Stingray’s Largest Music Offering to Date Available on The Roku Channel
Stingray Karaoke and Stingray Qello Subscription Services Available Now;
Six-Month Exclusive on Six Free, Ad-Supported Music Video Channels, Including the New Stingray Country and Stingray Latin Hits, Launching Soon
Montreal, May 13, 2019 – Stingray (TSX: RAY. A; RAY. B.), a leading music, media, and technology company, today announced that it is making its largest music offering to date available on The Roku Channel. Two subscriptions channels, Stingray Karaoke and Stingray Qello, are already available to customers in the U.S. only via Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel. Additionally, six ad-supported, linear music video channels are expected to premiere on The Roku Channel at the end of May. The channels will feature Stingray’s collection of hit music videos and will be available exclusively for free on The Roku Channel. The Roku Channel is accessible on Roku® devices, select Samsung TVs, the Roku mobile app for iOS & Android devices, and supported Web browsers.
“Roku has become synonymous with access to amazing entertainment, and we could not hope for a better distribution partner,” said Eric Boyko, President, Co-founder, and CEO of Stingray. “By offering Stingray services on the Roku platform, we are giving music fans a new way to seamlessly connect with the music they love.”
To celebrate the availability of Stingray’s vast library on the Roku platform and introduce its services to Roku customers, Stingray is partnering with Roku to make content available during National Streaming Week from May 13-20. Roku users can easily access a selection of free content from Stingray Qello concert films and experience a sneak peak of three music video channels, Stingray Hits!, Stingray Country and Stingray Latin Hits via “Featured Free” on the Roku UI.
SVOD Services Highlights
For a monthly subscription fee, U.S. Roku users can sing their hearts out to more than ten thousand tracks with Stingray Karaoke and rock out to thousands of concert films with Stingray Qello. Described by Forbes as the “Netflix of concert films and documentaries,” Stingray Qello is also available as a channel via the Roku Channel Store.
Stingray Qello Concerts: $7.99/month via Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel
Stingray Qello transforms any screen into a live concert experience. Thousands of performances by global stars such as Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Pharrell Williams, Imagine Dragons, the Rolling Stones, and many more. New content added monthly.
Stingray Karaoke: $7.99/month via Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel
Roku users can sing along to a choice of more than 10,000 tracks in all genres from Stingray Karaoke’s catalog ranging from rock to pop, oldies, and children’s favorites in English and Spanish. The ideal entertainment solution for family get-togethers, play dates, and home parties. New content added monthly.
Ad-Supported Music Video Channel Highlights
Additionally, Roku music fans can tune in to six nonstop, free, ad-supported music video channels: Stingray Retro, Stingray Hits, Stingray Loud, Stingray Vibe, Stingray Juicebox, and the brand-new
Stingray Country and Stingray Latin Hits. Each Stingray music video channel is carefully curated by in-house music experts to offer lean-back entertainment for every demographic at every moment of the day.
Stingray Retro – music videos
Great music never goes out of style. Rewind to the biggest hits of the ‘80s, ‘90s, and early ‘00s.
Stingray Hits! – music videos
Massively popular music videos by today’s hottest stars with a dose of all-time favorites from the past 20 years.
Stingray Loud – music videos
Rock, metal, punk, and alternative music videos that are brash, hard and raw.
Stingray Vibe – music videos
Hip-hop, R&B, EDM, dance, and rhythmic pop artists who set the scene.
Stingray Country – music videos
The best of new country, bro country, ‘90s country, pop country, and more.
Stingray Latin Hits – music videos
The best of Latin hits, tropical, throwback favorites, romance pop, and more.
About Stingray
Montreal-based Stingray Group Inc. (TSX: RAY.A; RAY.B) is a leading music, media, and technology company with over 1,200 employees worldwide. Stingray is a premium provider of curated direct-to-consumer and B2B services, including audio television channels, more than 100 radio stations, SVOD content, 4K UHD television channels, karaoke products, digital signage, in-store music, and music apps, which have been downloaded over 101 million times. Stingray reaches 400 million subscribers (or users) in 156 countries.
For more information: www.stingray.com.
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For more information, please contact:
Mathieu Péloquin
Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Communications
Stingray
[email protected]
1 514 664-1244, ext 2362