How Creative Commons (CC) Licensing Works and Why YouTube’s “Reuse Allowed” Videos Are a Game-Changer Many TV channel owners struggle to find cost-free, legal content to fill their programming. Creative Commons (CC) licenses offer a solution: a vast pool of videos that creators have pre-licensed for others to use under certain conditions. This article explains what
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Educational TV Channels – An Overlooked Opportunity for Growth
How Educational Content Can Drive Engagement, Impact, and Revenue! Educational TV and online video channels present a huge opportunity for content creators and educators. Not only is the demand for learning content growing rapidly, but modern platforms make it easier than ever to start a channel and reach a broad audienceMarket Overview – Size, Growth, Trends
From TV Boss Fire to TV Channel Consultant – Turning a Booming CTV Market into Income
Connected TV (CTV) platforms like Roku and Fire TV offer a booming market where individuals can build profitable channel development businesses by leveraging TV Boss Fire to create, price, and maintain client channels with recurring revenue opportunities, targeting diverse niches and scaling through strategic marketing and client relationships.Introduction: Seizing the Connected TV Opportunity I vividly
Think Like a Media Mogul – Building a TV Channel Empire from Scratch
With the surge in streaming TV consumption, independent creators can build profitable multi-channel streaming networks by adopting a media mogul mindset, strategically launching and managing niche channels across platforms like Roku and Fire TV, leveraging diversification to maximize audience reach, revenue, and brand credibility, and utilizing practical planning, automation, and cross-promotion to sustainably grow a
Creating a Local Business Channel – A Hidden Goldmine for Creators
Local Business Channels – streaming channels that showcase local businesses, events, and community content – are emerging as a hidden goldmine for content creators and entrepreneurs. By focusing on a specific town, city, or region, these channels tap into hometown pride and local interest, offering unique benefits in monetization and audience engagement. This article will explore the
Create and Monetize Your Own Channel(s) – The Smartest Way to Earn with TV Boss Fire
In our previous article, we explored three powerful ways to generate income with your TV Boss Fire account. Today, we’re diving deeper into the first and most effective method: creating and monetizing your own Roku TV channel(s).Planning and Monetizing TV Boss Fire Channels – Introduction Launching your own streaming channel with TV Boss Fire can
The Importance of Thumbnail Images in the Success of your Roku Channel
User Focus on Visuals82% of browsing time is spent looking at the artwork (cover/thumbnail image) for contentTop Videos with Custom Thumbs90% of top-performing online videos use custom thumbnailsEngagement Boost +75% higher viewer engagement observed with optimized thumbnailsIntroduction Thumbnail images are the “face” of your Roku channel and content – a first impression that can make or
Three Ways to Generate Income with Your TV Boss Fire Account
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To start this article, here are some FACTS :
The top 2 TV Streaming networks, Roku and Fire TV, together boast over half a billion active users in the U.S. alone, and these viewers are highly engaged – unlike on web platforms, where 65% of users skip video ads, connected TV ads see ~98% completion rates.
YouTube vs Roku: Comparison of Content Safety, Audience Loyalty, and Monetization
This article introduces a new category added to our Info Portal: “CTV Pulse”. CTV Pulse is the place where we will publish articles, research papers, and news from the CTV Industry aimed at helping you better understand industry trends with the single goal of aiding you in building bigger and more profitable channels. So let’s dive in
Why Now Is the Perfect Time to Build Your Holiday Channel (Again)
Roughly 2 -3 years ago, we introduced a powerful idea to our TV Boss Fire community: the Holiday Channel – a focused, seasonal channel built around a specific holiday or theme. The response was incredible. Many of you launched channels that brought festive joy to viewers and generated impressive revenue during the holiday season (and
The most overlooked asset every Roku Channel Should have to grow and make more profit
How Having A Simple Website or Blog Can Help You Make More with Your Roku TV Channel So, you’ve created your TV channel and published it on Roku—awesome! That’s a big step, and you should be proud. However, once the channel is up and running, most people are unsure of what else they should
Training and support Updates 16th of June 2025
We have some updates regarding our Training-Workshop Schedule and new One-on-One support options. Please take the time to read the whole article. Let’s start with the Support. Over the past month or so, we have seen many users struggling to get started. I get it; it can be overwhelming, as there’s a lot of
Standard vs. Pro – Choosing the Right Channel Plan for You
Developing and managing TV channels shouldn’t get as confusing as a maze. If you are a business, media publisher, app developer, or tech geek, then a TV channel is essential to connect with your audience. With TV Boss Fire, you can build, customize, and launch TV Channels to the public in just a few clicks with our user-friendly
Introduction to Live Streaming for TV Channels
What is Live Streaming?Live-streaming means broadcasting video content in real time over the Internet. Live streaming is more accessible than traditional television programming, which is restricted by sharing/reruns and geography. In contrast, live streams are available for anyone to watch if connected to the Internet. It’s also a good way to engage more directly and interactively with your audience.
How to Generate Subtitles for Free with Clipchamp
According to Roku’s requirements, developers must offer subtitles for all videos on their channels. This prerequisite guarantees that content is available to everyone, catering to all viewers and adhering to industry standards for video production. Video subtitling helps to make videos more accessible, engaging, and understandable.
Important Platform updates for May 2025
As we all know by now, Roku adds new requirements to its Channel Certification Criteria. To make sure that channels built with TV Boss Fire are compliant, we adapt our platform and SDK as many times as needed. Most of these updates are technical and don’t affect how we build channels in TV Boss Fire
How can subtitles and closed captions help grow your channel and profits?
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
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 Feed and Search Feed Submission best practices
What is the Roku Search Feed? The Roku Search Feed is a structured JSON file that allows Roku channels to integrate their content into Roku’s search functionality. This feed contains metadata for an app’s video catalog, including details like title, description, duration, rating, language, artwork, and availability. Thanks to this feed, channel developers and owners
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