Roku’s extensive Channel Store includes 1,800+ channels, but what exactly can you stream for free? Well, a lot! Today hundreds of Roku channels are free including YouTube, Pandora, PBS, PBS Kids, Hasbro, Crackle, VEVO, CrunchyRoll, Baeble, Popcornflix, Smithsonian and much more. As you may expect, on some channels you might need to sit through an ad here or there. ManyRokucustomers are also surprised by our library of free special interest channels like food, fitness, fashion, outdoor…the list goes on. I’m a big fan of Allrecipes for easy dinner ideas and NetFit for free workouts. I catch up on the latest from WIRED, GQ and ABC News through The Scene and stream live concerts, Comedy Central clips and Buzzfeed shorts on Yahoo Screen. These channels are very popular with Roku users as well. Check out the “Top Free” section in the Channel Store on your Roku player or Roku TV to find many more free channels. Free with a television/cable subscription Roku features several cable channels like FOX, A&E, History Channel (and dozens more) that offer a combination of free content, plus a full line-up of channel content you can access with your cable subscription credentials. This allows cable and television subscribers to get more value from their subscriptions by being able to access their favorite cable shows from any room in the house! You’ll also find regular free show episodes from A&E, HISTORY and Lifetime, to name a few. Check out the fall premieres of Gotham, Red Band Society, Bob’s Burgers and more on FOX NOW. Hurry though, these premieres are only available for a limited time! Many people are not comfortable in giving out their credit information on a website. However, with Roku, it is possible to bypass this step and even get aRoku activation code.  ...read more

One of the latest technologies in streaming devices is a Roku connection. However, many people face issues the first time that they install this connection on their devices. These problems could be a result of an incorrectRoku codeor due to other factors.  Roku the popular streaming media player has finally added DirecTV Now to its ever growing list of supported streaming services. Users who ownRokuboxes, sticks and TVs can finally download the DirecTV Now app in Roku’s own app store starting today. Not only that, if you’re a new subscriber you also get 1 month free. Roku is one of the last major streaming platforms that DirecTV needs to support to be able to compete better against its rivals. However, it could be too late since DirecTV is slowly losing customers. When DirecTV Now launched it has supported iOS, Android, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, selected smart TVs and the web. Hopefully with the addition of Roku streaming devices , this will increase AT&T’s live TV service. DirecTV Now has lost momentum with new subscribers. Bloomberg reported that DirecTV Now has peaked back in January of this year with approximately 328,000 subscribers. However, it then lost 3,000 customers in the following month and has had a flat growth in March. DirecTV now also faces some issues. Customers early on experienced a few glitches on the service. This includes freezing and buffering. This has led to users complaining on AT&T’s online forums while others contacted the company directly demanding a refund. Some even went as far as filing complaints with the FCC when they realized that they couldn’t get their refunds despite the service not working as advertised. Many customers subscribed most likely because the launch offered over 100 channels for only $35 a month. However, that offer has since expired. As of right now, it costs $60 to have that many channels. Add to that, DirecTV Now also gave away either an Amazon Fire Stick or an Apple TV to new subscribers. That sweet deal however is no longer available. As of right now, DirecTV Now costs $35 a month for 60 channels, $50 a month for 80 channels, $60 a month for 100 channels and $70 a month for 120 channels. DirecTV Now currently competes against other live TV streaming services like Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, YouTube TV and the newcomer Hulu with its Live TV. DirecTV’s channel selection is one of the best but it doesn’t have cloud DVR even today thus giving its competitors an advantage. DirecTV has said that they will add a cloud DVR but still has not announced when. Roku is among the popular streaming platform devices. Besides DirecTV Now, Sling TV and PlayStation Vue are also both available on Roku however YouTube TV and the newcomer Hulu with its Live TV are still not. The market for live TV streaming is still unclear but it is definitely growing. On-demand services however is definitely a big market with services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video giving the users what they want. Roku has said that DirecTV Now will be available on selected Roku devices which include the Roku Ultra, Roku TV 4K, Roku Premiere+, Roku Premiere, Roku Express+, Roku Express, Roku Streaming Stick, Roku 4, Roku 3, and Roku 2. ...read more

One of the latest technologies in streaming devices is a Roku connection. However, many people face issues the first time that they install this connection on their devices. These problems could be a result of an incorrectRoku activation codeor due to other factors. This article will discuss how you can add DIRECTV NOW on your streaming Roku device (or player), once yourRoku activation codeis verified and connection set up. Before installation, it is important to have the following things in place. YourWi-Fi setupshould be of an optimum speed. You should also have a DIRECTV NOW account. In addition to this you should have a compatible Roku TV, or Roku player and an HD / Ultra HDTV with an HDMI port; anda Roku remote or Roku mobile app. Your Roku account is different from a DIRECTV NOW account) and requires aRoku activation code.  Benefits of Roku Player Roku player provides the headphone for private listening of favorite shows and motion control for game playback. The Roku player users can access the Netflix and YouTube content directly from your smart phones to your Roku TV. The Roku channels can be searched from different applications in the smart phones. Roku player has already build some Roku applications through which user can get the information about the different Roku package. There is no need of HDMI cable and separate box, a stick directly inserted into the television. You can get the power by connected to the TV USB port. ...read more