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tightrope
Earlier today, streaming platform Roku announced that it had given a series order for a comedic take on the 1950's series Tightrope! – starring Burrell and executive-produced by Cranston. Image: Roku Created by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene in association with Screen Gems, Tightrope! ran for one season, from September 1959 to September 1960 Over the course[...]
Valiant Alien June 2024 Solicits
Roku #1 by AJ Ampadu and Emiliano Correa in their June 2024 solicits and solicitations pitting Ninjak against the antagonmist first iontroduced by Matt Kindt and Clay Mann in their run Alongside The Valiants #2, Faith Returns #2, Rai: The Book Of The Darque #2, X-O Manowar: Invictus #2, Bloodshot Unleashed: Reloaded #4, Kerberos In[...]
spiderwick chronicles
rights-exclusive home at Roku The series departure from "The Mouse" came as part of Disney's efforts to cut content costs at the streaming service, with a renewed focus by Disney Branded Television on producing content based on Disney-owned properties Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger and his team made it clear that streaming would[...]
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Delivers Laughter, Drama, and Heart
The Weird Al movie, a Roku TV original that flew under the radar, delivers on all of that: the entirely true and not even a little bit embellished life story of Weird Al Yankovic You know, the parody artist who takes existing songs and changes the lyrics to make a new song. Daniel Radcliffe as Weird[...]
Rhett & Link's Mythical & Roku Launch 24 Hour Streaming Channel
Roku is adding a new 24-hour streaming channel, Mythical 24/7, with Rhett & Link's Mythical that'll be free on the platform starting today, March 14th The channel will be ad-supported and free to those with a Roku available to watch it all thanks to help from ad management vendor Wurl Mythical has grown and obtained[...]
the nevers
Discovery had inked a deal with FAST services Roku and Tubi to launch branded channels later this year that will bring more than 2,000 hours of programming to the services That means you'll be getting Westworld, The Nevers, The Bachelor, Cake Boss, Say Yes to the Dress, and F-Boy Island on The Roku Channel beginning this[...]
Dolores wants some answers on Westworld, courtesy of HBO.
Well, that was confirmed earlier today with the news that WBD has inked deals with Roku and Tubi to launch branded channels later this year that will bring more than 2,000 hours of programming to the services. So what does this mean if you're a Roku and Tubi watcher? It means you'll be getting Westworld, The Bachelor, Cake[...]
Weird Al Biopic Releases New Poster, Full Trailer Coming Monday
That will be rectified in November, when Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is released by Roku, starring Daniel Radcliffe as the parody king The film also stars Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, and Julianne Nicholson The film's final poster was released over the weekend, and the full trailer for the film was just posted as well[...]
Weird Al Biopic Releases New Poster, Full Trailer Coming Monday
That will be rectified in November, when Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is released by Roku, starring Daniel Radcliffe as the parody king The film also stars Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, and Julianne Nicholson EW debuted the final poster for the movie today, which you can see below, and we also now know the full trailer for the film will drop[...]
Weird Poster Proves That Weird Al Can Be A Badass
That will be rectified in November, when Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is released by Roku, starring Daniel Radcliffe as the parody king The film also stars Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, and Julianne Nicholson Below is the new poster released for the film, featuring Radcliffe looking pretty badass as Al. Credit Roku Weird Al's Story Told The[...]
reno 911
But when Reno's finest returns to The Roku Channel later this month, what they find themselves is "Defunded." But as you're about to see from the official trailer and key art below, the only thing more dangerous than the finest that Thomas Lennon's Lieutenant Jim Dangle has to offer? It's when you back those very same[...]
slugfest
It's that very rivalry that's the subject of the Russo Brothers-exec produced Slugfest, a 10-part Kevin Smith-narrated docuseries set to hit Roku (as part of its Quibi clearance sale buy) on December 24th Inspired by Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker, each episode does a deep-dive into the[...]
