NJPW Partners With The Roku Channel In US, Canada, UK

[JerseyBoy23]

Note the Roku Channel is available on Amazon Fire, Samsung TV, as well as IOS and Android devices for free as well as Roku devices obviously.

NJPW partners with the Roku Channel in US, Canada, UK | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING

February 4, 2021 –New Japan Pro-Wrestling Co., Ltd. (NJPW) today announced a partnership with Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) to bring NJPW content to The Roku Channel in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The eponymous New Japan Pro-Wrestling, a one-hour weekly series featuring the athletic action of the world’s preeminent pro-wrestling organization, will air episodes featuring top matches and events that have yet to air on television outside of Japan.

Premiering February 11, episodes of New Japan Pro-Wrestling will air every Thursday beginning at 5 pm on The Roku Channel, and will be available on-demand thereafter. Additionally, The Roku Channel will host a block of library content, featuring key highlights from the 2020 NJPW catalogue, with potential for the introduction of more historical content in the future.

Availability on The Roku Channel makes NJPW the first pro-wrestling company to call an AVOD service home. As pro-wrestling fans increasingly seek out new platforms to watch content, the partnership brings the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s “Promotion of the Year” for the last eight consecutive years to North American and U.K. audiences at a major level for free.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Bet.

It's pretty much the AXS deal done over, being that they cover older shows, but more accessible.

Depending how deep it goes, the AEW partnership worked out as great timing for them, if they want to get someone on TV to promote something immediate too.

Somewhere Harold Meij is in shambles.

 

[AKM-95]

Note the Roku Channel is available on Amazon Fire, Samsung TV, as well as IOS and Android devices for free as well as Roku devices obviously.

NJPW partners with the Roku Channel in US, Canada, UK | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING

I'm checking this out next week but I wonder if they talked to Pluto tv as well. I wonder if These licensed tv deals are paying for content

 

[White City Black]

Something better than nothing


Hopefully a good first step in NJPW to continue to grow their US base and stock post-Elite. Even if their current thing with AEW is to get that belt of fun Moxley and on KENTA, maybe that’s the icebreaker for potentially more exciting collaboration between the two promotions

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I hope this is with the English commentary. I think people need to hear Rocky.

That dude is great and he is hilarious with his takes

 

[Metal Face]

Too bad corona fukked up New Japan of America

 

[Max.]

 

[TheFryingDutchman]

Guess I'm watching NJPW now.