Recently there has been several major changes to live TV streaming services. This has lead many to ask what is the best live TV streaming service. The truth is there is no one best option out there. Each person has different programming wants and needs. So we want to give you all the information and let you decided what’s right for you. In this guide we look at Vidgo, FuboTV, Philo, AT&T TV NOW, Sling TV, Hulu with live TV, and YouTube TV with the hopes that we will make picking the right live TV streaming service easier.
*Note this list is up to date (as best as we can make it) as of March 1st, 2020.
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First, you should look at which of these services works on the devices you own:
| Streaming Player | Sling TV | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | Hulu | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo |
| Roku | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Fire TV | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Apple TV | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Chromecast | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| iOS | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Android Phones/Tablet | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Android TV | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Xbox One | X | X | X | ||||
| PlayStation 4 | X |
Number of Streams*Note: Chromecast will work on any Chromecast supported device like Android TV.
YouTube TV allows for 3 streams at once both inside and outside of your home.
fuboTV allows 2 streams at once or 3 streams with the Family Share option.
Philo allows 3 streams at once both inside and outside of your home.
Hulu live TV beta starts with 2 streams but you can add more for $14.99 a month.
AT&T TV NOW offers two streams. (AT&T TV NOW has announced they will be increasing that to 3 streams at a later date.)
Vidgo Offers Up to 3 Streams at Once.
Next here are the channels each service offers:
| Channel | Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo |
| ABC* | X | X | X | X | |||
| CBS* | X | X | X | X | |||
| FOX* | X* | X | X | X | X | X | |
| NBC* | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CW* | X | X | X | X | |||
| A&E | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| AccuWeather | X | ||||||
| ACC Network | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| AMC | X | X | X | X | |||
| American Heroes Channel | X | X | X | X | |||
| Animal Planet | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Aspire | X | X | |||||
| Audience | X | ||||||
| AXS TV | X | X | |||||
| Baby TV | X | X | |||||
| BBC America | X | X | X | X | |||
| BBC World News | X | X | X | X | |||
| BeIN Sports | X | X | X | ||||
| BeIN Sports en Espanol | X | X | |||||
| BET | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| BET Her | X | X | |||||
| BET Jams | X | ||||||
| BET Soul | X | ||||||
| Big Ten Network | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Bloomberg Television | X | ||||||
| Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Boomerang | X | X | X | X | |||
| Bravo | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Campus Insider | X | ||||||
| Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CBS Sports Net | X | X | X | X | |||
| CBSN | X | ||||||
| Cheddar | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Cheddar Big News | X | X | X | X | |||
| Cinemax | X | X | X | ||||
| CMT | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CMT Music | X | ||||||
| CNBC | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CNBC World | X | X | X | ||||
| CNN | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CNN International | X | X | |||||
| Comedy Central | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Comedy TV | |||||||
| Comet | X | X | X | ||||
| Cooking Channel | X | X | X | X | |||
| Cowboy Channel | X | ||||||
| Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Cozi TV | X | X | X | ||||
| Destination America | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Discovery | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Discovery Family | X | X | X | X | |||
| Discovery Life | X | X | X | X | |||
| Disney Channel | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Disney Junior | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Disney XD | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| DIY Network | X | X | X | X | |||
| Duck TV | X | ||||||
| E! | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| El Rey | |||||||
| Eleven Sports | X | ||||||
| EPIX | X | X | |||||
| EPIX Drive-In | X | X | |||||
| EPIX Hits | X | X | |||||
| EPIX2 | X | X | |||||
| ESPN | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| ESPN 2 | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ESPN Bases Loaded | X | X | |||||
| ESPN Deportes | X | X | |||||
| ESPN Goal Line | X | X | |||||
| ESPN News | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ESPN U | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Euronews | X | ||||||
| Family Channel | |||||||
| Fight Network | X | ||||||
| FM | |||||||
| Food Network | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Fox Business | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Fox College Sports | X | ||||||
| Fox Deportes | X | X | |||||
| Fox News Channel | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Fox Regional Sports Networks | X | X | X | ||||
| Fox Soccer Plus | X | ||||||
| France 24 | X | ||||||
| Free Speech | X | ||||||
| Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| FreeForm | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| FS1 | X* | X | X | X | X | X | |
| FS2 | X* | X | X | X | X | X | |
| fubo Sports Network | X | ||||||
| Fuse | X | X | |||||
| Fusion | X | ||||||
| FX | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| FXM | X | X | X | X | |||
