Video playback is not working on Rumble. When trying to play videos on certain channels, the video won't play. Curiously, they just happen to be political channels, like Dan Bongino and the ACLJ channel. Considering the wave of censorship occurring at places like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, it raises a pretty big red flag.The channels work fine on Rumble's website, but not on their Roku app, which pinpoints the problem likely being with Roku itself. Really really lame if that's the case. Maybe it's just a rogue Roku employee, or maybe it's just "technical difficulties" that only "just happen" to be occurring on these political channels.Whatever the case, get your act together Roku. There's no excuse for stuff like this.

Hi everyone, Thanks for the posts. For more information about that channel's features and functionality, you'll want to contact the channel provider support directly to inquire further. Many channels on Roku are developed and maintained by the channel provider themselves. Thanks,Danny

Video playback not working on Rumble

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Ringoson
Newbie
5 years ago
Ditto. Maybe the execs at Roku have caved. I ditched Directv because of its left leaning. Maybe Roku isnt as non partisan as I thought...
- Buttercup58
  Newbie
  5 years ago
  Same here. Noticed it last night. Hoping Roku hasn't caved to big tech. I joined rumble because youtube was censoring so many of the alt news platforms that I watch. I hope my suspicions are unfounded and it's just a glitch in the system.
- Prairieland
  Newbie
  5 years ago
  Same issue. Does anybody from Roku ever respond to these forums?
- JTR1
  Reel Rookie
  4 years ago
  Try loading any video other than politics Trump especially and all you get is a black screen and audio if you are"VERY LUCKY", Rumble is being blocked without question...
  - RokuDanny-R
    Retired Moderator
    4 years ago
    JTR1
    
    Thanks for the post.
    
    Try removing the channel from the Roku home screen by navigating to the channel tile, pressing the * key on your remote and choosing 'Remove channel'. Then restart your device from Settings>System>System restart. Once your player starts up again, add the channel back once more.
    
    Does this clear up the issue you are seeing? Please keep us posted and we will be able to assist you further.
    
    Thanks,
    Danny
luvyrpets
Newbie
5 years ago
This just started happening to me last night and still happening this morning. Unable to play any Rumble videos on my Roku TV.
mfields
Newbie
5 years ago
I am having the same exact issue
9OnTheSnap
Reel Rookie
5 years ago
Same problem here. Exactly as you laid it out.
WonderfulLife43
Newbie
5 years ago
Same here. Unable to play most of my subscribed videos as of last night (1/28), and continues today.
I truly hope that Roku hasn't caved, and is censoring these channels, and that it's just a technical issue!
- RokuDanny-R
  Retired Moderator
  5 years ago
  Hi everyone,
  
  Thanks for the posts.
  
  For more information about that channel's features and functionality, you'll want to contact the channel provider support directly to inquire further. Many channels on Roku are developed and maintained by the channel provider themselves.
  
  Thanks,
  Danny
  - 9OnTheSnap
    Reel Rookie
    5 years ago
    Thanks for taking the time to reply. Rumble, for me, is working again, as of this afternoon.
saltygirl17
Newbie
5 years ago
I'm having the same problems on my "Roku" television. Nothing past June 1st is showing for any of my shows either. Political and censure is happening!!! Downloaded the app on my phone and will have to watch it on my computer or phone now. Won't stop us!!!
- 9OnTheSnap
  Reel Rookie
  5 years ago
  I haven't had anymore issues with Rumble since my original post in January, other than it being a little "buggy," at times. Definitely no censorship. Everything I like that was banned from YouTube is still there. I uninstalled, reinstalled, rebooted. That didn't work, but it started working later that day. I assumed they downloaded a patch, but I don't know for sure. Hope you get yours working soon.
- RokuKariza-D
  Retired Moderator
  5 years ago
  Hi saltygirl17
  
  Thanks for reaching out here in the Community!
  
