From new channel additions to price hikes to network blackouts, there have been a lot of changes in live TV streaming lately. If you’re looking for a streaming service to replace your current subscription, or if you’re curious about cutting cable for the first time, we’re here to help. We’re breaking down some of the most popular services so you can decide which one is right for you.
*Note: The information in this guide is accurate to the best of our knowledge as of November 22, 2025.
First, you should look at which of these services works on the devices you own:
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | 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.
Next, here are the channels each service offers:
Note that channels may vary depending on the package, plan, and viewer’s location.
NBCUniversal channels are currently blacked out on Fubo, but are expected to be added back when a new carriage deal is made.
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| ABC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓* | ✓ | |
| CBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| FOX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓* | ✓ | |
| NBC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓* | ✓ | ||
| CW | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| A&E | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| AccuWeather | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| ACC Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| AMC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| American Heroes Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Animal Planet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| AXS TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Baby TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| BBC America | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BBC World News | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BeIN Sports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| BeIN Sports en Espanol | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| BET | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BET Her | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BET Jams | ✓ | |||||
| BET Soul | ✓ | |||||
| Big Ten Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | 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 | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| CNBC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| CNBC World | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| CNN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Comedy Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Comedy TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Comet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Cooking Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Cowboy Channel | ✓ | |||||
| Cozi TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Destination America | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Discovery Family | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Discovery Life | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Disney Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Disney Junior | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Disney XD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Magnolia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Duck TV | ✓ | |||||
| E! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| El Rey Rebel | ✓ | |||||
| ESPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ESPN2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ESPN Bases Loaded | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| ESPN Deportes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| ESPN Goal Line | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| ESPNEWS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ESPNU | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Euronews | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| FanDuel Sports Networks | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Food Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fox Business | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fox Deportes | ✓ | |||||
| Fox News | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fox Soccer Plus | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Fox Soul | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| France 24 | ✓ | |||||
| Freeform | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FS1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FS2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| fubo Sports Network | ✓ | |||||
| Fuse | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Fusion | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| FX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FX Movie Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FXX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FYI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Galavision | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Golf Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| getTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Great American Country | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Great American Family | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| GSN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hallmark Channels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HBO | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| HGTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| History | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| HLN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| IFC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Ion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Investigation Discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Law & Crime Trial Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Lifetime | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Lifetime Movies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Local Now | ✓ | |||||
| Logo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Marquee Sports Network | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| MAV TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| MeTV | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| MeTV Toons | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| MLB Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Motortrend | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | 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 | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| NDTV | ✓ | |||||
| NESN | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| News18 | ✓ | |||||
| Newsmax | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| NFL Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NFL RedZone | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NHL Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Nick Jr. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nick Music | ✓ | |||||
| Nickelodeon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Nicktooons | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| OAN | ||||||
| Outdoor Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Outside TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| OWN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Oxygen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | 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 | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| SEC Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Showtime | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Smithsonian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| SNY | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Sony Movie Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Speedvision | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Sportsman | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Stadium | ✓ | |||||
| Start TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Sundance TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| SyFy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| Tastemade | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| TBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| TeenNick | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Telemundo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Tennis Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| TLC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| TNT | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Travel Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| TruTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| TUDN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Turner Classic Movies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| TV Land | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TVOne | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| UNIMAS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Universo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Univision | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| UPtv | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| DIRECTV | Fubo | Hulu + Live TV | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube TV | |
| USA Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| VH1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ViceTV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| WE tv | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Weather Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| WeatherNation | ✓ | |||||
| Willow by Cricbuzz | ✓ |
*Local channels available only in select locations. Enter your zip code on the website of each service to see which channels are offered in your area.
Additional channels may be available depending on which package you choose from each service and what perks the service offers. For example, a Hulu + Live TV subscription comes with access to ESPN+ & Disney+ and some Fubo packages come with ESPN Unlimited.
Base Plan Pricing for Each Streaming Service
- DIRECTV (Starts $84.99/mo): The Entertainment plan offers a wide range of sports, news, entertainment, and lifestyle channels. DIRECTV also offers genre-based packages starting at $34.99 per month.
- Fubo (Starts $84.99/mo.): The Pro plan offers several popular networks and live local sports, but there is an RSN fee as high as $15.99 a month if you have Regional Sports Networks.
- Sling TV (Starts $45.99 per month): Sling offers an affordable lineup of channels in its Orange/Blue lineup. Combine the two for the Orange & Blue plan for $59.99 per month and get the most out of Sling.
- Hulu + Live TV (Starts $89.99/mo.): Hulu + Live TV gives you access to ESPN+, Hulu’s library, and Disney+, paired with many popular live TV channels.
- Philo (Starts $33/mo.): Philo offers several popular news, entertainment, and lifestyle networks. It is a great budget-friendly streamer with numerous available add-ons for a customizable experience
- YouTube TV (Starts $82.99/mo.): YouTube TV offers a comprehensive streaming experience with a friendly interface and a strong lineup of networks and features.
Remember to check each service’s site for current prices and deals because they are subject to change and services will sometimes have limited-time special offers for new subscribers.
DVR: Record Your Favorites & Store Them for Later
- DIRECTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV & YouTube TV base plans include unlimited hours of DVR + 9 months of storage
- Sling TV includes 50 hours of DVR, but you can upgrade to unlimited hours with 9 months of storage for $5 per month.
- Philo includes unlimited hours of DVR with one year of storage
Customizable Features & Add-Ons
Each of these six streaming platforms offers customizable add-ons to their base plans that will fit you and your household. Philo offers AMC+, STARZ, Hallmark+, and others. Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV offer an impressive line of premium network add-ons, including Paramount+ Showtime and other sports and entertainment networks.
The service that is the best deal for you is the service that offers the channels you want.
Choosing the Right Streaming Service
No one but you can decide what is the right service for you. DIRECTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, Philo, and YouTube TV are all great options. If you’re still unsure, take advantage of free trials and limited time deals to test them out and pick the one you like.
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