Now you can watch the best free Roku channels without a Roku box. Roku, the company that makes those little boxes that transmit videos online to your TV, has a free transmission channel called Roku Channel. You may not know it if you do not have one of those pictures, but it's good information since now you do not need a Roku player to watch Roku channels now.
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After creating a free Roku account, you can watch free movie Roku, TV shows, digital short films and even live broadcasts compatible with advertising from TheRokuChannel.com from any browser. The content comes from a wide range of established Roku partners, companies that have already been bringing their content to Roku's physical streaming devices.
These partners of best free Roku channels include OVGuide and FilmRise, as well as major studios such as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and Paramount. Roku established licensing agreements with many of them when the Roku channels were first launched on Roku devices last September. Live content is provided by media such as ABC News and Cheddar.
With the likes of Netflix and Amazon TV and sometimes Apple TV dominating the TV streaming service, remember that Roku is still the market leader in Internet video streaming devices. And the Roku channel is an important step for the company; before its release, Roku had not positioned itself as a content platform per se. With the best free Roku channels expanding to the web, the company could be making its first multiplatform move.
For the owners of Roku's physical devices: there is also something new for you. Along with the web-based Roku channel, Roku also announced that it will soon launch a new section on its Roku devices called Featured Free, which will add free popular content from all Roku channels and partners.
