America’s favorite TV streaming service, Roku TV, is about to transform the way Americans watch sports with the introduction of the Roku Sports Channel. On August 12, a new free channel with advertisements will launch. With premium sports content that Roku owns and licenses, it offers sports fans an outstanding, always-on experience.
An All-Star Sports Experience
Fans will be able to watch a wide range of sports shows on the Roku Sports Channel, both live and on-demand. Some highlights are:
Major League Baseball: Watch live games on Sunday beginning with the MLB.
Talk shows and Analysis: Watch “GMFB: Overtime” and “The Rich Eisen Show,” which were both nominated for an Emmy.
Motor Sports: Watch live Formula E races for a thrill.
Roku Original: Watch exclusive shows on Roku, such as “NFL Draft: The Pick Is In,” “WWE: Next Gen,” and “Fight Inc: Inside the UFC.”
Exclusive Partner Content: Top Rank lets you relive great boxing matches, Swerve Sports lets you learn about combat sports, and PokerGO lets you play high-stakes poker.
Well Thought Out and Relaxed experience
Joe Franzetta, Head of Sports at Roku Media, talked about how easy the channel is to use: “Roku Sports Channel is an exciting addition to our growing sports offering. It is a curated always-on channel that leads our viewers through the wide variety of premium sports content available for free on The Roku Channel.” We keep seeing people enjoy the comfortable, lean-back experience that FAST provides, especially when watching sports. One of The Roku Channel’s most-watched themes is sports, which is why we’re so excited to make it even easier for people to start watching Roku’s best shows.
The Roku channel TV wants to keep adding new material to the Roku Sports Channel to make it better. Coming up are NBA G-League games and the WNBA star Renee Montgomery’s Roku Original documentary “Renee Montgomery: A Radical Act.”
The Roku Channel, which now includes the new Roku Sports Channel, can be watched for free; you don’t have to subscribe or sign up. You can stream on TVs, Roku devices, TheRokuChannel.com, and the Roku app on iOS and Android devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TVs, Samsung TVs, Google TVs, and other devices that run the Android TV OS.