


It licenses and distributes content from more than 250 partners. “We’re excited to work with NBCUniversal Local and the NBC Stations to expand our relevant live TV offering for streamers and to bring news from multiple major cities to millions of viewers across the country to easily access and enjoy.” VIP+ Analysis: An Exclusive Look at FAST Performance Metricsīy adding NBC’s local news channels, Roku is furthering its goal of becoming the one-stop-shop for cord-cutters. The Roku Channel’s Live TV guide features more than 300 linear channels across news, sports, music and entertainment alongside more than 80,000 free movies and programs and premium subscriptions from over 50 content partners.

“Audiences are increasingly opting to consume news through streaming, and local news has consistently been one of the top-requested categories by our users,” said Ashley Hovey, head of ad-supported VOD for the Roku Channel.
