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.

UK Roku Official Channels - Games Genre

Hello, again !!

**************** IMPORTANT NOTICE ****************

Following a major expansion in the selection of available channel store genres (i.e. categories) on UK Roku devices, to bring them in-line with those in the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, this "Games" category listing has been replaced with another list of Roku "Games" channels, FOUND HERE, and (consequently) there will be no more updates to this post from the end of May 2015.

PLEASE REFER TO THE NEW "Games" CATEGORY FOR DETAILS OF ALL "GAMES" CHANNELS FROM NOW ON! :-)

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From an historic reference-point, however, I shall be leaving this general overview (i.e. listing) of the eighty-five channels which made up the "Games" genre in the "Official" UK Roku Channel Store just prior to the shake-up of channel store categories in late May / early June of 2015:-

01. YOU DON'T KNOW JACK LITE

02. Downhill Bowling 2

03. Storm in a Teacup

04. Super Stickman Golf

05. Anna Montana Demo

06. Escape

07. Frisbee Forever

08. YOU DON'T KNOW JACK

09. Danger Derby

10. Mouse About

11. Fieldrunners

12. Chop Chop Runner

13. Super Crossfire

14. Muffin Knight

15. Castle Warriors

16. Jeopardy!

17. Chop Chop Slicer

18. Rope Rescue

19. Rogue

20. Family Solitaire

21. Anna Montana

22. Cobra Game Pack (Storm in a Teacup, Mouse About & Danger Derby)

23. Adventure Game Pack (Castle Warriors, Super Crossfire, Chop Chop Runner & Chop Chop Slicer)

24. Kids Game Pack (Downhill Bowling 2, Frisbee Forever, Muffin Knight & Rope Rescue)

25. Four In A Row (aka Connect 4)

26. PokerHD

27. Blackjack!

28. GandK Reversi!

29. Mah Jongg

30. Photo Puzzle

31. The Memory Game

32. Retro Tennis

33. GlobalTrade

34. Double Draw Solo Poker

35. BORK

36. Brain Puck

37. Candy Bear

38. Galaga

39. Pac-Man Championship Edition

40. Pathogen

41. Gem Girl

42. Torah Word Search Game

43. Match'Em

44. TicTacToe

45. Escape Goat

46. Herman The Hermit

47. QuBIT [ROKU 3 ONLY]

48. Word Search

49. Somyeol HD [ROKU 3 and ROKU 2 XS ONLY]

50. Coconut Dodge [ROKU 3 ONLY]

51. Propel Man [ROKU 3 ONLY]

52. Shut The Box

53. Birdie

54. 6th Planet [ROKU 3 ONLY]

55. Logic

56. Floyd's Hat Grab

57. Minesweeper

58. Talisman Prologue [ROKU 3 ONLY]

59. Bubble Wrap

60. Pathogen 2

61. MiniGolf

62. FLIP

63. Mazes

64. Mazes Plus

65. 2048 TV

66. Dots

67. Trivia Channel

68. Little Flapper

69. 2048 Challenge

70. Swag Runner

71. Tetris [ROKU 3 and ROKU STICK ONLY]

72. Poppin Casino [ROKU 3 ONLY]

73. PartyTrivia

74. Casino Slots [ROKU 3 ONLY]

75. HangMan
76. Breakeroids [ROKU 3 ONLY]
77. Word Hook [ROKU 3 ONLY]
78. Dance Party [ROKU 3 ONLY]
79. Retaliate
80. DownFall [ROKU 3 ONLY]
81. Trivia TV
82. Let's Park [ROKU 3 ONLY]
83. BuildnBash [ROKU 3 ONLY]
84. Robreed - Flippin' Awesome [ROKU 3 ONLY]
85. Red Card Rampage [ROKU 3 ONLY]

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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. As mentioned in the "IMPORTANT NOTICE", at the start of this post, this listing will no longer be maintained from here on and you should (instead) refer to the new "Games" listing, FOUND HERE, for an up-to-date summary of all Roku channels in the "Games" genre.

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UK Roku Official Channels - Film & TV Genre

Welcome back, folks !!



**************** IMPORTANT NOTICE ****************


Following a major expansion in the selection of available channel store genres (i.e. categories) on UK Roku devices, to bring them in-line with those in the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, this "Film & TV" category has been replaced by an "Movies & TV" category, FOUND HERE, and (consequently) there will be no more updates to this blog post from the end of May 2015 onwards.

