{"id":14883,"date":"2025-02-19T10:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/roku-secures-american-idol-streaming-rights-in-canada\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:24:10","slug":"roku-secures-american-idol-streaming-rights-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/roku-secures-american-idol-streaming-rights-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Roku Secures American Idol Streaming Rights in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roku and Fremantle have inked an agreement to bring <em>American Idol<\/em> season eight live to The Roku Channel in its first single-territory live and simulcast deal, along with AVOD digital exclusive rights to the series.<\/p>\n<p><em>American Idol<\/em> season eight will air on ABC in the U.S. on Sundays and Mondays and stream the next day on Hulu, with a free simulcast on The Roku Channel in Canada and streaming the next day on-demand on The Roku Channel. A special preview of <em>American Idol<\/em> will air on March 2, ahead of the new season premiere on March 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to be the exclusive streaming destination in Canada for <em>American Idol<\/em>, a mainstay entertainment choice for Canadians and our Roku audience,\u201d said Jennifer Vaux, Roku&#8217;s VP of content acquisition and programming. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to bring the series to our viewers while creating new engagement opportunities for our advertising partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership between Fremantle and Roku to showcase <em>American Idol<\/em> marks an exciting step forward in digital broadcasting,\u201d said Michela DiMondo, executive VP of distribution for Canada, international, at Fremantle. \u201cAs the show that pioneered audience-driven voting, <em>American Idol<\/em> is once again leading the way\u2014this time, shaping how Canadian viewers will engage with their favorite programs for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roku and Fremantle have inked an agreement to bring American Idol season eight live to The Roku Channel in its first single-territory live and simulcast deal, along with AVOD digital exclusive rights to the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":14889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1482,2308],"class_list":["post-14883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-fremantle","tag-roku","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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