Paramount+ Launches a Custom Roku City Neighborhood
Roku fills Roku City beta offering just weeks after unveiling it
to advertisers at the IAB NewFronts
SAN JOSE, Calif. – May 24, 2023 – Today, Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU), the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico*, announced that Paramount+, which has seen the most signups since launch of any premium streaming service**, will become the first entertainment brand to launch a custom Roku City Neighborhood. The new Roku City Neighborhoods will feature brand-specific buildings, visuals, and destinations to make those brands unmissable, right when viewers start and end their streaming session.
Roku City is TV’s biggest and most beloved digital downtown, with nearly 40 million homes enjoying the destination each month. Roku recently featured Roku City in its first out-of-home campaign in Times Square and announced the debut of Roku City Neighborhoods at its IAB NewFront on Tuesday, May 2. In just weeks, the beta offering has reached capacity with advertisers through Q3 2023.
Viewers will be able to see the Paramount+ Roku City Neighborhood from May 25-29. Through a memorable interactive visual experience, the Paramount+ Roku City Neighborhood will connect Paramount+’s “mountain” logo with popular franchises such as “Transformers,” “Star Trek,” UEFA Champions League, and “
PAW Patrol.” The neighborhood will offer playful and recognizable easter eggs for viewers to enjoy as Roku City scrolls across the largest screen in the home. Additionally, viewers will be able to click to sign up and start watching promoted shows and movies on Paramount+.
As the first entertainment company to bring its brand and popular content to Roku City, Paramount+ is leading the way for brands looking to stand out. Roku helps content owners win the entire streamer’s journey – going well beyond customer acquisition to drive engagement, retention, and brand-building for the long term.
“We designed our platform to help partners build thriving businesses in a world where all TV is streamed,” said Peter Hamilton, Director of Ad Innovation at Roku. “This first-of-its-kind campaign makes Paramount+ unmissable at the key moments when viewers are deciding what to watch next.”
“Bringing Paramount Mountain and many of our beloved franchises to Roku City through this first-ever fully branded takeover is a fun and disruptive new way for us to engage and delight fans of the diverse and popular offering that has been fueling the rapid growth of Paramount+,” said Domenic DiMeglio, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Paramount Streaming. “We have partnered closely with Roku to creatively feature fan-favorite characters such as
SpongeBob SquarePants, ‘Halo's’ Master Chief, and ‘Survivor’ host Jeff Probst throughout Roku City, along with other fun easter eggs including the Starfleet Headquarters and the Dutton's iconic barn from 1923, which will further immerse customers in the experience and drive conversation across social.”
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*based on hours streamed, December 2022, Hypothesis Group
**according to Antenna, Paramount+ is the #1 premium streaming service in U.S. signups in the quarter and since launch in March 2021
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About Paramount+
Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports, breaking news and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream CBS News Network for 24/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.
For more information about Paramount+, please visit
www.paramountplus.com and follow @ParamountPlus on social platforms.
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Originally published: May 28, 2023.
