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jamesr219's avatar
jamesr219
Newbie
2 years ago

Custom Application to play videos controlled via external system.

Hello, 

I'd like to use Roku in a custom application. I've developed an application which basically plays videos when commanded from another computer. Right now I'm just using the Roku's in developer mode, but I'd like to not have to deal with the developer mode when updates happen, etc. 

Is it possible to create and publish a channel for this application. It wouldn't be useful for anyone other than those in our organization. Is there some type of Roku concept for private channels only available for a certain organization?

The application is for information videos shown to patients controlled via an external system which queues up the videos needed for the specific context.

4 Replies

  • RokuBen's avatar
    RokuBen
    Community Moderator

    It sounds like your application is better suited for our sister company, BrightSign (https://www.brightsign.biz/) which makes products for digital signage.  Roku is a consumer platform and only has limited private channel distribution using beta channels which have significant limitations.

      • jamesr219's avatar
        jamesr219
        Newbie

        Does application/channels developed for Roku port easily over to BrightSignOS?