RED BULL TV STREAMING CHANNEL LAUNCHES ON ROKU PLAYERS AND ROKU TV MODELS JUST IN TIME FOR RED BULL DOUBLE PIPE LIVE SNOWBOARDING EVENT
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Red Bull TV is now available as a streaming channel on Roku® players in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Republic of Ireland, as well as Roku TV ™ models in the U.S. The Red Bull TV channel delivers exceptional live sports and lifestyle programming, in addition to a deep trove of video-on demand programs. On demand programming includes “Focus,” a series that explores how the world’s best professional athletes including Ryan Sheckler and America’s Cup sailor James Spithill evolve, progress and innovate their skills to get to the next level in their careers. A new series, “Plus 27”, debuts on March 11 and follows six creative visionaries at the helm of social innovation in South Africa.
Roku is a leading streaming platform with millions of highly engaged customers around the world and the widest selection of streaming sports channels. The Red Bull TV channel provides Roku customers with access to entertainment they can’t find on any other streaming channel through its mix of live and on demand sports and lifestyle programming.
The first live Red Bull TV program to stream on the Roku platform will be winter’s premiere snowboarding event, Red Bull Double Pipe. Broadcast from Aspen, CO, Red Bull Double Pipe is the progression of the first-ever snowboarding event featuring side-by-side superpipes and will air live on the Red Bull TV channel at 11:30 AM PT / 7:30 PM GMT on March 12.
In 2014, the inaugural Red Bull Double Pipe pushed the limits of halfpipe snowboarding. This year, the competition returns to Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, CO where the riders themselves have advised on an even more thrilling course design sure to captivate viewers from start to finish. The addition of Doubles and Best Tricks contests are also new this year.
With a skateboarding mini-ramp, afternoon pool parties, BBQs and DJs, Double Pipe will be the perfect ending to the snowboarding competition season for those on the mountain as well as viewers watching at home burning with cabin fever.
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About Red Bull TV & Where to Find It Launched in 2010, Red Bull TV is a digital video services that features inspirational programming from the world of Red Bull, including live global events and an extensive selection of sports, music and lifestyle entertainment.
Accessible via the web at www.redbull.tv and its Android, iOS and Windows Phone applications, Red Bull TV is also available as a pre-installed channel on Apple TV and Samsung Smart TVs and as a free, downloadable app on Amazon Fire TV, Kindle Fire, Chromecast, Nexus Player, Roku Players, Roku TV models and Xbox 360.
About Red Bull Media House A global media company, Red Bull Media House produces, publishes, distributes and licenses high-quality sport, entertainment and educational programming from the areas of Sport & Lifestyle, Nature & Science and Tradition & Inspiration. Its product portfolio includes sport and lifestyle programming, documentaries, feature films, music, games and mobile apps, as well as print and online magazines, that fascinate and inspire audiences all over the world – through all media channels and on all types of devices. www.redbullmediahouse.com.
The company’s centralized media hub, the Red Bull Content Pool, provides access to high-resolution imagery and HD moving images for editorial use, as well as licensable content in the Premium section. www.redbullcontentpool.com
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