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How The Roku Channel builds for TV
A first-party channel built natively on Roku's own SceneGraph framework.
NativeRoku SceneGraph (BrightScript)2 of 7 platforms
Where The Roku Channel runs
General availability across the major smart-TV platforms. Support changes over time.
Tizen · Samsung
Not nativewebOS · LG
Not nativeRoku · Roku
AvailableFire TV · Amazon
AvailableAndroid TV · Google
LimitedtvOS · Apple
Not nativeSmartCast · Vizio
Not nativeHow The Roku Channel is built for TV
The Roku Channel is native to Roku, built with SceneGraph and BrightScript rather than the web. It also reaches beyond Roku via web and a Fire TV app, but its home is the Roku platform.
Roku is the one big TV platform that is not web-based, so building here means a genuinely separate codebase and skill set.
Building something like The Roku Channel?
- Roku is BrightScript and SceneGraph, not the web. Plan it as a separate build.
- Roku's certification checklist is long and specific. Read it before you build.
- See the cross-platform guide for where Roku fits in a full testing matrix.
Availability and engineering details are compiled from public sources and change over time. The Roku Channel is a trademark of its owner; this page is an independent developer reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Roku Channel.