Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Roku Blog Feed: “Roku Canada: Roku Streaming Stick+ available in May” plus 1 more

Roku Blog Feed: “Roku Canada: Roku Streaming Stick+ available in May” plus 1 more

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Roku Canada: Roku Streaming Stick+ available in May

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT

The Roku Streaming Stick+ is the best streaming stick we have ever made and it's coming to Canada starting in May! It's packed with power and is capable of streaming HD, 4K and 4K HDR.

Roku Streaming Stick+ in Canada

For those who are on the move or want their streaming player hidden behind their TV, this is the streaming player for you. The Roku Streaming Stick+ features a quad-core processor and delivers exceptional wireless performance with its advanced wireless receiver that is innovatively built into the power cord. This innovation offers up to four times the wireless range to minimize buffering. It comes with a remote control that includes TV power and volume buttons that can control compatible TV models, eliminating the need to use a TV remote for these functions. It also includes voice search on the remote for consumers to quickly discover new entertainment to watch.

As with other Roku streaming devices, the Roku Streaming Stick+ features a simple home screen with access to 5,000+ streaming channels, including 150,000 movies and TV episodes in Canada. It also works with the free Roku mobile app, available for iOS® and Android™, which acts as a remote, plays personal video, music or photos from a mobile device on the TV, includes a keyboard and offers features like voice search and private listening. Roku OS 8.1 will soon enable private listening for up to four devices concurrently for Roku players and Roku TVs (expected to roll out in May).Roku Streaming Stick+ Canada boxThe Roku Streaming Stick+ is expected to be available from Walmart and other retailers starting in May for a suggested retail price of CAD 89,99.

Happy Streaming!

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Live and linear news + new discovery features coming to The Roku Channel!

Posted: 24 Apr 2018 06:00 AM PDT

Since the launch of The Roku Channel, we have focused on bringing Roku customers an easy way to access the free entertainment they love. Today we're happy to enhance the experience and add one of the top customer-requested features: live and linear news. In addition, we are adding new discovery features and expanding our library of movies and TV.The Roku Channel live news

The Roku Channel will offer ABC News Live, a new 24/7 live and linear news stream from ABC News that gives viewers access to breaking news and live event coverage from all over the world. Roku customers can also view live and linear news feeds from Cheddar, covering technology, media and entertainment; PeopleTV, delivering celebrity, pop culture, lifestyle news and more; and others.

To improve content discovery and accessibility for our customers we're adding new features such as "Collections," to help dive in deeper to explore content in curated thematic collections, and "Continue Watching," to easily get back into the movie or TV show that's been started. These updates will be available to customers with Roku OS 8.1 through a phased software roll out starting in May.The Roku Channel action collectionThe Roku Channel continues to expand its entertainment library, bringing more content from existing channel publishers, such as FilmRise, Vidmark and more to the forefront, and working with leading studios such as Lionsgate, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros. and others.

We're looking forward to sharing more on the blog soon! For now, click here to see what's streaming on The Roku Channel this month.

Happy Streaming!

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