Do you have YouTube TV but wish it included channels from A&E like the History Channel? Sadly YouTube TV does not offer A&E, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies, FYI, VICELAND, Blace, and Crime+Investigation along with the History Channel. But there is a way to subscribe to these channels cheaply.
A&E-owned channels are some of the most requested channels by YouTube TV subscribers. For now, don’t expect A&E channels to come to YouTube TV anytime soon, but the good news is you can get them with Frndly TV for just $6.99 a month. Or, for even more channels, you can get Philo for $25 a month. Philo may be more money, but it gives you a lot of channels.
A Frndly TV subscription costs $6.99/month is the cheapest way and comes with over 40 live channels, including the Hallmark channels, A&E, Lifetime, Game Show Network, Decades, History Channel, MeTV, Movies!, and many more
Not sure which one you should get? Here is a quick breakdown:
What Device Do I Need to Watch?
First, you need to make sure you have the correct device before you begin streaming your favorite shows and movies on Philo and Frndly. All you need is an internet connection and any of the following compatible devices:
Channel Lineup
Philo lineup includes over 70 live channels, while Frndly‘s subscribers can watch over 40 channels live and on-demand (channel listings are subject to change).
| Channels | Philo | Frndly |
| A&E | ✓ | ✓ |
| AccuWeather Network | ✓ | |
| AMC | ✓ | |
| American Heroes Channel | ✓ | |
| Animal Planet | ✓ | |
| aspireTV | ✓ | |
| AXS TV | ✓ | |
| BabyFirst | ✓ | |
| BBC America | ✓ | |
| BBC World News | ✓ | |
| BET | ✓ | |
| BET Her | ✓ | |
| BYUtv | ✓ | |
| Circle | ✓ | |
| Philo | Frndly | |
| CLEO TV | ✓ | |
| CMT | ✓ | |
| Comedy Central | ✓ | |
| Cooking Channel | ✓ | |
| Cowboy Way Channel | ✓ | |
| Crime + Investigation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Curiosity Channel | ✓ | |
| Decades | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deck the Hallmark | ✓ | |
| Destination America | ✓ | |
| Discovery Channel | ✓ | |
| Discovery Family | ✓ | |
| Discovery Life | ✓ | |
| Philo | Frndly | |
| Dove Channel | ✓ | |
| Dove Family Movies | ✓ | |
| Dove Kids | ✓ | |
| FETV | ✓ | ✓ |
| FMC | ✓ | |
| Food Network | ✓ | |
| FYI | ✓ | |
| Game Show Network | ✓ | |
| getTV | ✓ | ✓ |
| Great American Family | ✓ | ✓ |
| Great American Living | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grit | ✓ | |
| GSN | ✓ | |
| Hallmark Channel | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hallmark Drama | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | ✓ | ✓ |
| Philo | Frndly | |
| Heartland TV | ✓ | |
| Heroes & Icons | ✓ | ✓ |
| HGTV | ✓ | |
| History | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ion | ✓ | |
| Ion Mystery | ✓ | |
| IFC | ✓ | |
| INSP | ✓ | ✓ |
| Investigation Discovery | ✓ | |
| Law&Crime | ✓ | |
| Lifetime | ✓ | ✓ |
| LMN | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local Now | ✓ | |
| Logo | ✓ | |
| Magnolia Network | ✓ | |
| MeTV | ✓ | ✓ |
| Philo | Frndly | |
| Military History | ✓ | |
| Motor Trend | ✓ | |
| Movies | ✓ | |
| MTV | ✓ | |
| MTV Classic | ✓ | |
| MTV Live | ✓ | |
| MTV2 | ✓ | |
| Nick Jr. | ✓ | |
| Nickelodeon | ✓ | |
| Nicktoons | ✓ | |
| Oprah Winfrey Network | ✓ | |
| Outdoor Channel | ✓ | |
| Paramount Network | ✓ | |
| Pixel | ✓ | |
| Pop TV | ✓ | |
| Philo | Frndly | |
| QVC | ✓ | |
| Recipe.TV | ✓ | |
| REVOLT | ✓ | |
| Science Channel | ✓ | |
| Smithsonian Channel | ✓ | |
| Sportsman | ✓ | |
| Start TV | ✓ | ✓ |
| Story Television | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sundance TV | ✓ | |
| Tastemade | ✓ | |
| TeenNick | ✓ | |
| TLC | ✓ | |
| Philo | Frndly | |
| Travel Channel | ✓ | |
| TV Land | ✓ | |
| TV One | ✓ | |
| UPtv | ✓ | ✓ |
| VH1 | ✓ | |
| Vice | ✓ | |
| WE tv | ✓ | |
| FMC* | ✓* | |
| HDNet Movies* | ✓* | |
| REELZ* | ✓* | |
| Philo | Frndly | |
| Sony Movies* | ✓* | |
| MGM+* | ✓* | |
| MGM+ Hits* | ✓* | |
| MGM+ Marquee* | ✓* | |
| STARZ* | ✓* | |
| STARZ Encore* | ✓* | |
| STARZ Kids & Family* | ✓* |
*Requires additional subscription package.