If you have a good idea for a television app you can build it and publish it now on Roku. No need to wait for some revolution or anything. To get started in Ro

If you have a good idea for a television app you can build it and publish it now on Roku. No need to wait for some revolution or anything. To get started in Roku development just takes a Roku device for testing (cheap) and free registration as a developer [1]. You build applications using a custom language (BrightScript) that is similar to Lua or VB. Once you're done you can publish your app for free or charge for it. Publishing channels that show up in the main channel store requires Roku testing and certification, which can take a few weeks sometimes. My experience developing apps on Roku has been pretty positive. The biggest negative is the non-standard language and environment (they should have gone with an existing language IMO). Another issue is that you can't show foreign language content, they now have a DISH Network exclusive agreement for foreign channels. [1]: http://www.roku.com/developer http://www.roku.com/developer