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Roku unveils Roku OS 12 with an emphasis on Live TV and Sports
Roku has announced the next version of its smart TV OS. That’s Roku OS 12. Which has a focus on Live TV as well as Sports this time around.
For Live TV, Roku is going to offer up local news. Which will allow users to watch live news channels personalized by location or stream channels from major cities across the US. This is thanks to Roku having over 350+ free linear TV streaming channels, across many different genres. And now, they’ll be available in one spot. Roku users will be able to search for “local news” on Roku and and also visit the Live TV Zone on the Roku Home Screen Menu.
Roku is also adding Premium Subscriptions. This will allow users to quickly discover and sign up for premium channels. So they can expand their Live TV content offering. Premium Subscriptions will join Categories. Making it easier to find. This was announced last fall with the Live TV Channel Guide.
Roku is making it easier to find sports
With Roku OS 12, the company is making sports access and discovery a lot easier. Last year, Roku had launched their all-new Sports experience, which is a centralized location where users can browse and stream live and upcoming sports-related events across the Roku platform. This makes it easier for sports fans to find their favorite teams. Roku says that CBS Sports, MLB.TV, NBA App, and NBC Sports will join the list of supported channels for Sports.
Continue Watching is another new feature launching here, which is located within the What to Watch section, and will give users a single location to jump back into the content that they love. Channels that support this include discovery+, Prime Video, HBO MAX, Netflix, Paramount+ and the Roku Channel.
Roku says that OS 12 will start to roll out to users in the coming weeks. And additional updates will come in the coming months.
