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Sammy13
Newbie
5 months ago

Update TV Providers List

What are the steps to update TV Providers List on Roku?

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  • makaiguy's avatar
    makaiguy
    Community Streaming Expert

    Sammy13-

    Cable-type channels want to be paid. When you have a paid subscription to a "tv provider" service that carries these channels (cable, satellite, etc.), the channels receive their pay out of the subscription fees you pay that provider.  If you don't have a paid subscription that provides these channels, then you are not paying for them.

    Many cable-type channels make their content available for internet streaming via a channel app -- IF you are paying for the channel through a "tv provider" as mentioned above.  You just need to authenticate your "tv provider" subscription by logging into each of these channel apps using your login credentials for that tv provider.

    The list of which tv provider's credentials the channel will accept is provided by the channel owner, it is not user-editable.