Expanding the live and linear channels on The Roku Channel

Hey everyone! Most of you already know The Roku Channel is a great way to access free, quality entertainment, including live and linear channels. Your entertainment experience is very important to us and we’re always looking for ways to make it better. Starting today, we’re adding nine new live and linear channels to The Roku Channel. Now you’ll be able to watch more TV shows, movies and other great entertainment curated for you into great linear experiences — all for free!

New additions to The Roku Channel include:

• The Asylum* – Get committed to danger, action & excitement! Get committed to The Asylum Movie Channel! Featuring blockbuster entertainment like San Andreas Quake and 100 Million BC.
• FilmRise Classic TV* – Catch six decades of primetime smash hits like 3rd Rock from the Sun, 21 Jump Street and Batman all day long
• FilmRise Cooking* – Get your fill of cutthroat contests, culinary cookalongs, and delicious drama from shows like Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares.
• FilmRise Crime*– The best Crime TV to satisfy the sleuths among us.
• FilmRise Family* – Enjoy a family movie any time with classic comedies like Ernest in the Army or adventure series like Dinotopia.
• FilmRise Free Movies* – Catch film stars like Matthew McConaughey, Charlize Theron, Zac Efron and more in our massive selection of free blockbusters.
• Food52* – Come on by the Food52 test kitchen. Our award-winning editors and kitchen experts—like Genius Recipes‘s Kristen Miglore and Dear Test Kitchen‘s Josh Cohen—are here to help with dinner tonight, weekend meal prep, cookie emergencies, you name it.
• Tastemade – Planning your next adventure abroad or at home? Tastemade shows you how it’s done. Whether expanding your palate or your itinerary, Tastemade presents even more of the things you love. Hundreds of hours of original shows, streaming straight to you.
• The Works by MGM – The Works: free contemporary classic movies. A selection of movies from deep within MGM’s legendary catalogue.

These nine new live and linear channels join a growing list of partners across news, sports and entertainment. From quality movies and TV, to live and linear content, to Premium Subscriptions, the great selection of content in The Roku Channel continues to grow. We’re working hard to deliver a simply great TV experience, including thousands of choices that require no subscriptions or fees in a single, easy to access destination.

Thanks for tuning in month after month and don’t forget to check out what’s new on The Roku Channel.

Happy Streaming!

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