Hopster Launches Preschool Channel on Roku

LONDON: Hopster has rolled out a channel on the Roku streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, France, the U.K. and Ireland.

The global ad-free preschool entertainment platform is available on Roku streaming players in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland and France, where there is a localized French-language app. Hopster is also available on Roku TVs in the U.S. and Canada. Hopster features shows such as Peppa Pig, Super Why!, Teletubbies, Reading Rainbow and Monster Math Squad, though content will vary in each country.

Nick Walters, the CEO at Hopster, said, “Roku has been taking the streaming media market by storm with its great quality and affordable devices. So we are delighted to be launching on the platform. We believe that it’s important that kids can have access to a reliable, safe and ad-free app where they will only ever see the best learning content. We hope that by reaching millions of families via the Roku platform, we will help parents relax guilt-free, knowing when on Hopster, their little ones will always learn and discover something new.”

“Hopster is a great addition to our streaming lineup, offering a wide variety of streaming entertainment for kids, from classic nursery rhymes to Bob the Builder and Caillou,” said Ed Lee, the VP of content acquisition at Roku. “By choosing Hopster, parents can assure their little ones get to watch entertainment that they approve.”