Subtitle or Closed Caption? First, we need to know what the main differences between subtitles and closed captions are: Purpose: Subtitles are designed primarily for viewers who do not understand the language being spoken in the video. They translate the spoken dialogue and are often used in foreign films and TV shows. Closed captions, on
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FREE – Basic Channel Promo for Pro-VIP channels
We all know that Roku and Amazon are two massive data-driven search engines. Both collect user behavior data and adjust their search results to serve more accurate information so users can install/download channels/TV apps they are interested in, display more ads, and earn more. Some of the most important pieces of information are…. How many
Channel Design Overview
Channel Design Overview. Using our SDK generation service, you can request two different designs. The Default Design is available for free for all channel types, Standard and Pro! And the Elite Design, which comes with customizable options.
Roku Search Submission best practices
Following some basic rules can make the difference between having your content indexed and searchable sooner or in months. The first and most important rule You can submit a search feed for indexing only after your channel is published and live on the Roku Network. Before submitting your channel search feed:
Channel creation asset list.
To create a channel, you need certain assets. This article lists all the assets you need to build and publish a TV Channel. Some assets are specific to Roku, some to Amazon, and some are common. It is only a list with assets you must create/provide during setup. You must also make appropriate settings in
Channel Monetization – Leads– List Building
Let’s begin with a short introduction to Lead Generation– List building. List building, or list structure, is a strategic procedure utilized to collect information about potential customers or clients, referred to as leads. This info generally consists of contact details and beneficial information to assist services in learning and classifying their potential customers’ choices and
Lead generation and Client Management
If we are to talk about client management or list building – email automatization, the only tool I can recommend is the one we use (I will never, ever recommend something I don’t use myself!) Fluent CRM Most importantly, it has a free version that allows you to capture leads, send emails, and do some
Channel Branding Tips
Your channel branding images are the most important visual asset you can use to boost your channel installation and give your channel the look you want. In the SDK request document, we require some images – images we need to “build” into the SDK package – that will give your channel “the look”
SDK Request – Best Practices
SDK Request – Best Practices A short guide about “When and How to request your SDK.” Let’s start with the “When.” Aaron
Mandatory Legal Pages
Roku requires terms and conditions and a privacy policy for every TV Channel/App. This article helps you understand why Roku requires terms and conditions and a privacy policy for every TV channel. Roku is a streaming platform allowing users to access various content providers through Roku devices, sites, channels, and apps. Roku respects and values
Trick Play images – Bif Files – Short How to
Trick play thumbnails. Channels must display thumbnails during trickplay for VOD content that is 15 minutes or longer. Trick play thumbnails may be generated using either Roku’s proprietary BIF file format or the new DASH and HLS standards for generating thumbnail tiles, which were announced as part of the Roku 9.3 OS update. What are Trick play thumbnails? According
How to Launch a FAST Channel
Free ad-supported television (FAST) has been a rapidly rising element of the streaming industry since the beginning of the pandemic. As Jason Thibeault noted in a Streaming Media Magazine article earlier this year, FAST is a familiar business concept for the industry. However, these free services offer an audience increasingly burdened by inflationary pressures and
Holiday TV Channels
There is such a thing as a holiday channel. It is a channel whose content focuses on a holiday. Is it profitable? Well.. a good planned and built holiday channel has two life stages. The first one is … the immediate stage. It starts about a month before the holiday and focuses on direct
7 tips to start a successful TV Channel building Business
Starting a new business can be challenging. Starting a business in a field (like CTV) still in its diapers, more so.So, what makes the TV Channel Business work for some and not work for others?Read along to see our top 7 tips to build a profitable and successful business model. Table of Contents 1 – Learn
Roku – Productivity Trick – monitor your stats automatically
We all know – or should know already, that Roku is constantly changing, adding new options and suspending others. Sometimes these changes are made public, but most of the time, they don’t announce publicly when they “tweak” the platform. And most of the time, these “minor tweaks” (according to Roku) can make a huge difference
What you need to know about serving ads on your channel
You can serve ads on your channel if your account is approved for monetization. You can get approval for your account by following this link; once logged into your Roku developer account : https://developer.roku.com/developer/billing After you submit your tax information, the approval process can take a couple of hours or weeks. After your account
Image optimization and its importance for our tv channel
What is image optimization? Optimizing images is delivering high-quality images in the proper format, dimension, size, and resolution while keeping the smallest possible size. We can optimize our images in different ways, be it by resizing or compressing the size. Why do we need to optimize the images we use to build
SEO , Google and your TV Channel
We all know the advantages of a well-written article and the traffic it can generate. We always use articles to drive traffic to our services and offers. Could we use the same to send traffic to our TV Channel? Of course, we can! So … How to Write an Article to be
FREE Video Editing Software’s
You will need video editing software at some point in your channel-building process. Bellow, you can find some indeed free video editors. There are no watermarks, no time limitations, none of that. They’re just entirely free. When you compare them to paid video editing software, in many cases, these are just as good, if not