
Multiyear agreement keeps AMC+, Shudder and Acorn TV as subscription options on Roku Channel.

NBC Bay Area News, NBC Boston News, NBC San Diego News are now accessible through the Roku Channel. LX News, a TV and streaming network from NBCU Local for millennials and Gen Z-ers, makes its Roku Channel debut.

News coverage from eight NBC stations in major U.S. markets, are now accessible through The Roku Channel with more local news channels to be added in the coming months.

Brands looking to buy Roku’s original content channel programmatically will no longer be able to do so through third-party platforms. Moving forward, Roku Channel will be available to be purchased programmatically only through the streamer’s own demand-side platform.

Roku, a leader in the on-demand streaming world, is adding more than 100 free live and linear channels to The Roku Channel and has created a channel guide to help viewers find what they want to watch. The change, starting Monday evening, comes at a time when streaming viewing is up, particularly news viewing amid a pandemic and rioting.