  Have you tried removing the channel then adding it back in? If not, we suggest giving it a shot making sure to restart your Roku device before re-installing the channel. Feel free to follow the steps below.
  
  Remove the channel: Highlight the channel tile on your home screen and press the Star button to open the options menu. Select Remove channel and confirm.
  
  Note: If you are removing a subscription channel billed to your Roku account, you must cancel the subscription before you see the Remove channel option. For help identifying this type of subscription channel, read the detailed article about removing a channel.
  
  Restart your Roku device: If it is inconvenient to reach the power cord to unplug your Roku device, you can restart the device from the settings menu. Go to Settings > System > System restart > Restart.
  
  Re-install the channel: After your Roku device restarts, visit the Roku Channel Store and add the channel again.
  
  Note: If you are adding a subscription channel billed to your Roku account, you will need to resubscribe.
  
  If after attempting the suggestions above, you are still unable to play videos from one channel while videos from other channels play fine, contact the channel provider's customer support team to report the issue and get help.
  
  You can reach them here: https://corp.rumble.com/ then choose 'CONTACT US'.
  
  All the best,
  Kariza
cleandreams14
Newbie
5 years ago
I have not been able to get any video from Rumble to work from the get-go. I would like to see them and use Rumble as an alternative to YouTube. I have tried everything I can think of and nothing works.
- RokuDanny-R
  Retired Moderator
  5 years ago
  cleandreams14
  
  Thanks for the post.
  
  Try removing the channel from the Roku home screen by navigating to the channel tile, pressing the * key on your remote and choosing 'Remove channel'. Then restart your device from Settings>System>System restart. Once your player starts up again, add the channel back once more.
  
  Does this clear up the issue you are seeing? Please keep us posted.
  
  Thanks,
  Danny
  - Sally2
    Newbie
    5 years ago
    Rumble still does not work. This just started happening. I have watch several videos before. I removed the channel and started the devise again as advised. Funny--other channels on Roku work just fine.
dallas3324
Newbie
5 years ago
my videos on rumble will not play on my computer either. they start out fine then stop. i am running windows 10. any suggestions? i used to be able yo change speed and picture quality and they would play a bit more before having to do it gain, but now that isn't even working.
Misstt1
Newbie
4 years ago
Exact same problem here: Seems suspicious that all the Conservative programming won't work. I even increased to unlimited data package and can't open anything on rumble at all with roku...PRETTY POOR!!
- AvsGunnar
  Community Streaming Expert
  4 years ago
  @Misstt1
  I use Rumble almost daily so can tell you Roku is not deliberately blocking any Rumble content. I think it is either more of a Rumble server issue (some live streams work fine for a bit, but then Channel closes and needs to be relaunched---may have to do this multiple times for some streams). Only other time I experience issues is when my internet is slow (the Channel will normally load, but the content will not).
  At other times, the Rumble Channel will simply fail to open regardless of network condition. In this case, it is just the Rumble Channel itself experiencing an issue. (Other than the recent live streaming issue, the Channel has been pretty stable lately.)
  Whenever I am having problems using the Rumble Channel on the Roku device, I either attempt to cast it to Roku from a mobile device, or just load the Rumble.com website on a laptop and use an HDMI to the television.
  If your internet speed is good (check using https://www.speedtest.net/ or any online speed checker), then maybe just need to check some network settings (router settings regarding wireless channel selection).
  Feel free to post back with an update or if you need more help. (Feel free to post back the content creators you have an issue with and will see if I can duplicate it).
888777
Reel Rookie
4 years ago
Still cannot log into Rumble with my code
- RokuKariza-D
  Retired Moderator
  4 years ago
  Hey 888777
  
  Thanks for the post.
  
  Please be advised that channel logins or authentication are handled directly by the channel developer. We suggest reaching out to the channel's customer support team to report the issue and get help. They can resolve the error you are having with channel log in.
  
  Feel free to check my post above to know where you can contact Rumble Support.
  
  We appreciate your understanding.
  
  All the best,
  Kariza