Hi, everyone !!
It's been a quiet week in terms of Roku-related news over the course of the last seven days but, luckily, the same cannot be said for new channel additions to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store with many UK EXCLUSIVE CHANNELS for those seeking (primarily) African, Arabic and/or Turkish content although they do come at a premium, as there are many live streaming television channels within each of the various content bundles. Somewhat surprisingly (perhaps) these have been filed under the genre of "Web Video" rather than "International", as with the original "My African Pack" channel and others, but I figured I'd mention it for the benefit of anyone interested in such channel packages. Of course, the category for these foreign language channels could change over time... but, for now, that is where you can expect to find them on your device(s). Further details (including links) are provided in the listings below, as is the norm with these 'Weekly RoundUp' posts. If that's not your thing, there's also plenty of varied new choices under "Music" this week, plus a couple more games for owners of 'Roku 3' models. Sadly the games are not featured in the channel store on my 'Roku 2 XS' devices, which also comes with a motion-control gaming remote (for any Roku developers who were not aware of that), although they may be compatible with the newer 'Roku 2' [Model 4205EU] released earlier this year, which is based more closely on the 'Roku 3' architecture & components. If you happen to own one of those new Roku models (or another UK Roku device which offers either of the games listed below) then please leave a comment at the end of this post and I'll update the listing(s) accordingly. ;-)
Anyway, before I proceed with listing the current crop of new channels (plus providing links to their associated reviews) for this particular 'Weekly RoundUp'... a brief reminder that, whilst I had hoped I'd be able to catch-up on the missing Roku-related news from this blog in recent weeks, all the extra work I've been burdened with of late means it remains unlikely that I'll be fully caught-up anytime soon. Until I do find the time... my one saving grace is that (as mentioned previously) I have somehow managed to remain up-to-date with all the latest additions to the "New" category of the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store and will endeavour to flesh-out what's missing ASAP! Admittedly, there are quite a few articles that I need to catch up on but, rather than post links for individual weeks, I'll simply refer you back to my "Roku UK Channel Store - Weekly RoundUp #78", which contains all of the pertinent information you might need when researching back over the items in question. Again, I'm sorry this has dragged-on (far) longer than anticipated, and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you, but (all being well) things will be back up to speed soon!
For now... all I can offer you is a summary of the latest additions to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store from the past seven days. As with my other recent posts, you can expect any additional Roku-related news from the past week, along with details of any changes to the channel selection found on NowTV Boxes, to be added at some point in the near future. As for "mending" all of the "broken" links from previous 'Weekly RoundUp' posts, I still can't put a time-scale on how long that is going to take but (like I said before) if you "copy" the existing link(s) and change the "http" prefix to "https", as well as removing the "forward slash" between 'channels' and '#!details', so that "channels#/!details" becomes "channels#!details" in each weblink, you should find that they will all work for you and redirect to the new-look version of each individual channel description. As with the last thirty-five 'Weekly RoundUp' posts, every link from this week (plus all future posts) will use the new format, so it's only those from 'Weekly RoundUp #1' up as far as 'Weekly RoundUp #86' which you'll have to amend... at least, until I can edit/repair the links for you !!
Still, with all the "missing" Roku-related news (and links) yet to follow, let's now press on with the current 'Weekly RoundUp' of NEW ADDITIONS to the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store. This time there are TWENTY-FOUR NEW CHANNELS which have been added during the preceding seven day period. These latest additions to the channel line-up provided FRESH CONTENT in the Games, Comedy, Educational, Kids & Family plus Lifestyle genres as well as the Music, Web Video, Religious, plus Screensavers and Themes categories. Specifically... this means there's no less than NINE EXTRA CHANNELS in the "Web Video" genre in addition to FOUR EXTRA CHANNELS in the "Religious" category, as well as THREE EXTRA CHANNELS in the "Music" genre. Add to that TWO EXTRA CHANNELS in the "Games" genre, and ONE EXTRA CHANNEL in each of the "Comedy", "Educational", "Kids & Family", "Lifestyle", plus "Screensavers" categories... and not forgetting there was also ONE NEW THEME for UK Roku devices among the new choices which have been added to the Roku UK channel selection during this past week.
