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Roku Channel Streaming Subscriptions: Starz, MGM+, Cinemax & More

(Valid thru 5/22/24)

$1/mo for 2 Months

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Roku is offering via the Roku Channel: select Streaming Subscription Channels on sale for $0.99 per month for 2 months when sign-up for the offer(s) on the page.

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  • Note: The Roku Channel offer ends 5/22/24 at 11:59 PM PST. Must create a account or be logged in to claim the offer. After the promotional period ends, your subscription will continue to automatically renew at the regular subscription price until you cancel.
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  • Offer Terms:
    • Valid on participating partners' channels on The Roku Channel only. This is a recurring monthly subscription with an initial two-month promotional offer.
    • You can cancel any time before your subscription renewal date to avoid being billed for the next term. No refunds are given for partial cancellations. Content may be viewed only on The Roku Channel in the US and may not be available on certain non-Roku devices.

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Roku is offering via the Roku Channel: select Streaming Subscription Channels on sale for $0.99 per month for 2 months when sign-up for the offer(s) on the page.

Thanks to Community Member DoctorLecter for posting this deal.
  • Note: The Roku Channel offer ends 5/22/24 at 11:59 PM PST. Must create a account or be logged in to claim the offer. After the promotional period ends, your subscription will continue to automatically renew at the regular subscription price until you cancel.
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Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Offer Terms:
    • Valid on participating partners' channels on The Roku Channel only. This is a recurring monthly subscription with an initial two-month promotional offer.
    • You can cancel any time before your subscription renewal date to avoid being billed for the next term. No refunds are given for partial cancellations. Content may be viewed only on The Roku Channel in the US and may not be available on certain non-Roku devices.

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Bunduckie
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So th same as Amazon and Google and everybody out there
abstractedpudding
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To be clear, all Roku has done file a patent last August regarding a methods of ad delivery that would inject ads over paused content on HDMI inputs. Anyone who has followed any tech for any amount of time knows that patents are filled all the time without any plans or timeline for implementation.

But that didn't stop a few tech journalists from writing some sensationally clickbaity articles that resulted in the knee-jerk pearl-clutching seen above.

Would ads like that suck? Probably. Should you preemptively ditch Roku? Probably not, because if you did that based on every patent filing that might be considered "user-hostile", you would quickly run out of devices and platforms to use.
deee5
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I like that the Roku search shows many different services in the results. Other companies limit it to themselves.
Free Roku channel free videos have the least ads too, usually 3-4x less minutes than the multiple others that offer the same free show

Example if I accidentally pick a freevee offering from prime. First 1:30 commercial break and realize my mistake. Load same video on Roku channel for 15-30 second ads.

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I'm not paying for ads.
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mitchflorida
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There are no ads in the paid subscriptions. That is false.

Free content has ads. Is that complicated?
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Quote from AmusedStove7007 :
They're going wayyy too hard on the ads, and don't offer anything that's better than Google tv or fire tv.

They are literally planning to put ads in your TVs HDMI inputs
It's only with their TVs, right? Can't do that if you use their sticks.
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Quote from AmusedStove7007 :
They're going wayyy too hard on the ads, and don't offer anything that's better than Google tv or fire tv.

They are literally planning to put ads in your TVs HDMI inputs
I like that the Roku search shows many different services in the results. Other companies limit it to themselves.
Free Roku channel free videos have the least ads too, usually 3-4x less minutes than the multiple others that offer the same free show

Example if I accidentally pick a freevee offering from prime. First 1:30 commercial break and realize my mistake. Load same video on Roku channel for 15-30 second ads.
Last edited by deee5 May 18, 2024 at 07:01 AM.
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Quote from icouldnotthink67 :
Anyone know how to tell quality? Like is Mgm in 4k here like on prime?
Top Gun is in 4K. Worth 99 cents for that.
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Quote from AmusedStove7007 :
They're going wayyy too hard on the ads, and don't offer anything that's better than Google tv or fire tv.

They are literally planning to put ads in your TVs HDMI inputs
How the #$@#$ do they put ads on the HDMI inputs.? So even if I have an external devicve like a Blueray player there will be ads on that input when i use it.... if I have that right that's messed up.....
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Quote from ketamine :
It's only with their TVs, right? Can't do that if you use their sticks.
not yet, but it tells you at lot about how they do things. if they have the opportunity to put n ad, they will
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Quote from kenstogie :
How the #$@#$ do they put ads on the HDMI inputs.? So even if I have an external devicve like a Blueray player there will be ads on that input when i use it.... if I have that right that's messed up.....
on smart TVs with Roku built in they are starting to do that.., which is absurd. that's why I absolutely hate Roku, dumb stuff like this is what they do
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Quote from deee5 :
I like that the Roku search shows many different services in the results. Other companies limit it to themselves.
Free Roku channel free videos have the least ads too, usually 3-4x less minutes than the multiple others that offer the same free show

Example if I accidentally pick a freevee offering from prime. First 1:30 commercial break and realize my mistake. Load same video on Roku channel for 15-30 second ads.
google tv, and fire tv do the same thing, they show multiple services....
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mitchflorida
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Quote from AmusedStove7007 :
not yet, but it tells you at lot about how they do things. if they have the opportunity to put n ad, they will
I don't think you know what you're talking about.
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kenstogie
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Quote from AmusedStove7007 :
on smart TVs with Roku built in they are starting to do that.., which is absurd. that's why I absolutely hate Roku, dumb stuff like this is what they do
I have a ROKU TCL tv works well but I hope they don't do an "update" and try to sneak that in.... but Im guessing they might..... It would defintely prevent me from getting another ROKU based tv.....
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deee5
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Quote from AmusedStove7007 :
google tv, and fire tv do the same thing, they show multiple services....
Roku show/movie search lists out all of the services by price, subscription and ads. Google/Amazon must have hard nudged me to what they wanted, or they've overhauled since.
Last edited by deee5 May 18, 2024 at 07:49 AM.
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trckn4life
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Quote from kenstogie :
I have a ROKU TCL tv works well but I hope they don't do an "update" and try to sneak that in.... but Im guessing they might..... It would defintely prevent me from getting another ROKU based tv.....
Yeah roku has been ok. I have multiple sticks and roku tvs now. But if they add adds on other inputs I will not be inclined to buy another roku product again. I use a tivo on antenna now and still love it.
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any of these worth $1?
The Beekeeper on MGM+ . It about a 55 year old short bald guy that beats up 100 Armed bad guys with his bare hands.

I hear it's based on a true story.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank abstractedpudding

To be clear, all Roku has done file a patent last August regarding a methods of ad delivery that would inject ads over paused content on HDMI inputs. Anyone who has followed any tech for any amount of time knows that patents are filled all the time without any plans or timeline for implementation.

But that didn't stop a few tech journalists from writing some sensationally clickbaity articles that resulted in the knee-jerk pearl-clutching seen above.

Would ads like that suck? Probably. Should you preemptively ditch Roku? Probably not, because if you did that based on every patent filing that might be considered "user-hostile", you would quickly run out of devices and platforms to use.
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