The Roku Channel

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The Roku Channel is an American over-the-top video streaming service owned and operated by Roku, Inc., which launched in September 2017.[1][2]

History

In September 2017, Roku, Inc. launched a free, ad-supported streaming channel for its digital media players, Roku.[1]

The service has licensing deals for content with Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lionsgate, and Paramount Pictures, and also has content from existing Roku channel partners American Classics, FilmRise, Nosey, OVGuide, Popcornflix, Vidmark, and YuYu.[3] The channel offers premium subscriptions for channels like HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Epix, and Paramount+.[4][5]

On August 8, 2018, The Roku Channel became available on the web as a standalone website.[3] Originally only available in the United States,[6] it launched in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2020, with a different selection of movies and TV shows.[7]

On January 8, 2021, Roku announced that it had acquired the original content library of the defunct mobile video service Quibi for an undisclosed amount, reported to be around $100 million.[8][9] The content was rebranded as Roku Originals.[10]

The service was launched in Mexico on October 13, 2022.[11]

Content

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See also: List of Quibi original programming

As of January 2021, the service has over 40,000 movies and TV shows.[9] Through the acquisition of Quibi's original content library, an additional 75 shows and documentaries are available exclusively on the service as Roku Originals.[9]

References

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External links

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