Cineverse, an entertainment company and studio, has announced the launch of two subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) channels on Roku. The two channels are So… Real and Cineverse, which will be available in the Premium Subscriptions section of The Roku Channel.
Cineverse is not a stranger to Roku, as it currently offers a large collection of stand-alone apps and FAST channels on the platform. These include RetroCrush, AsianCrush, Screambox, Midnight Docudrama, Fandor, and the Dove Channel.
However, the two new SVOD channels mark a major expansion of the company’s presence on The Roku Channel.
An overview of the new subscription Roku channels from Cineverse
So … Real, the first of the two new SVOD offerings, is a Cineverse channel that is dedicated to lifestyle and reality TV content. Cineverse operates the channel in partnership with All3Media International.
Cineverse, on the other hand, is the studio’s flagship channel, which offers a variety of movies and TV shows.
So … Real was previously available on multiple platforms as a free, ad-supported TV channel, whereas Cineverse had previously launched its own SVOD subscription service.
Both channels will now be available as premium subscriptions on The Roku Channel. The subscription price for each channel will be $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year.
Cineverse SVOD channels programming highlights
The two new Cineverse subscription channels will bring a large selection of content to the Roku platform. Roku users will be able to watch titles like The Only Way is Essex, Inside the Ambulance, andExtreme Salvage Squadon So … Real.
Other titles that will be available on the channel include Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners and Gordon Ramsay’s hit reality TV show, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares.
Likewise, the Cineverse SVOD channel will bring several titles to Roku, including the UK supernatural drama, Being Human and Julian Moore’s 2013 comedy romance film, The English Teacher.
Other titles that will be available on Cineverse include Gillian Anderson’s psychological thriller, The Fall, the 1987 romance/drama film, Maurice, and the gripping documentary series, I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
Cineverse SVOD channels to expand Roku’s content offering
The two new SVOD offerings from Cineverse will help to improve Roku’s premium content offering. The platform has been steadily expanding its SVOD offerings, with the launch of several premium subscription channels as well as its own premium streaming service, Howdy.
Conversely, Cineverse will also benefit from being on Roku, with an expanded SVOD presence and access to a large audience. John Stack, Cineverse Executive Director of Business Development, made note of this fact in the press release announcing the launch of the new channels:
“Expanding our relationship with Roku to bring SVOD channels to their Premium Subscriptions offering, growing the reach of high-quality content and making it even easier for fans to stream these series and films.”