Screen Media Ventures announced last week that its Popcornflix, FrightPix, and Popcornflix Kids channels have been downloaded more than 4.5 million times on Roku. Screen Media Ventures was founded in 1999 and is an independent distribution company. The channels offer free TV shows and movies – including ‘Popeye,’ ‘Trailer Park Boys,’ and ‘The Man Show’ – which are ad-supported.
“The Roku name has become synonymous with TV streaming,” said David Fannon, Executive Vice President at Screen Media Ventures. “We’re thrilled to develop channels for the Roku platform and bring viewers free entertainment options, and look forward to delivering our great content to a growing number of Roku customers as the streaming revolution continues.”
Like Maker Studios and AwesomenessTV, multi-channel networks that have proved extremely lucrative as multi-channel networks on YouTube, the potential to replicate this success, albeit at a smaller scale, is certainly viable on over-the-top platforms such as Roku and Android TV.
