TV5MONDE and Roku Partner to Distribute French Language Streaming Service TV5MONDEplus in Several Countries Around the World. 

TV5MONDEplus Now Available on Roku Streaming Devices in France, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom, the United States and more, with Additional Territories to Launch Soon.

 TV5MONDE, the global French language entertainment network available in 422 millions homes and generating 60 million weekly viewers across 211 countries worldwide, has signed a new distribution partnership to bring its premium streaming service TV5MONDEplus to Roku users spanning several territories.  

Through this new global agreement, the TV5MONDEplus app will begin to roll out on Roku streaming devices today, starting with France, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States, with additional countries to be announced as Roku expands in new markets.  It will be jointly marketed in each local territory by TV5MONDE and Roku.

TV5MONDEplus is the world’s largest streaming platform for French language content, featuring thousands of titles subtitled in up to six languages (Arabic, English, French, German, Romanian and Spanish, with more to come). It was developed with the support of TV5MONDE's partners including SRC (Société Radio Canada), Télé Quebec, TV5 Québec Canada, RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse), RTBF (Radio Télévision Belge Francophone), France Télévisions and TV5MONDE SAS.

With TV5MONDEplus, viewers can enjoy a variety of different programming including hundreds of classic, recent and never-before-seen French language films, latest series and TV dramas, premium documentaries, cultural and lifestyle programs. This includes:

• Jean-Michel Basquiat, l'Afrique au coeur (Documentary, France, 2021) – October 1986. Abidjan welcomes Jean-Michel Basquiat for his first African exhibition. A decisive, long dreamed-of encounter with the continent, but his audacious style disconcerts. Crowned in glory, the American artist died young in 1988, but opened a route to emancipation for a generation of African artists claiming a direct filiation.

• Rouge (Film, France/Belgium, 2020; Cannes Film Festival nominee) – Taken on as nurse at the chemical factory where her father works, Nour discovers that this pillar of the local economy hides innumerable secrets. From lies about toxic effluent to doctored medical files and covered-up accidents: will Nour choose to keep silent or betray her father and reveal the truth?

• Wara (Mini-series, France/Senegal/Niger, 2020) – After years of exile, Moutari Wara is allowed to return to his home country but on one condition: that he doesn't get involved in politics. But when the municipal elections are organised early, Aïcha, one of his law students, pushes him to get involved personally against corruption and cronyism.

• Wilder (Drama series, Switzerland, 2021) – The investigations of Rosa Wilder, a police inspector from Berne. Now back in her small home town in the Swiss Alps, she faces a succession of particularly dark crimes. The series weaves close ties between the setting, the investigations and Rosa Wilder's private life.

• Lâcher prise (Comedy series, Canada, 2017-2020) – Valerie is a superwoman who seems to control everything. However, an incident will turn her world upside down and force her to bring order into her life!

“With TV5MONDE available in more than 200 countries around the world, we are pleased to expand the availability of TV5MONDEplus as we continue to seek additional opportunities to grow our streaming audience,” said TV5MONDE President and CEO Yves Bigot. “Roku, as one of the world’s top streaming platforms that is growing internationally, is an ideal partner for this expansion.” 

About TV5MONDEplus:

TV5MONDEplus is a global French language streaming platform that launched in 2020 offering thousands of titles subtitled in up to six languages.  With TV5MONDEplus, viewers can enjoy a variety of different programming including hundreds of classic, recent and never-before-seen French language films, latest series and TV dramas, premium documentaries, cultural and lifestyle programs.  It is available on several devices, including desktop, mobile (Android and iOS), connected TV (Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku), and Smart TVs (LG, Samsung).  For more information, visit www.tv5mondeplus.com

About TV5MONDE:

TV5MONDE is the global French language entertainment network, available in 403 millions homes and generating 60 million weekly viewers, providing content in 13 subtitled languages worldwide in 198 countries.  Broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without commercial interruptions, TV5MONDE operates 8 feeds globally (USA, Latin America, Canada, FBSM (France, Belgium, Switzerland & Monaco), Middle East, Africa, Asia, Pacific); several theme channels, including TV5MONDE Style and children’s network, Tivi5MONDE; and global streaming platform, TV5MONDEplus.

About Roku:

Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. We connect users to the streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique capabilities to en-gage consumers. Roku streaming players and TV-related audio devices are available in the U.S. and in select countries through direct retail sales and licensing arrangements with service operators. Roku TV™ models are available in the U.S. and in select countries through licensing arrangements with TV OEM brands. Roku is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. U.S.