In keeping with previous installments from the 'Weekly RoundUp' series, details of these new channels have been listed below, together with links to obtain further information {by clicking on the channel name(s) beneath the respective channel icon(s) as pictured} and to read a 'Roku Guide' review (where available) with an independent (slightly more expansive) assessment of each one:-
REEFCAM TV................................COST: £1.99 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, due to the fact this 'ReefCam TV' channel was previously released via the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store more than one month prior to it's UK release, you will not find it amongst the channels listed in the "New" category of the"Official" Roku UK Channel Store - where you would normally expect to see all the latest additions to the Roku UK channel lineup - and, instead, you will have to look to the "Screensavers" category to locate it.
HELPFUL HINT:- Once you have entered the "Screensavers" category of the channel store, simply PRESS THE "FWD SCAN" BUTTON ONCE on your Roku remote TO "FAST SCROLL" TO WHERE 'REEFCAM TV' IS LOCATED in the list of Roku channels for that category. After that, you can navigate to the precise location, and select the 'ReefCam TV' channel icon, using the directional arrow keys on your remote. As of the date of this post, on my own Roku devices, 'ReefCam TV' is listed at number 14 of 80 channels in the genre. Of course, it's precise position in the list may change in future but, for now, that should help you find it more quickly than you may have otherwise.
OWNERS-GUIDE...................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
VIVE CHURCH......................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
NEWSPRING CHURCH........................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
GRAMMAR REVOLUTION TV..........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
LAURIE BERKNER...............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
GARY ZAMORA MINISTRIES............................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
REAL LIFE CHRISTIAN MEDIA.........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
METAL MANIA.....................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
KNIGHT'S TOUR [N.B. 'Roku 3' ONLY].............................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
MONKEY POLE CLIMB [N.B. 'Roku 3' ONLY]..COST: £1.49 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
AUTOPROYECTO TELEVISION........................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
SCRATCH and SNIFF............................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
HOFFMAN ACADEMY PIANO FREE.......COST: FREE + FEES (various) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, although the "Hoffman Academy Piano Free" channel is FREE-TO-ADD to Roku devices and mentions TEN FREE PIANO LESSONS both on the channel icon and within the channel itself, the description from the "Official" Roku UK Channel Store suggests that this channel "May require additional fees" for certain aspects of their service. Given that the Hoffman Academy website, FOUND HERE, allows all of the video lessons to be watched for free and only charges for what they call their "Complete Materials", i.e. learning activity pages, sheet music, and MP3 tracks, which correspond with each lesson, and help to supplement, reinforce, and deepen learning... it's not entirely obvious how these "additional fees" are likely to come into play on Roku devices when (currently) only video content (which is already available for free online) can be accessed via the Roku channel. Some additional information is provided in the 'Roku Guide' review but, to fully clarify matters, I'd advise making contact with the Hoffman Academy through their website.
365SOUL RADIO...................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
POKER THEME.............................COST: £0.69 (ONE-OFF PAYMENT) [Roku Guide Review]
CHIVE TV...............................................................................COST: FREE [Roku Guide Review]
MY ARABIC PACK........................COST: FREE + $11.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, whilst this "My Arabia Pack" channel is FREE-TO-ADD to UK Roku devices AN PAID SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VIEW ANY CONTENT and this will involve registering for an account with the content provider. Given that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, the link provided above will redirect you to the official website for the "My Arabia Pack" channel where details of further payment plans are provided which can save money for those who choose to pay via their quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly plans.
ALSO:- Again, due to the fact that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no active link to an 'Roku Guide' review for "My Arabia Pack" but, if that situation should change in future, I will (of course) add the "missing" link(s) to this post as soon as they have been made known to me. Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the meantime.
