LGBTQ+ Streamer Revry Launches on Samsung TV Plus, Roku

The barrage of streaming services these days certainly seems like an overdose and hence, any new introduction of a new streamer would probably work only if they have an edge.

On that note, Revry, the niche LGBTQ+ streaming network, has launched on Samsung TV Plus, the free smart TV video service delivering over 120 free channels to online viewers, and the Roku Channel.

Terms of the deal with Samsung TV Plus were not disclosed, but the distribution agreement allows The Revry Channel to reach millions of Samsung smart TV owners in time for the Pride season that starts in June. Revry offers original and licensed LGBTQ+-themed movies, TV series, music, podcasts, and news, and is now available on Samsung TV Plus Channel 1226 as a Hulu-style offering.

“Given Samsung’s massive reach, we now have the opportunity to touch a broader LGBTQ+ and allied audience through Samsung Smart TVs,” Damian Pelliccione, CEO and co-founder of Revry said in a statement. Revry is also launching Tuesday on the Roku Channel, a streaming platform that earns the bulk of its revenue from advertising. 

"We're excited to be working with the world's first global Queer streaming network. As we enter Pride season, people will be able to easily access incredible LGBTQ+ programming from Revry right from the Roku Channel," Ashley Hovey, director of advertising VOD growth at Roku, said in a statement.

The user-friendly Samsung TV Plus service allows Samsung smart TV owners to navigate and view VOD channels via an internet connection. Revry is also available as a subscription-based, commercial-free streaming service for either $4.99 or $6.99 a-month.

Broadcast television and streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime have increasingly offered lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-themed content and characters. But Revry as a niche streaming service offers Queer-themed originals like the Spanish-language docuseries The Category, about the underground ballroom scene in Mexico City, the comedy Sink Sank Sunk, starring Laura Linney, and the reality TV series Putting On.