PLEASE REFER TO THE NEW "Movies & TV" CATEGORY FOR ALL "FILM" and "TV" CHANNELS FROM NOW ON! :-)


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From an historic reference-point, however, I shall be leaving this general overview (i.e. listing) of the two hundred & sixty-two channels which made up the "Film & TV" genre in the "Official" UK Roku Channel Store just prior to the shake-up of channel store categories in late May / early June of 2015:-

001. Netflix

002. BBC iPlayer

003. NOW TV (Powered by Sky)

004. SnagFilms

005. ROK Cinema

006. Flixster

007. Popcornflix

008. Midnight Pulp

009. Vanguard Cinema

010. Moonlight Movies

011. Pop Flix Classic Movies

012. Classic Romance

013. Xtreme Films

014. Pub-D-Hub

015. Cafe Noir

016. Pop Flix Classic TV

017. Crunchyroll

018. American Pop

019. Big Media TV

020. World Worth Watching

021. Asian Crush

022. IndieFlix

023. Cinematio

024. Hellenic CYTA

025. Looking Glass

026. Movie Vault

027. Old Time Radio Network

028. VIZZ Classic

029. House of Horrors

030. C.O.D.E. TV

031. Classic Westerns

032. HonduTV

033. Superman Classics

034. Asian Crush Plus

035. The Patrick Phillips Show

036. Jonathan Bird's Blue World

037. Paranormal Reality TV

038. Focus Reality TV

039. Vanguard Cinema PLUS

040. TV3 3Player

041. The Ocean Network

042. Threshold Plus

043. Honor

044. BYUtv

045. The Man Channel

046. GoDigital

047. Afrotainment HD

048. FlickStream TV

049. FYDO

050. Cartoon Club

051. ROK Hard Kung Fu

052. Indie Crush

053. Nollywood Cinema

054. Family TV

055. Paranormal Reality.TV - HD Zone

056. Paranormal Reality.TV - Free Zone

057. Pilot TV

058. TMZ

059. UrbanPix

060. Cult Radio A-Go-Go! - CRAGG

061. Viewster

062. Demand 5

063. Toon Goggles

064. Digital Tele Networks

065. NFB Films - National Film Board of Canada

066. VODWiz

067. ZomBee

068. Cloud Movies

069. Premiere (Movie Channel)

070. Always Summer TV

071. ROK Toons

072. Saddle Up! Westerns

073. Moving Art

074. The Director's Chair

075. Cartoon Keepsakes

076. Oh, The Horror!

077. BigStar

078. The Roth Show

079. Creepster.TV

080. The BW

081. ScreenMagicTV

082. Retro Family Christmas Theater

083. Cinema Terror Radio!

084. Dieselpunk Industries TV

085. Horror Flicks

086. DOCU

087. Classic Cartoons

088. Christmas At The Drive-In

089. Science Fiction

090. Outlaw Westerns

091. Classic Christmas TV

092. All 4 [formerly 4oD]

093. Full Moon

094. Sky Store

095. Go Indie TV Freeview

096. SlingPlayer for Roku

097. 99 Cent Movie Channel

098. Black Belt TV
099. Cowboy Classics

100. Drive-In Classics

101. Kung-Fu Theater

102. GaiamTV

103. Timeless Television

104. Six Gun Cinema

105. Warren Miller

106. Toontime TV

107. Movie & Music Network

108. Rede iTV

109. Retro Tech Time Machine

110. Cryptic Television

111. Public Domain Movies And Series

112. MiCasa Network

113. Spud's Funny Channel

114. Media Browser

115. SnagXtreme

116. Toontime 2

117. Military Chronicle

118. Stop It Or You'll Go Blind!

119. John At The Movies

120. Eurochannel

121. Kartoons

122. Kung Fu Classics

123. Bizarre TV

124. OVGuide

125. The Weirdness Really Bad Movie

126. Labrecque Art And Film

127. Depressing Prospects Films

128. cdsavoia

129. Classic Live Action Kids TV

130. Space

131. Space TV

132. iFlixTV Lite

133. iFlixTV Pro

134. Spud's Crime And Punishment

135. Clutch Cargo

136. Badass TV

137. Unlock TV

138. Recon

139. My Gun TV

140. Spud's Cliffhanger Collection

141. JumpingJack

142. FunnyForFree

143. Logan's World TV

144. The Movie Trailer Channel

145. Movee4U Free

146. ITV Player

147. Chill-Out TV

148. Maddy GTV Free

149. Timeless TV Westerns

150. Paranormal Activity Channel

151. Lakay HD Network

152. MTD Studio Classics

153. The Cult Movie Network

154. Sci-Fi Classic TV Shows

155. Ad-Free Timeless Television

156. Comedy Classics Station

157. Kung Fu Flix

158. More Classic Kids TV

159. Muevi

160. Grindhouse Channel

161. WURA

162. TEXFLIX

