Roku's adding a bunch of free live TV channels with a new channel guide interface

Folks can never have too many things to watch, so Roku is giving owners of its devices more options to choose from.

Roku announced Tuesday that the free Roku Channel app would expand its free live broadcast selection to include north of 100 channels. In other words, there is now a triple-digit number of TV channels Roku device owners can watch without paying a cent using the Roku Channel app. They include Cheddar and Reuters for news, Stadium for sports, and Bon Appétit for food fans.

To make navigating these channels easier, Roku has also introduced a new interface for the Roku channel. It's visually and functionally similar to a typical channel guide you'd find on a cable or satellite box. Previously, the Roku channel arranged things more like your average streaming service, making it kind of difficult to find out what was on at any given time. Read more...