Saturday, March 2, 2019

Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #312





Hi, everyone !!



Believe it or not, this current article in my 'Weekly RoundUp' series marks the completion of six years in which I have been documenting the new Roku channel releases from one week to the next. Hopefully some of you have been with me from the start... others might have stumbled across this blog for the first time, having only just bought a Roku device, or be considering the purchase of one. However you came to be here, I hope you will continue to visit these pages over the coming months and years because, with a seemingly ever-increasing number of new Roku channels (apps) to report on each week, there will certainly be plenty on offer to warrant all of those repeat visits! ;-) :-D


Speaking of which, we've had ANOTHER MAMMOTH CROP OF NEW CHANNEL RELEASES to further boost the UK Channel Store total in the seven days since my last 'Weekly RoundUp' post was published. To wit, no less than ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE NEW ROKU APPS have been added to the already vast selection of over six thousand which populated the channel store as of this time last week. As a result, we've now been blessed with just over nine hundred new apps, in a period of only nine weeks, any of which can be added to UK Roku devices. As if that wasn't enough, there's several items of streaming-related news from the past week to report on, so here goes...


The first item of Roku-related news to come my way during the past week will doubtless please those who enjoy streaming content from 'STV', with the announcement - via press release - on Monday that they have launched 'STV Player+' as an ad-free Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVoD) service.






STV’s latest direct to consumer offering, which sees them enter the fast-growing pay TV market for the first time, will provide access to all of STV’s must-see programming in full HD, but without the ads. According to the press release, subscribers will be able to catch up ad-free or watch live with no pre-roll advertising as well as download their favourite programmes for offline viewing at home or on the move. The new service also allows subscribers to view 'STV' content in Europe for the first time.


In so far as I can tell, from what I've read, the 'STV Player+' service is (currently) only available via an app for iOS (Apple) mobile devices but "will be available on other platforms in due course" if my understanding of what was written in the press release is correct. While there is no specific word as to whether the existing 'STV Player' channel (app) for Roku devices will be updated to provide access to the new SVoD service, their existing presence on both the 'Roku' and 'NOW TV' platforms leads me to believe that it's quite likely - even if it means adding another separate app - but we'll have to wait and see what happens in the coming months. Hopefully, I'll have more good news for you soon! :-D


Anyway, barely two days after the above announcement from 'STV', there was even more thrilling news from 'BBC' and 'ITV' when they confirmed - via press release - on Wednesday 27th February that they are in the concluding phase of talks to establish a strategic partnership which will bring an exciting new streaming service to UK audiences. According to the official statement, the 'BBC' and 'ITV' have agreed a joint vision for the service, which is to be called 'BritBox', and are now working on a formal legal agreement. They anticipate that other partners will be added to 'BritBox' and both will speak to regulators as well as the wider television industry about their proposals for the service.






The general idea is that 'BritBox' would be an original streaming service, providing an unrivalled collection of British box-sets and original series, on-demand, all in one place. In addition to offering the biggest collection of British content available on any streaming service, the intention is to secure brand new commissions from British production companies that are specifically created for BritBox. Apparently both organisations are delighted with the success of their 'BritBox' streaming service in North America, which is already ahead of expectations, having broken through their initial targets and acquired over half a million subscribers. Given how there is already a Roku channel for 'BritBox' in the United States and Canada, plus existing UK apps for 'BBC iPlayer' and 'ITV Hub' on the Roku platform in the UK, it would seem quite likely that the new UK 'BritBox' service will be available on both 'Roku' and 'NOW TV' devices in the United Kingdom when the service launches later this year. Meanwhile, anyone interested  in subscribing to 'BritBox' when it does become available here can go online now and visit the official 'BritBox' UK website to sign-up and be notified when it goes live! :-)





HINT: Please CLICK on the above image TO ENLARGE IT for easier viewing !!



