Since we launched the live and linear news row in The Roku Channel last Spring, it’s been a very popular destination. We know how important news is to our customers and with November’s midterm elections right around the corner, we wanted to expand the amount of news partners available to our users.
Today, we’re excited to announce the addition of Yahoo in The Roku Channel, which will provide you with live and linear news content from Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, HuffPost, and MAKERS. The new Yahoo stream in The Roku Channel offers a unique combination of premium long-form content, live daily programming, recurring series and special events, from some of the most trusted brands in news, sports and entertainment.
In addition to Yahoo, live and linear news feeds from NewsmaxTV will also be available in The Roku Channel. Newsmax TV delivers compelling breaking news and analysis with the latest on politics, finance and health — and features interviews with high-profile talent and contributors from across the political spectrum.
Additional Yahoo programming highlights include:
- Yahoo News — Yahoo News will bring compelling video series, documentaries and live events to The Roku Channel that offer differing perspectives, promote understanding across ideological spectrums, and challenge preconceived ideas.
- HuffPost — HuffPost goes beyond the headlines and lends its unique editorial lens to tell the stories of real people.
- Yahoo Finance — Stay up-to-the-minute with the latest coverage from Yahoo Finance’s four daily live business day programs, “Market Movers,” “Morning Meeting,” “Midday Movers,” and “The Final Round,” as well as live special events such as the All Markets Summit.
- Yahoo Sports— Yahoo Sports offers the most immersive experience for sports fans with unique and fun original programming. Roku users can access breaking news with the insights and analysis of Yahoo Sports journalists on “The Spin,” explore the must-see moments in sports on “The Rush,” catch pregame show with former NFL star and Super Bowl Champion Martellus Bennett called “Mostly Football,” tune in to longstanding legacy in Fantasy shows, “Fantasy Football Live” and experience a new show with fantasy expert Matt Harmon, “Half-time with Harmon.”
- RYOT — RYOT is the Emmy Award®-winning, Academy Award®-nominated premium entertainment studio that produces both feature-length and short content in traditional and emerging immersive formats. Roku users can catch some of RYOT’s top documentaries, including Fear Us Women.
- MAKERS— As the largest video collection of women’s profiles ever assembled, MAKERS uses visual storytelling, podcasts, live events, documentaries, and award-winning digital content to empower women to change the world one story at a time. Within The Roku Channel, audiences can tune in for MAKERS Emmy-nominated, feature-length documentaries and inspiring profiles that cover women leaders across business, politics, Hollywood, space and more.
Yahoo and Newsmax come just in time for midterm elections. Be sure to tune in to The Roku Channel for the latest news and more.
Happy Streaming!
Rob Holmes
