues, there could be hundreds (if not thousands) more Roku channels with no corresponding review for me to provide a link from the 'Weekly RoundUp' posts on my blog. I hope this shortfall is addressed soon because, as mentioned 53 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 is the source 'Roku Guide' use to 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 three quarter 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 26th January 2020 and 1st February 2020:-

PLUMB TALK TV (PLUMB TALK PRODUCTIONS)...............COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

360 HEALTH AND FITNESS.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

RAIN SCREENSAVER..................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

THE WHOLE 30 PLAN.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

POPPO TV LIVE CHANNEL........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

HARD ROCK HEAVEN................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

SNOW SCREENSAVERS..............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

NEW K.ID......................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

VOZ TROMPETA MINISTRIES...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

JNET TELEVISION.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

TV WTJMINAS (WTJTVMINAS)................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

TOM GRINER MINISTRIES........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

WHITE ZOMBIE...........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

SEO FIGHT CLUB.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

LAS VEGAS VACATIONS...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

ALIVE CHURCH...........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

B.P.O.D. (BING PICTURE OF THE DAY)...................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

ENTREPRENEUR'S TV NETWORK (ETVN).............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

CRAFTED IN CANADA TV.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

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

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

SOUL OF TOKYO...................COST: FREE (n.b. may require additional fees) [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

PLEASE NOTE:- That the actual name of this new channel is "Sand Sculptures screensaver" but I decided to use a shortened form of the full title (as shown above) not only for aesthetic reasons (so it would all fit on one line within my blog post) but also to better reflect the one used in the channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image) which likewise doesn't include the full name (as is) for this app! :-/ The note was then added so anyone searching for the app, by it's full name, would still be able to find it! ;-)

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

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

DBU BASEBALL (DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY).............COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

ODACSN (OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE).......COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

CPSN (CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL NETWORK)...................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

BEST CABLE FOLCLORE PERÚ................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

DISCOVER FITNESS (DISCOVER YOUR FITNESS)...............COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

SUAVE SECRETS..........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

TZIK INDEPENDENT MUSIC CHANNEL.................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

BETTERBOX - OFFICIAL............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

EXPLORING NORTH CAROLINA..............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

VOZ DE UN REMANENTE..........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

MISSOURI MUD MUSIC TV.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

DESTINATION GOLDEN ISLES GA..........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

WE ARE THE MURRAYS............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

ROCA DE CONSOLACION.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

COOK TIME WITH REMMI........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

VALENTINE'S DAY................COST: FREE (n.b. may require additional fees) [Roku Guide Review]

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

PLEASE NOTE:- The actual name of this new channel is "Valentine's Day wallpaper" but I decided to use a shortened form of the full title (as shown above) not only for aesthetic reasons (so it would all fit on one line within my blog post) but also to better reflect the one displayed in the channel icon (aka 'HD Poster' image) which likewise doesn't include the full name (as is) for this app! :-/ The note was then added so anyone searching for the app, by it's full name, would still be able to find it! ;-)

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

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

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

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

MEDIADRAFT - BT21...........................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

MEDIADRAFT - BTS.............................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

CRIME FIGHTERS TV.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

MEDIADRAFT - BLACKPINK..............................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

GLOBAL POLO.............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

NATAL LIVE HDTV......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

FUN TIME - TIK TOK DOGS CATS............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

FAMILY LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH.....................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

RÁDIO GUARIBAS FM................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

ZOOMIN GAMES..........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

MEDIADRAFT - BIBLE.........................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

MEDIADRAFT - BIBLIA.......................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

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

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

AFGHAN TV PROCAST...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

SPORTS NOW................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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

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

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

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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 SIXTY-NINE 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 thirty-nine! :-(


Moreover, with no 'TVPlayer', or 'Prime Video', or 'Apple TV' apps (to name but three) among the selection of channels in the NOW TV 'App Store' - despite having dedicated channels for all 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 and gain access to 8,800+ 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 sixty-nine "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 three quarter 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 is no point installing every app since, when it comes to adding new streaming channels to your Roku devices, IT'S YOUR CHOICE and, as with all things Roku... THE CHOICE IS ALWAYS YOURS! ;-) :-)

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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 & eighty-six 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 !!