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In Germany, viewers can now access over 300 hours of Viaplay’s most acclaimed series, films and documentaries through MagentaTV, together with curated third-party titles, and in the US and Canada, Viaplay subscribers can view over 1,500 hours of acclaimed series and films. The platform is available as a direct-to-consumer app in 13 countries.

Following the channel’s North American debut on The Roku Channel last year, the channel has extended distribution in the territory through Plex, Tubi and Xumo Play.

Brian Tannenbaum has been appointed as the new Head of Roku Originals, replacing Colin Davis, Roku’s former Head of Scripted Originals, who moved to oversee comedy development at Sony Pictures Television.

Colin Davis, Head of Scripted Originals for The Roku Channel, has been hired by Sony Pictures Television Studios as its new EVP Comedy Development.

Over the next few months, the platform will unveil updates, such as Live TV, content discovery, Sports, the Roku Mobile App, and much more.