The first Youtube video “Me at the Zoo“ was posted on April 23, 2005. Although not spectacular in quality or content, this video would be revolutionary on how people accessed content. Thirteen years later with video now accounting for 70% of all internet traffic and growing, streaming technology has helped to transform the internet.
The king of streaming video players and licenses, Roku has just announced the Roku Channel in Canada. Available on current generation* Roku devices, this free new streaming channel offers a collection of more than 5,000 free and paid for channels that offer access to 150,000 movies and TV episodes. The Roku Channel will be rolled out over the coming weeks, starting today. Once available for their device, Roku users can add the channel from the Roku Channel Store and start streaming free movies and TV shows
The Roku Channel requires no subscriptions, fees or logins. And to top things off, the channel will have only 8 mins of ads an hour (approximately a 3rd less) and will control how many times the ads will be reoccurring. The Roku Channel is another great option helping to make streaming great movies and more simple and easy. To add the Roku Chanel simply click here to add the channel and start streaming for free!
Roku is the industry leader in streaming devices, with data from research firm Parks Associates estimating that Roku commands an industry-leading 37% of the market. Launched in September 2017 in the US, the Roku channel is now the 12th-most-watched channel on Roku.
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Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. We connect users to the streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique capabilities to engage consumers.