While neither the 'BBC' or 'ITV' can confirm pricing at this stage, according to official sources it will be "competitive" so I would expect it to come-in at a lower monthly rate than what 'Netflix', 'Prime Video', and/or 'NOW TV' charge for their streaming services... and, with the aim being to launch the service "in the second half of 2019", we shouldn't have to wait too long before the specifics are revealed! ;-)


One of the "other partners" that I would expect to be involved (at least in part) with this new 'BritBox' service for the United Kingdom is 'Channel 4' who, funnily enough, also chose this week to re-launch their own Video-on-Demand (VoD) service. The announcement about 'All 4' coincided with several other changes related to the service, details for which came via press release from the official website on Thursday and included a fresh new "visual identity" for the catchup service, as illustrated below:-






The more observant among you may have noticed that this new "visual identity" has already been applied to the Roku channel (app) for 'All 4' on both 'Roku' and 'NOW TV' devices. Unfortunately, despite the facelift, there does not (currently) seem to be any sign of the other changes mentioned in the press release... one of which was related to the expansion of their existing trials for "All 4+" that should eventually be put on general release as a paid-for upgrade running programmes without any ads in their commissioned content. As with 'STV Player+' mentioned previously, it is unclear at this stage whether this "upgrade" will be applied to their existing Roku channel - or if it will even see the light of day on the Roku platform - but according to official sources, with more registered users now being invited to trial the service, the results will inform decisions about extending it over the coming months. So, we can but hope that one such "informed decision" leads to an updated Roku app! ;-) :-)


As if all that wasn't enough, come Friday the folks at the 'Sky Corporate' media centre must have been feeling a little left-out so they chose to publish a news article of their own just in time for the weekend. According to the information, published via the official 'Sky Sports' website, motor-sport fans can look forward to live broadcasts (as well as live streaming) of all seventeen NTT IndyCar rounds via the 'Sky Sports F1' channel, starting with the 2019 curtain-raiser in St Petersburg, Florida on 10th March and also including the 103rd running of the 'Indianapolis 500' on 26th May! :-D






The good news comes, after agreeing a new partnership with 'INDYCAR', that sees every qualifying session and every race from the entire series (see full schedule below) being shown live on 'Roku' and 'NOW TV' devices with access to 'Sky Sports F1' via selected NowTV Sports passes in conjunction with the Roku channel (app) for 'NOW TV' which is available to users of both those platforms. Those who choose to purchase a pass and watch the 'IndyCar' coverage will get to choose from an incredible mix of super-speedways, short ovals, road courses and temporary street circuits to get their racing fix. The 'NTT IndyCar Series' is one tough challenge... having up to 700bhp to play with, plus top speeds reaching 235mph, and a $1m bonus for the eventual champion, viewers can expect an incredible ride. The entire series will be broadcast on 'Sky Sports F1' with the opening race of the season coming just one week before the 2019 F1 Season gets underway in Melbourne, and here's what else you can expect to see from the 2019 'NTT IndyCar Series' over the next six months:-






PLEASE BE AWARE:- That ALL TIMES SHOWN ARE 'EST' (i.e. 5 hours behind UK time) so to work out when each race starts YOU MUST ADD FIVE HOURS to get the equivalent UK start for each of these events. For example, races shown as 1:00pm EST will start at 6:00pm in the UK, while those set for 4:00pm will begin at 9:00pm in the UK, and so on, and so forth. Likewise the dates are shown back-to-front... so it's MONTH/DATE, as opposed to date/month as we tend to write it here. So, '3/10' means 10th March not 3rd October, and '4/7' equates to 7th April not 4th July, etc, etc. If you're in any doubt, you can always check your local TV listings nearer the time of each event! ;-)


Anyhow, before I get into the current list of channels, I'd just like to mention that the issue of 'undefined' apps (i.e. those with no permanent category shown in the web channel store description) still doesn't seem to have been resolved. Unfortunately, the situation has again worsened over the last seven days with neither Roku and/or the developers appearing to have sorted-out whatever problem has been causing so many new channels to be added without a permanent category. My 'Weekly RoundUp' posts have seen a total of 906 new channels added in the last nine weeks... however, the corresponding channel totals from individual genres (i.e. categories) within the Roku (UK) Channel Store over that time-frame would suggest that only 377 new channels were added. This means almost sixty percent of the recent additions over the last two months are un-accounted for within the channel store. Likewise, the number of 'Roku Guide' reviews being published has continued to fall short of the mark during that period. Looking at all the articles they have published since the start of the year, there has been a total of only 276 new reviews added to their website. Much like the current (UK) channel store totals this is now more than two-thirds shy of where they should be and, if it continues, there could be hundreds (if not thousands) of Roku channels without a corresponding independent review for me to provide a link from the relevant 'Weekly RoundUp' posts on my blog. Hopefully, the shortfall will be addressed soon because, as mentioned five weeks ago, the current situation isn't good for anyone with a connection to the Roku platform: be they end-users, developers, bloggers like myself, reviewers such as 'Roku Guide', or even Roku - who seem blissfully unaware !!


