Roku Direct Publisher Helps You Create Streaming Channels

RMN Digital | October 8, 2016 | Entertainment | No Comments

Roku Direct Publisher

Roku, Inc. – which provides streaming for TV solutions – has announced a major update to the Roku Publishing Platform.

According to the company, content owners can now use a new solution called Roku Direct Publisher to launch streaming channels without entering a single line of code.

With a few simple steps, including providing a feed, content owners can publish and automatically participate in search and discovery experiences in regions where available on Roku devices.

Roku Direct Publisher is also supported by top third-party OVPs, including Brightcove, JW Player, Kaltura and Ooyala.

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Roku’s unbiased search, which already includes more than 100 channels in the US, is now open to all content publishers on the Roku Platform. Content owners who use Roku Direct Publisher will have their content automatically included in Roku Search and My Feed in regions where available.

The Roku Publishing Platform now also includes performance dashboards for each channel that provide the content owner with detailed metrics, such as the streaming minutes for the channel, number of installs, uninstalls and more. Content owners who use Roku Direct Publisher will also have access to metrics on individual video performance.

The Roku Publishing Platform is open to content owners and developers from around the world. Roku Direct Publisher is available now at developer.roku.com/publish along with the Roku SDK and XML programming framework for developing customized channels.