163. Ad-Free Crime and Punishment

164. American Dreaming

165. Classic Horror Movies

166. Olive Tree TV [formerly Olive Tree Pictures]

167. Kiddovid

168. AfroMediaTV

169. Spud's Trailer Trash

170. Digital Drive-In

171. Backlight

172. Toontime HD

173. The Starlost

174. Emby [formerly Media Browser for Roku]

175. The Screening Room

176. Red Eye

177. Super Hero 101

178. Cape Television

179. World War Channel

180. He TV

181. Spud's Cowboy Movies

182. Vintage Halloween Spooktacular

183. This Is Daniel Cook

184. Let's All Go To The Lobby!

185. Toontime HD - Ad Free

186. Spud's Ad-Free Cowboy Movies

187. Ad-Free Toontime Premium

188. CultMovies TV Trailers

189. ACFF On Demand - American Conservation Film Festival

190. Google Play Movies & TV

191. American Dreaming (Premium)

192. VeryFunny

193. Retro Halloween Theater

194. The Chaplin Channel

195. Classic Comedy Channel

196. Awesome Sci-Fi

197. Aliens and Cowboys

198. Films and Stars

199. Movies [by Fawesome.TV]

200. Zoomin.TV Movies

201. IAMflix

202. American Cowboy Classics

203. JibberJabber Animation Studios

204. Horror-SciFi-Fantasy

205. Toontime Christmas Ad Free

206. PhillyCAM

207. Sainsburys Entertainment

208. AWE

209. Princeton TV

210. Time Life

211. Art Of Seduction

212. Toontime Christmas

213. Adventure Awaits

214. Extreme Sports

215. Film Festival Favorites

216. Family Christmas Cinema

217. Real Marines

218. REWIND

219. VHX

220. SundanceNow Doc Club

221. Crime and Drama

222. AMGTV

223. KMVT
224. British Movie And TV
225. MoovieTyme
226. Movie Trailers by Zype
227. Spies, P.I.s & Bounty Hunters
228. Sherlock Holmes Heaven
229. Robin Hood Heaven
230. Mystery Movie Night
231. War Movie Channel
232. Dramatic Television Night
233. Dramatic Movie Night
234. AfroMovies TV
235. ANTV - African Network TV
236. Movie Club
237. Silent Night
238. Blood Moon
239. Timeless Toons
240. Miss Misery's Movie Massacre
241. Spud's Chop Socky
242. Fifties TV
243. Safe TV
244. Super Star Movie Channel
245. Cowboy Star Movie Channel
246. Super Starlet Movie Channel
247. Almost Famous Film Festival
248. Cult TV A-Go-Go! - CTAGG
249. Red Bull TV
250. CinemaNow
251. The Movie Loft
252. Classic Reel
253. BlackFilm.com
254. Musical Movie Memories
255. The Movie Channel
256. NollyLand - African Movies
257. FBN Live TV
258. Classic Live TV
259. Stream Now TV
260. Fizzy
261. American Cartoon Classics
262. Universal Newsreel Ad Free

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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. As mentioned in the "IMPORTANT NOTICE", at the start of this post, this "Film & TV" listing will no longer be maintained  from this point on and you should (instead) refer to the new "Movies & TV" listing, FOUND HERE, for an up-to-date summary of Roku channels in the "Film" and "TV" genre(s).

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Official Roku UK Channel Store - Overview

When it comes to what's on television, be it via a Roku player or otherwise, it should really boil down to the QUALITY and NOT QUANTITY of what's on offer, don't you agree?


That said, if what you get has both quality and quantity, then you really will be spoilt for choice !!


If you visited the Roku (UK) official site as of April 2017 you would have been greeted with an introduction that boasted of "over 2,000 channels and counting", which does (I'll admit) tend to emphasise quantity over quality, although the reality is such that there are now more than double that number of Roku channels (apps) available to UK Roku users from within the built-in channel store on *all* Roku UK devices. In terms of the quality for the available channels, there were references to BBC iPlayer, Netflix, NOW TV, Sky Sports, ITV Player, Demand 5, YouTube, BBC Sport and many more. Even so, whilst the likes of Netflix, BBC, NOW TV, etc. do offer a substantial amount of quality programming, you're still left wondering exactly what is meant by "and many more"...