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 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 24th February 2019 and 2nd March 2019:-








ATV27........................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






LET'S PLAY GTA......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






MARINE WILDLIFE................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






VINTAGE BLACK CINEMA...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






SITV NETWORK......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






EXPERT CHESS LESSONS.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






ESTO ES BOCA..................................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






U DE CHILE CAMPEƓN...................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






AUDIO BOOKS NETWORK...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






MUSIC CITY TV.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






SUPER HUMANS.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






THE PS4 GAMING CHANNEL.................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






COOL MOVIE TRAILERS IN HD.............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






HOW TO BREW BEER............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






REAL ESTATE RICHES...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






CANAL CRISTIACCION.........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FIRST ARP CHURCH...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

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






THE UNDERGROUND HIP HOP..............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






HOW TO BE HEALTHY...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






COLLATERAL DAMAGE REPORT..........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






ABUNDANT HEALTH TV........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






NATURAL DISASTER TV........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






GLOBAL MUSIC VIDEO HITS.................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






MOVIE REVIEWS....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






BABY BOOMERS....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






TIDBIT TV SHORT FILMS.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






POWER MIX RADIO................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






HOW TO MAKE SLIME..........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






STAND UP COMEDY...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






GOD'S GLORY (PRAYER CHANGES THINGS)...................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






BLACK GIRLS NATURAL HAIR CARE...............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






MY BOY HUSKY......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FEAR FLICKS...........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FAMILY CIRCLE TV................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






A TOYS SHOW.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






YOUTUBE CHANNEL SEO TRAINING..................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






WISDOM IN TORAH.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






HERE BE BARR.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






THE FOUR LAZY J's................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






TRUE VIKINGS........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FILM CHRƉTIEN......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






LOJO FISHING.........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






ST PATRICK'S DAY...........................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY..................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FREE VINTAGE CARTOONS...................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






ANIMATION MASTERPIECES.................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






BEST LOONEY TUNES SERIES..............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






THE FUNNIEST CARTOONS SET............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FUNNY STORIES FOR KIDS....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






ELLAS TV ONE........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






THE MIDDLE AGES.........................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






OZZIE AND HARRIET EPISODES...........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






RADIUS 100FM........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






TOP RETRO CARTOONS........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






ACE CARTOONS CHANNEL....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






WORD OF FAITH WORLDWIDE CHURCH...........................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






MR. SHORT GAME..................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






OLD TIME CLASSICS.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






PRIVATE SNAFU COLLECTION..............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






MERRY STORIES FOR FOLKS.................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






DAFFY DUCK ADVENTURES.................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






LOONEY TUNES HEROES......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






DICK VAN DYKE.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






OLD SCHOOL 3D VOL. 6................COST: £2.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






PETTICOAT JUNCTION VOL.1................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






SPEAKY ENTERTAINMENT.....................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FLICKERS TO FOLKS.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






LOONEY CARTOONS.............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






GEEK CORNER........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






IRAN MAHVAREH..................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






REEL TRUTH........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






GBN ASIA.................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






PICKERINGTON OHIO...........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






GITV CLASSIC MOVIE TRAILERS.........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






SECRET AGENT AKA DANGER MAN...................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






ROMANCE FLIX......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






WESTERN FLIX.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






MYSTERY FLIX.......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FUMC TEMPLE TX..................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






CHURCH ORLANDO - FL.......................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






NORTH TAMPA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY...............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






FITNESS AUTHORITY NETWORK.........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






WILD AFRICA..........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






SCIFI FLIX................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






COMEDY FLIX........................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






RIO DE JANEIRO SCREENSAVER....................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






Sƍ Sƍ COLOMBIA!..............................................COST: £0.69 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






JARRETT PARSONS TV WRESTLING....................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






IGLESIA NUEVA JERUSALEM................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






HOME DIY................................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






DAILY YOGI.............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN RELEASED***






VAPE NETWORK.................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]

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






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

***N.B. THIS WAS UNCATEGORISED in the Roku UK Channel Store WHEN 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 123 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-five! :-(


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 6,100+ 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 twenty-three "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 years. However, if you didn't find anything to add to your own Roku channel selection from the 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 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 before) for all the new additions to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store in each of the two hundred and thirty-eight 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 !!





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