After asserting earlier this week that it deliberate to accomplice with El Rey Network to launch an unique Latinx-focused leisure channel, The Roku Channel introduced on Tuesday that it could additionally add 16 further free streaming channels to its community this week.

In addition to the 200 present free streaming channels supplied on the platform, Roku customers may have instant entry to 15 new channels starting Tuesday, with one further channel slated to develop into accessible on Thursday. El Rey Network—an ad-supported channel that may characteristic content material curated by American filmmaker Robert Rodriguez—may also launch on Tuesday, August 17.

“With El Rey’s transition into the streaming space, we are thrilled to partner with Roku on an exclusive window for the channel,” Rodriguez stated in an announcement. “This partnership reinforces our commitment to diverse voices and authentic and inclusive storytelling that can be accessed on a free ad-supported basis.”

Among the opposite new channels being added to Roku immediately is the Tribeca Channel, which can characteristic leisure content material curated by the titular movie competition; AccuWeather NOW, which can present round the clock forecasting and protection of maximum climate occasions; Estrella Games, the first-ever 24/7 Spanish-language recreation present channel; and FilmRise Horror may enchantment to style followers with a wide range of classics.

News of the brand new channels comes only one week after Roku introduced that it deliberate so as to add 23 new Quibi titles to its lineup of The Roku Channel “originals,” together with Eye Candy, a Josh Groban-hosted recreation present during which celebrities group up with civilians to aim to determine hyperrealistic desserts, Squeaky Clean, a “first of its kind cleaning competition hosted by Leslie Jordan.” Not solely will the brand new content material assist to bolster Roku’s ad-driven income mannequin, during which the corporate licenses content material from different media firms and sells adverts towards it, but it surely might additionally assist the platform entice new audiences as it really works to shore up new subscribers.

The Roku Channel is out there on the net, iOS and Android units, Amazon Fire TV, and choose Samsung TVs, in addition to on all Roku units.