When choosing which live TV streaming service is right for you, there are few basics you’ll want to look at – how much the options cost, which offers the channels you’re looking for, and how their features compare.
In this post, we’re looking at the basics of two of the most popular live TV streaming services among Cord Cutters News readers, YouTube TV and Hulu with Live TV.
Plans and Pricing
A YouTube TV subscription costs $49.99 per month.
Hulu with Live costs $54.99 per month.
Available Channels
| YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | |
| A&E | X | |
| ABC | X | X |
| ACC Network | X | X |
| AMC | X | |
| American Heroes Channel | X | |
| Animal Planet | X | X |
| BBC America | X | |
| BBC News World | X | |
| Big Ten Network | X | X |
| Boomerang | X | |
| Bravo | X | X |
| Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | X | X |
| CBS Sports Net | X | X |
| Cheddar | X | X |
| Cheddar Big News | X | X |
| CNBC | X | X |
| CNBC World | X | |
| CNN | X | X |
| CNN International | X | |
| Comet | X | |
| Cozi TV | X | |
| CW | X | X |
| Destination America | X | |
| Discovery | X | X |
| Discovery Family | X | |
| Discovery Life | X | |
| Disney Channel | X | X |
| Disney Junior | X | X |
| Disney XD | X | X |
| E! | X | X |
| EPIX | X | |
| EPIX Drive-In | X | |
| EPIX Hits | X | |
| EPIX2 | X | |
| ESPN | X | X |
| ESPN 2 | X | X |
| ESPN News | X | X |
| ESPN U | X | X |
| Food Network | X | X |
| FOX Business | X | X |
| FOX News Channel | X | X |
| FOX Regional Sports Networks* | X | X |
| FreeForm | X | X |
| FS1 | X | X |
| FS2 | X | X |
| FX | X | X |
| FXM | X | X |
| FXX | X | X |
| FYI | X | |
| Golf Channel | X | X |
| HBO | X | |
| HGTV | X | X |
| History | X | |
| HLN | X | X |
| IFC | X | |
| Investigation Discovery | X | X |
| Lifetime | X | |
| Lifetime Movies | X | |
| Local Now | X | |
| MLB Network | X | |
| Motortrend | X | X |
| MSNBC | X | X |
| National Geographic | X | X |
| National Geographic Wild | X | X |
| NBA TV | X | |
| NBC | X | X |
| NBC Sports Network | X | X |
| NBC Sportsnet | X | X |
| NESN | X | |
| Newsy | X | |
| Olympic Channel | X | X |
| Oxygen | X | X |
| Pop | X | X |
| Science Channel | X | |
| SEC Network | X | X |
| Showtime | X | X |
| Start TV | X | |
| Smithsonian | X | X |
| SNY | X | X |
| Sprout | X | X |
| Sundance TV | X | |
| Tastemade | X | |
| TBS | X | X |
| Tennis Channel | X | |
| TLC | X | X |
| TNT | X | X |
| Travel Channel | X | X |
| Tru TV | X | X |
| Turner Classic Movies | X | X |
| Universo | X | |
| USA | X | X |
| Viceland | X | |
| WE tv | X | |
| YES | X |
*in select areas
Simultaneous Viewing
YouTube TV allows you to stream simultaneously on up to 3 devices. YouTube TV also allows each account to set up 6 profiles so every family member can personalize their own profile.
Hulu with Live TV allows two simultaneous streams per account. You can also add the Unlimited Screens add-on for $9.99/month.
Cloud DVR
Hulu with Live TV comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage to record and watch content. You can also upgrade to the Enhanced Cloud DVR package to increase your storage to 200 hours for $9.99/month.
A YouTube TV subscription comes with a Cloud DVR with unlimited storage. You can record shows simultaneously and watch from any of your devices.
For the full breakdown of these two services, check out our in-depth comparison.
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