Leslie Jordan gets 'Squeaky Clean' for the Roku Channel
Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace, American Horror Story) hosts a new cleaning competition show, Roku Original, Squeaky Clean Pitting three cleaning-obsessed contestants battle it out over two dirt-filled rounds for a chance to win a $5k cash prize Resident cleaning and "Queen of Clean" Sabrina Soto (The High/Low Project, HGTV'd) as well as celebrity guest[...]
reno 911
So much so that Roku acquired the now-defunct service's programming slate earlier this year for its Roku Channel One of those included in the purchase was the return of Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver's Reno 911! which would go on to be nominated this year for an Emmy So with that in mind,[...]
NJPW
On Thursday, NJPW made news again- cementing their presence in the U.S., U.K., and Canada under a new television deal with the Roku Channel. Image: screencap Kicking off February 11 and airing every Thursday beginning at 5 pm ET, NJPW will present a one-hour weekly series. Episodes will also be available on-demand to Roku's estimated 61.8 million users for[...]
Bloody Disgusting Launching Free Horror Channel On Roku
Announced today, Bloody Disgusting TV will launch tomorrow, September 29th, as a free addable channel on Roku player and devices Not only will the channel feature film and television horror classics like The Collector, Day of the Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, Re-Animator, and Tales from the Crypt to foreign favorites such as Audition, Ringu, World of Kanako, and Tenebrae, but original Bloody[...]
Quibi
Here's a look at who's still in play: BBC News (April 27), Vudu (April 28), Roku (April 28), Verizon Media (April 28), Vice Media Group (April 29), Ellen Digital Network (April 29), Amazon (April 30), YouTube (April 30), Hulu (May 6), NBCUniversal (May 11), Fox Entertainment (May 11), Telemundo (May 11), Univision (May 12), Disney[...]
Valiant to Cut the Cord With New Roku Series by Bunn and Bachs
Valiant Entertainment has revealed the subject of a recent teaser: a new comic book series about the cord-cutting platform, Roku The publisher announced the move in a press release Thursday, with the series set to hit stores in October from the creative team of Cullen Bunn and Ramón F Bachs It's unclear why Valiant would[...]
NBC's 'Manifest' Allows Viewers to Board Early with Release of Opening Act [WATCH]
ET/PT on NBC: https://youtu.be/41hFvHuzkl0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Manifest – The First Act (Sneak Peek) (https://youtu.be/41hFvHuzkl0) Of course, if you need to watch intro again and you don't have easy access to this article (not going to get into why you didn't bookmark it), no worries because NBCUniversal has you covered by making it[...]
Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe #4 cover Brian Level
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Ninja-K is finally backed up by MI-6, the heroes, and Neville as they attack Roku's base of operations However, Roku has some backup of her own, and the heroes of MI-6 will have to break through their hordes to stop Roku's plan. Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe #4 cover Brian Level Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe[...]
Finding Our Best Gaming TV: We Review The TCL 55" Roku TV
In a  lot of the lists we found online, Roku TV's seemed to be favored within the top 5 a lot, so we managed to snag a TCL 55" version for review with gaming units. credit//Roku Let's start with the basics for those of you who are curious This TV weighs about 30 lbs and is one[...]
Disney's 'Movies Anywhere' Digital Service Adds Four Major Studios
While Movies Anywhere is owned by Disney, representatives from each of the participating studios will make up an advisory committee that will work directly with the studio.  Paramount and Lionsgate have yet to join, though Lionsgate is expected to transition in over the next few months. Here's how Movies Anywhere works and what you'll need to know: ● [...]
A Surprising New Direction For Ninjak – Spoilers
The sixth member of the Shadow Seven, Roku the super deadly assassin and former lover / mortal enemy of Ninjak, has one last mission for the Shadow Seven and proceeds to break the five incarcerated members out This is the bulk of issue #23 as Roku easily makes her way through all of the security[...]
Roku Returns For New Ninjak Story Arc: The Siege Of King's Castle
One of my favorite series from Valiant, Ninjak, kicks off a new story arc this week, The Siege of King's Castle. Roku, the ruthless assassin we met in the first issue of the series is back and she's bringing the fight to Colin King's home Matt King is writing the tale with Diego Bernard and Khoi[...]