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Sky Debuts First Roku Powered Streaming Stick with Voice Search Remote Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:01 AM PST Sky today announced the NOW TV Smart Stick in the UK. Sky is the first Roku Powered licensee to launch a streaming stick with voice search and TV power & volume controls integrated into the remote control. The NOW TV Smart Stick is expected to be available next month for just £14.99. UK consumers can bundle the NOW TV Smart Stick with a two-month NOW TV Entertainment Pass for just £19.99 and gain access to 11 of the best pay TV channels and 300+ box sets – from Golden Globe winning dramas like Big Little Lies to TV blockbusters like The Walking Dead. Alternatively, consumers can get the NOW TV Smart Stick with a one-month Sky Cinema Pass for £19.99, or a one-month Sky Sports Pass for £29.99. The NOW TV Smart Stick also provides access to the UK's best catch-up services, including BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub and All 4 and consumers can add 50+ channels such as YouTube, Sky Store and Box Plus. Sky is the first Roku Powered licensee, and launched its first NOW TV box back in 2013. The Roku Powered licensing program is designed to help operators grow their addressable market and reduce customer churn. Under the program, pay TV operators leverage the Roku streaming platform including the Roku OS, Roku Channel Store, and low-cost streaming players to deliver live TV and on-demand services to their customers. Together with Roku, Sky developed the NOW TV box which is one of the most popular ways to access the NOW TV streaming service. Happy Streaming! The post Sky Debuts First Roku Powered Streaming Stick with Voice Search Remote appeared first on The Official Roku Blog.

Here are the movies leaving The Roku Channel at the end of January Posted: 24 Jan 2018 11:11 AM PST Every week, we put together a list of free movies to watch on The Roku Channel. This week’s list features 17 titles that are leaving at the end of this month. So pick a movie and stream it before it’s gone! If you don't have The Roku Channel yet, click here to add the channel and start streaming for free! FEATURED MOVIES LEAVING THE ROKU CHANNEL THIS MONTH – The Juror (1996): A juror in a Mafia trial is forced to convince the other jurors to vote not guilty by an obsessive mob enforcer. Starring Demi Moore and Alec Baldwin. – A Very Brady Sequel (1996): The Bradys receive a surprise visit when a man claiming to be Carol’s long-lost first husband shows up at their residence, the family question his motives. Starring Shelley Long and Gary Cole. – The Net (1995): A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger. Starring Sandra Bullock and Jeremy Northam. – 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001): A gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week. Starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner. – In the Line of Fire (1993): Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn’t save Kennedy, but he’s determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president. Starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich. – Little Women (1994): The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America. Starring Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon. MORE TITLES LEAVING THE ROKU CHANNEL THIS MONTH A Knights Tale (2001): After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight. Starring Heath Ledger and Mark Addy. Girl, Interrupted (1999): Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s. Starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997): After a nasty accident, four friends begin to drift apart. One year later Julie James gets a anonymous message and then a slicker wearing, hook wielding killer begins to rip apart her life. Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Kickboxer (1989): Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Alexio. Man On A Ledge (2012): As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion. Starring Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks. Philadelphia (1993): When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Sabrina (1995): An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it. The Brady Bunch Movie (1995): The original '70s T.V. family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever. Starring Shelley Long and Gary Cole. The Hunt For Red October (1990): In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war? Starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin. The Last Stand (2013): The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville. The Quick And The Dead (1995): A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father's death. Starring Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone, and Russell Crowe. Looking for more free entertainment? Check out our latest video! The post Here are the movies leaving The Roku Channel at the end of January appeared first on The Official Roku Blog.

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