MY MAGHREBIA PACK...............COST: FREE + $14.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, whilst this "My Maghrebia Pack" channel is FREE-TO-ADD to UK Roku devices AN PAID SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VIEW ANY CONTENT and this will involve registering for an account with the content provider. Given that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, the link provided above will redirect you to the official website for the "My Arabia Pack" channel where details of further payment plans are provided which can save money for those who choose to pay via their quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly plans.
ALSO:- Again, due to the fact that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no active link to an 'Roku Guide' review for "My Maghrebia Pack" but, if that situation should change in future, I will (of course) add the "missing" link(s) to this post as soon as they have been made known to me. Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the meantime.
MY LUSO PACK.............................COST: FREE + $14.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, whilst this "My Luso Pack" channel is FREE-TO-ADD to UK Roku devices AN PAID SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VIEW ANY CONTENT and this will involve registering for an account with the content provider. Given that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, the link provided above will redirect you to the official website for the "My Arabia Pack" channel where details of further payment plans are provided which can save money for those who choose to pay via their quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly plans.
ALSO:- Again, due to the fact that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no active link to an 'Roku Guide' review for "My Luso Pack" but, if that situation should change in future, I will (of course) add the "missing" link(s) to this post as soon as they have been made known to me. Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the meantime.
MY TURKISH PACK.....................COST: FREE + $24.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, whilst this "My Turkish Pack" channel is FREE-TO-ADD to UK Roku devices AN PAID SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VIEW ANY CONTENT and this will involve registering for an account with the content provider. Given that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, the link provided above will redirect you to the official website for the "My Arabia Pack" channel where details of further payment plans are provided which can save money for those who choose to pay via their quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly plans.
ALSO:- Again, due to the fact that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no active link to an 'Roku Guide' review for "My Turkish Pack" but, if that situation should change in future, I will (of course) add the "missing" link(s) to this post as soon as they have been made known to me. Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the meantime.
MY GHANA PACK..........................COST: FREE + $9.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, whilst this "My Ghana Pack" channel is FREE-TO-ADD to UK Roku devices AN PAID SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VIEW ANY CONTENT and this will involve registering for an account with the content provider. Given that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, the link provided above will redirect you to the official website for the "My Arabia Pack" channel where details of further payment plans are provided which can save money for those who choose to pay via their quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly plans.
ALSO:- Again, due to the fact that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no active link to an 'Roku Guide' review for "My Ghana Pack" but, if that situation should change in future, I will (of course) add the "missing" link(s) to this post as soon as they have been made known to me. Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the meantime.
MY EAST AFRICAN PACK..........COST: FREE + $14.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, whilst this "My East African Pack" channel is FREE-TO-ADD to UK Roku devices AN PAID SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VIEW ANY CONTENT and this will involve registering for an account with the content provider. Given that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, the link provided above will redirect you to the official website for the "My Arabia Pack" channel where details of further payment plans are provided which can save money for those who choose to pay via their quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly plans.
ALSO:- Again, due to the fact that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no active link to an 'Roku Guide' review for "My East African Pack" but, if that situation should change in future, I will (of course) add the "missing" link(s) to this post as soon as they have been made known to me. Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the meantime.
MY NAIJA PACK............................COST: FREE + $9.99 (MONTHLY) [Roku Guide Review]
PLEASE NOTE:- That, whilst this "My Naija Pack" channel is FREE-TO-ADD to UK Roku devices AN PAID SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE REQUIRED TO VIEW ANY CONTENT and this will involve registering for an account with the content provider. Given that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, the link provided above will redirect you to the official website for the "My Arabia Pack" channel where details of further payment plans are provided which can save money for those who choose to pay via their quarterly, semi-annual, or yearly plans.
ALSO:- Again, due to the fact that this channel has not yet been added to the "Official" Roku USA Channel Store, there is (currently) no active link to an 'Roku Guide' review for "My Naija Pack" but, if that situation should change in future, I will (of course) add the "missing" link(s) to this post as soon as they have been made known to me. Apologies for any inconvenience caused in the meantime.