So, with that in mind, I decided to continue with my blog by posting details of what you can expect from, firstly, the "Official" Roku (UK) Channel Store and then, later, from the wider market offered by the multitude of Roku "Private" Channels out there. I'll be getting down to the nitty gritty of the individual channels within specific genres another time but, for now, here's a list of the number of channels available in each 'genre' of the "Official" Roku (UK) Channel Store:-


Film & TV........................... 700 Channels
Games.............................. 187 Channels
Apps.................................. 51 Channels
Comedy.............................. 121 Channels
Educational......................... 124 Channels
Fitness.............................. 75 Channels

Food.................................. 158 Channels

International........................ 183 Channels

Kids & Family..................... 396 Channels

Lifestyle.............................. 265 Channels

News & Weather................ 160 Channels
Music................................ 299 Channels
Personal Media.................. 48 Channels
Photo Apps......................... 14 Channels
Religious.............................. 863 Channels
Sci & Tech......................... 60 Channels

Screensavers........................ 253 Channels

Shopping.............................. 18 Channels
Special Interest................... 359 Channels
Sports................................. 248 Channels
Themes.............................. 19 Channels
Travel................................. 217 Channels
Web Video......................... 98 Channels


TOTAL: 4,916 Channels


It should be noted that this total does not include the following:


Featured.............................. 21 Channels
New..................................... 154 Channels
Most Popular....................... 75 Channels


These have been omitted from the overall total because they are comprised entirely of channels which are featured in the main list of genres and, therefore, already part of the 4,916 channels therein. There is also a heading within the main menu on Roku player for "Home" (that was previously referred to as the "My Channels" sub-menu) which, as it's (original) name suggests, is comprised of whatever individual items (both 'official', i.e. 'public', and 'private' channels) have been added to the particular Roku account with which the Roku player is associated. Since that figure will vary from one Roku user to the next, I did not bother to include the number of "My Channels", or "Home" channels, here.

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PLEASE NOTE:- These figures were last updated on Sunday 20th May 2018 with all details accurate as of Saturday 19th May 2018. 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 it was compiled.

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So, that's the current state of play in terms of the sheer QUANTITY of channels you can expect from the UK version of the "Official" Roku (UK) Channel Store. Meanwhile, in case you are wondering, my next batch of posts are set to include basic listings for the various channel names within each of the aforementioned genres. For the sake of simplicity, I will stick to the order outlined above. So, if you want to know exactly what are the 700 channels which make up the "Film & TV" genre, you should make a point of visiting this blog again in the near future.


But, for now... that's all folks !!

Roku... To Buy, Or Not To Buy?

That, is the question.

So, if you're still unsure about what you'll get for your money when investing in a Roku streaming media player, especially if you're based here in the UK, then why not take a look at this YouTube video review posted by 'Techmoan' back in April 2012. It shows around one hundred channel icons, during the course of the review, and gives a good feel of what the Roku user interface is like. The good news is that, unlike many reviews, this one has actually been done by a Roku user based in the UK and, consequently, features a UK specific Roku Channel Store throughout the video.

I, personally, found this video review very useful when making my own buying decision for a Roku player and I thought I'd post it here for the benefit of other potential UK purchasers of the product. Needless to say, there have been many more channels added to the Roku (UK) Channel Store since the above review was posted but I intend to bring you all up to speed on what those are, over the coming weeks and months, on this blog.

Special thanks to 'Techmoan' for taking the trouble to post the review in the first place. Please feel free to check out the Techmoan Video Dump on YouTube for more useful gadget reviews.

Meanwhile, be sure to come back and check out my future posts on this blog, to find out more about exactly what's in the Roku (UK) Channel Store and what other Private Channels can be added to your Roku streaming media player, here in the UK.

Ssshhhh !!! Don't Tell Anyone...

...but, Roku is now available in the UK.

Yes, really.

So, why is it so damn hard to find out exactly what you can watch on the UK version of this hugely popular (at least in the USA) streaming media player?

It's true that much has been written about the huge number of channels available for Roku users in the USA but, to date, there has been very little information provided to owners, or potential purchasers, of the Roku streaming media player here in the UK.

For that reason, I have decided to start this blog and post as much detail as I can about all of the available Roku channels (both official and private) that the UK has to offer. Hopefully this will prove to be a useful resource for all Roku users, both here in the UK and elsewhere around the world, as knowledge of which channels are, and are not, currently available becomes more widespread.

Please remember, however, that this blog is still very much in it's infancy & it might take a while for me to publish all of the information online. Hang in there, though, and I will show you that there is, indeed, "a ton of entertainment" in these little boxes... even the UK ones !!