It is November 2023, and the world of cord cutting is changing rapidly. Recently, multiple live TV streaming services have made changes, including changes to their channels and prices among other changes, including Hulu, with live TV adding multiple new channels recently, including more locals.
This also includes the fact that the live TV service Vidgo has been down now for over a month. The service says it plans to return, but until it does, we have decided to remove it from this chart.
Also, Hulu, YouTube TV, and DIRECTV STREAM have all been adding more The CW affiliates. Hulu has also been adding more PBS affiliates and as best we can tell, now has PBS in over half of its TV markets.
Today, we want to give you all the information and let you decide what’s right for you. In this guide, we look at Fubo, Philo, DIRECTV STREAM, Sling TV, Hulu with live TV, and YouTube TV with the hope that this will help you pick the best deal for you.
*Note this list is up to date as best as we can make it as of November 24th, 2023.
Next, here are the channels each service offers:
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| ABC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| FOX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NBC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CW | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| A&E | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| AccuWeather | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| ACC Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| AMC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| American Heroes Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Animal Planet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Audience | ✓ | |||||
| AXS TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Baby TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Bally Regional Sports Networks | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| BBC America | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BBC World News | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BeIN Sports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| BeIN Sports en Espanol | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| BET | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BET Her | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BET Jams | ✓ | |||||
| BET Soul | ✓ | |||||
| Big Ten Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Bloomberg Television | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Boomerang | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Bravo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Campus Insider | ✓ | |||||
| C-SPAN | ✓ | |||||
| Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| CBS SportsNet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Cheddar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cheddar Big News | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Cinemax | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| CLEO TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| CMT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| CNBC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CNBC World | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| CNN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Comedy Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Comedy TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Comet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Cooking Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Cowboy Channel | ✓ | |||||
| Cozi TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Destination America | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discovery Family | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Discovery Life | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Disney Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Disney Junior | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Disney XD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Magnolia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Duck TV | ✓ | |||||
| E! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| El Rey | ✓ | |||||
| EPIX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| EPIX Drive-In | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| EPIX Hits | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| EPIX2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| ESPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ESPN2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ESPN Bases Loaded | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| ESPN Deportes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| ESPN Goal Line | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| ESPNEWS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ESPNU | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Euronews | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Food Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fox Business | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fox Deportes | ✓ | |||||
| Fox News | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fox Soccer Plus | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Fox Soul | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| France 24 | ✓ | |||||
| Freeform | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FS1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FS2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| fubo Sports Network | ✓ | |||||
| Fuse | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Fusion | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| FX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FX Movie Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FXX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FYI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Galavision | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Golf Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| getTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Great American Country | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GSN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hallmark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HBO | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| HGTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| History | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| HLN | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| IFC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Ion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Investigation Discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Law & Crime Trial Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Lifetime | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Lifetime Movies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Local Now | ✓ | |||||
| Logo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Longhorn Network | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Marquee Sports Network | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| MAV TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| MLB Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Motortrend | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| MSG/MSG+ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| MSNBC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| MTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MTV2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MTV Classic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| MTV Live | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| MTV U | ✓ | |||||
| NatGeo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NatGeo Wild | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NBA TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| NBC Sports RSNs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| NDTV | ✓ | |||||
| NESN | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| News18 | ✓ | |||||
| Newsmax | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| NFL Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NFL RedZone | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NHL Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Nick Jr. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nick Music | ✓ | |||||
| Nickelodeon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nicktooons | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| OAN | ||||||
| Outdoor Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Outside TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| OWN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Oxygen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| PAC-12 Network | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Paramount Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PBS | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| People TV | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Pop | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pursuit Channel | ✓ | |||||
| REELZ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Revolt | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| RFDTV | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Root Sports Northwest | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Science Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| SEC Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Showtime | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Smithsonian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| SNY | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Sony Movie Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Sportsman | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Stadium | ✓ | |||||
| Start TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Sundance TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| SyFy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Tastemade | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| TBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| TeenNick | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Telemundo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tennis Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| TLC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TNT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Travel Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tru TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| TUDN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Turner Classic Movies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| TV Land | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TVOne | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| UNIMAS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Universo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Univision | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| UPtv | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| DIRECTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| USA Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| VH1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ViceTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| WE tv | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Weather Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| WeatherNation | ✓ |
✓* – Channels are available on Sling Freestream
*Sling TV will allow you to stream one or three streams at once, depending on what package you sign up for. You can also use your Sling TV login for some apps such as ESPN.
*Please check the website of services you want to try to see what locals are offered in your area.
*Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM, & Sling TV include several international packages.
*Hulu also includes access to Hulu’s on-demand service along with Disney+.
*Channels may vary depending on the package, plan, and viewer’s location.
*Found an error? Please email us, and we will fix it.
Next, you should look at which of these services works on the devices you own:
| DIRECTV STREAM | fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Roku | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fire TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apple TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chromecast | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| iOS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| XBOX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PlayStation | ✓ | ✓ |
*Note: Chromecast will work on any Chromecast-supported device like Android TV and Google TV.
- DIRECTV STREAM comes with unlimited hours of DVR storage for free with all plans to new customers.
- Philo includes an unlimited 1-year DVR, plus on-demand programming.
- Sling TV now has a free 50-hour DVR for all Sling TV customers. If you want more, Sling TV offers 200 hours of DVR space with no recording expiration for $5 a month.
- YouTube TV has unlimited DVR storage space and will keep shows for nine months.
- fubo offers 1000 hours of personal cloud DVR storage with no expiration for no additional charge. For an additional $9.99 per month, cloud DVR 250 gives subscribers an additional 250 hours of space, and cloud DVR 1000 for an additional $16.99 per month.
- Hulu + Live TV offers unlimited storage.
DVR
Below are the prices for the base plan of each service:
- DIRECTV STREAM – Entertainment plan ($74.99/mo.)
- fubo – Pro plan ($74.99/mo.)
- Sling TV – Sling Orange/Blue ($40/mo.) or Sling Orange & Blue ($55/mo.)
- Hulu + Live TV – Base plan ($76.99/mo.)
- Philo – Base plan ($25/mo.)
- YouTube TV – Base plan ($72.99/mo.)
Remember to check each service’s site for current prices because they are subject to change.
The service that is the best deal for you is the service that offers the channels you want.
So, what service should you pick?
No one but you can decide what is the right service for you. Fubo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, and DIRECTV STREAM are all great options. If you re still unsure, take advantage of their free trials to test them out and pick the one you like.