| FXX | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| FYI | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Galavision | X | X | |||||
| Golf Channel | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Great America | |||||||
| GSN | X | X | X | X | |||
| Hallmark, Drama, & Movies | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HBO | X | X | |||||
| HDNet Movies | X | ||||||
| HGTV | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| History | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Hi-Yah! | |||||||
| HLN | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| IFC | X | X | X | X | |||
| Investigation Discovery | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Law & Crime Trial Network | X | ||||||
| Lifetime | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Lifetime Movies | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Local Now | X | X | X | ||||
| Logo | X | X | X | ||||
| Longhorn Network | X | ||||||
| Marquee Sports Network | X | X | |||||
| MAV TV | X | ||||||
| MLB Network | X | X | |||||
| Motortrend | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| MSG/MSG+ | X | X | |||||
| MSNBC | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| MTV | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| MTV 2 | X | X | X | X | |||
| MTV Classic | X | X | X | ||||
| MTV Live | X | X | |||||
| MTV U | X | ||||||
| Nat Geo | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Nat Geo Wild | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| NBA TV | X | X | X | ||||
| Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| NBC Sports Network | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| NBC Sportsnet | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| NDTV | X | ||||||
| NESN | X | X | |||||
| News18 | X | ||||||
| Newsmax | X | ||||||
| Newsy | X | X | |||||
| NFL Network | X | X | X | ||||
| NFL Network Red Zone | X | X | |||||
| NHL Network | X | ||||||
| Nick Jr. | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Nickelodeon | X | X | X | X | |||
| Nicktoons | X | X | X | X | |||
| OAN / AWE | |||||||
| Olympic Channel | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Outdoor Channel | X | X | |||||
| Outside TV | X | X | |||||
| Ovation | X | ||||||
| OWN | X | X | X | X | |||
| Oxygen | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Pac-12 | X | X | X | ||||
| Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Paramount | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| PBS | X | ||||||
| People TV | X | ||||||
| Pop | X | X | X | X | |||
| Pursuit Channel | |||||||
| Revolt | X | X | X | X | |||
| RFDTV | X | ||||||
| Ride TV | X | ||||||
| RT Network | X | ||||||
| Science Channel | X | X | X | X | |||
| SEC Network | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Showtime | X | X | X | X | |||
| Start TV | X | ||||||
| Smithsonian | X | X | X | ||||
| SNY | X | X | X | X | |||
| Sony Movie Channel | X | ||||||
| Sportsman | X | X | |||||
| Sprout | X | X | X | ||||
| Stadium | X | X | X | ||||
| Sundance TV | X | X | X | X | |||
| SyFy | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Sling TV | Hulu | AT&T TV NOW | YouTube TV | FuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Tastemade | X | X | |||||
| TBS | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| TeenNick | X | X | X | X | |||
| Telemundo | X | X | |||||
| Tennis Channel | X | X | X | ||||
| TLC | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| TNT | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Travel Channel | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Tru TV | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Turner Classic Movies | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| TV Land | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Unimas | X | X | |||||
| Universo | X | X | X | ||||
| Univision | X | ||||||
| TUDN | X | ||||||
| UP Family | X | X | X | ||||
| USA | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VH1 | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Viceland | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VME | X | ||||||
| WE tv | X | X | X | X | |||
| Weather Channel | X | ||||||
| WeatherNation | X | ||||||
| YES | X | X | X |
*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 WatchESPN.
*AT&T TV NOW displays the advertised MAX & Plus packages.
*Sling TV Will Soon Add BTN to its lineup.
*Please check the website of services you want to try to see what locals are offered in your area.
*fuboTV, AT&T TV NOW, & Sling TV include several international packages.
*Hulu also includes access to Hulu’s on-demand service.
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DVR
AT&T TV NOW comes with 500 hours of DVR storage for free if you have one of the new Plus or Max Plans. (Grandfathered AT&T TV NOW plans are still limited to 20 hours.) (Roku support is expected “soon” according to AT&T TV NOW.)
Philo includes an unlimited 30-day DVR, plus on-demand programming.
Sling TV now has a free 10 hour DVR for all Sling TV customers. If you want more Sling TV offers 50 hours of DVR space with no recording expiration for $5 a month.
YouTube TV will keep shows for 9 months.
FuboTV offers 30 hours of personal cloud DVR storage with no expiration and an Advanced DVR for $9.99/month, which includes 500 hours.
Hulu live TV beta starts with 50 hours of storage. If you want more storage or the ability to fast forward you can pay $14.99 a month.
Vidgo says a DVR is coming soon.
So what service should you pick?
Hopefully, this guide has helped you find the right service. If you’re still wondering which is right for you and your family, the best idea is to try the free trials for FuboTV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu, Philo, Watch TV, and AT&T TV NOW. Remember to check each service’s site for current prices because they keep changing.
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