UK: New Ways to Search and Discover Streaming Entertainment, Plus Upgraded Roku 2 Streaming Player

Howdy, streamers. We’re excited to share several updates today – we’re bringing Roku Search to our customers in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and launching the next phase of search and discovery on the Roku platform, plus we’ve upgraded the Roku 2.

A Simple Way for Consumers to Find, Discover and Select Entertainment – On Their Terms

Roku Search provides an easy and unbiased search to find entertainment.

Consumers can search for:

• Movies and TV shows and receive all available results listed by price from top streaming channels. Participating channels providers will be announced in early May.
• Actors and directors and view filmographies and discover availability and pricing options.
• Streaming channels in the Roku Channel Store – a fast and easy to find channels from the more than 1,400 options available today.

We’re also introducing a new feature called “Roku Feed” that lets people follow entertainment they want to watch. We’re launching it with a focus on “Movies Coming Soon,” ending the guessing game around when a box office hit is available for streaming, which services offer the movie or how much it costs at a given time. The new “My Feed” shortcut can be found on the Roku home screen.

New Roku 2 Streaming Player Offers Superior Streaming Performance

The new Roku 2 now matches the speed and performance of the Roku 3 and is the perfect streaming player for those who want to watch video and music without the Roku 3 remote with headphone jack for private listening. The new Roku 2 will be available in early May from retailers for an MSRP of £69.99.

Updated Roku Mobile App and Software Roll Out

The software rollout that delivers these new search and discovery features to Roku players in the UK and the Republic of Ireland will begin in early May and is expected to be completed by the end of May.

An updated version of the free Roku Mobile App for Android and iOS will be available in early May. This update includes support for the new search and discovery features.

Happy Streaming!