For eight years, The Roku Channel has been one of the better free streaming options available. It hosts live content plus on-demand TV shows and movies, all for no charge ( Roku says it has "thousands of free TV shows and hit movies," plus more than 500 live TV channels).

Disney takes 70% interest in the sports-focused channel, which becomes the nation's sixth largest pay-TV service with nearly 6 million domestic subscribers.

NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox are increasingly filling their airtime with big specials, events and sports as execs see those shows as the best strategy against the giant streaming services Netflix and Amazon.

Discover What’s Streaming On: Glen Powell apparently had his work cut out for him ahead of his new Hulu series, Chad Powers. Joined by two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning, Powell spoke to Linsey Davis on ABC News Live Prime’s The ...