With similar price tags and number of channels, it’s easy to compare Philo and AT&T Watch. Both of these affordable streaming services have added channels and made some big changes since our last post, so we’re back with an update today.
Pricing and Packages
Recently, both streaming services have added channels, but have kept their affordable monthly prices the same. Here’s the breakdown for each:
- 45 channels for $16/month
- 58 channels for $20/month
- 7 day free trial
- Live and on-demand content
- 3 Streams at Once
- DVR with unlimited recording
- 40 channels, free or AT&T Unlimited & More customers
- 34 channels for $15/month
- 7 day free trial
- Live and on-demand content
- 1 Stream
- No DVR
Channels
Those low prices come with impressive channel lineups. Recently AT&T has added Viacom channels, and Philo has been bringing more diverse channels to their audience.
Here’s what you’ll get with a basic Philo subscription:
- A&E
- AMC
- Animal Planet
- AXS TV
- BBC America
- BBC World News
- BET
- Cheddar Business
- Cheddar News
- CMT
- CLEO TV
- Comedy Central
- Discovery
- DIY
- Food Network
- FYI
- Game Show Network
- Hallmark Channel
- Hallmark Drama
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
- HGTV
- IFC
- ID
- Lifetime
- Lifetime Movies
- Motor Trend
- MTV
- MTV 2
- MTV Classic
- Nickelodeon
- OWN
- Paramount
- People TV
- Sci
- Sundance TV
- Nick Jr
- Teen Nick
- History
- Tastemade
- TLC
- Travel
- TV Land
- VH1
- Viceland
- WE TV
With the upgraded package, you’ll also get these channels:
- American Heroes
- Aspire
- BET Her
- Cooking
- Destination America
- Discovery Family
- Discovery Life
- Logo
- MTV Live
- Nick Toons
- Revolt
- UP TV
With an AT&T Watch subscription, you can watch the following channels:
- A&E
- AMC
- Animal Planet
- Audience
- BBC World News
- BBC America
- BET
- Boomerang
- Cartoon Network
- CNN
- Comedy Central
- Discovery
- Food Network
- FYI
- Hallmark Channel
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
- HGTV
- History
- HLN
- IFC
- ID
- Lifetime
- Lifetime Movies
- MTV
- MTV2
- Nick
- Nick Toons
- OWN
- Sundance
- TBS
- TCM
- Teen Nick
- TLC
- TNT
- TV Land
- Tru TV
- Velocity
- VH1
- Viceland
- WE TV
News and Updates
In March, the Philo app for Roku got an upgrade with a new look and a more functional guide. While that update removed the Live TV tab, Philo noted that it would be easier for viewers to find both live and on-demand content with the new guide.
We’ve been hearing about the possibility of a co-viewing feature on Philo, and we recently got some more details about what that will look like. The feature, which will allow people in different places to watch the same shows and movies together from their own locations, is currently being tested among employees, so we hope to see it released for all subscribers soon.
The addition of 4 Viacom channels to the AT&T Watch lineup has been the big news for the service recently. Now that MTV, Nick, TV Land, and Velocity have been added, there’s even more quality content for everyone in the family.
Which of these two streaming services would you choose? Let us know in the comments!
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