The PlayOn Blog

Welcome to 2023! Streaming has come a long way, baby. There are WAY more streaming providers than before—and they are offering more and more plans. Netflix and Disney+ now join Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount and Peacock in offering both ad-supported and commercial-free tiers.

There are a lot of BAD Christmas movies out there. But, our resident Christmas movie expert, Skip, has culled out the greats for your recording pleasure.

So - if you're in the mood for some holiday entertainment - read on! Get them in your queue today to have them at the ready and commercial-free for your viewing pleasure.

As you may have already noticed, the PlayOn channel is no longer available on Roku players. Roku removed legacy channels like PlayOn Cloud that were built on the prior SDK. This change impacts all such channels, not just PlayOn.

For those of you who want to continue watching your PlayOn Home recordings at your Roku there a couple of easy ways to do so:

Can sitting down to watch a movie push you to take action? People often think of movies just as entertainment, a way to pass the time, or a common feature of streaming video services.

Can watching movies provide more than entertainment and an excuse for eating snacks? “Movie therapy'' or “cinema therapy” is a way that viewing films may provide people with therapeutic benefits.  

You might be interested in reading this article explaining how our brain works.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Apple TV+ to PlayOn Home. It was the most requested channel and now—voila!