Whether you’re new to the world of cord cutting or just shopping around for a new streaming service, you may be wondering what each service has to offer and which is the right choice for you. There is no one service that will work for everyone, so we’re here to compare seven of the best live TV streaming services to help you make your choice. In this guide, we’re looking at Sling TV, AT&T TV Now, YouTube TV, Hulu with Live, fuboTV, Philo, and Vidgo.
Devices
First, let’s look at which services work with the devices you own:
| Streaming Player | Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo |
| Roku | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Fire TV | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Apple V | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Chromecast | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| iOS | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Android Phones/Tablets | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Android TV | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Xbox One | X | X | X | ||||
| PlayStation 4 | X | X |
*Note: Chromecast will work on any Chromecast supported device like Android TV.
Channels
Next, here are the channels available on each service. (Note that some channel listings are for specific packages for a service, for those with multitple
| Channel | Sling TV Orange + Blue | AT&T TV Now Max Package | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV Ultra Package | Philo | Vidgo Core Package |
| ABC | X | X | X | X | |||
| CBS | X | X | X | X | |||
| FOX | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| NBC | X | X | X | X | |||
| CW | X | X | X | X | |||
| A&E | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ABC News | X | X | |||||
| AccuWeather | X | ||||||
| ACC Network | X | X | X | X | |||
| Adult Swim | X | X | |||||
| AMC | X | X | X | X | |||
| American Heroes | X | ||||||
| Animal Planet | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Aspire | X | X | |||||
| AXS TV | X | X | |||||
| BBC America | X | X | X | X | |||
| BBC World News | X | X | |||||
| beIN Sports | X | X | |||||
| beIN Sports Espanol | |||||||
| BET | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| BET Her | X | ||||||
| Big Ten Network | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Bloomberg Television | x | ||||||
| Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Boomerang | X | X | |||||
| Bravo | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Cartoon Network | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CBS Sports Net | X | X | X | X | |||
| CBSN | X | X | |||||
| Cheddar | X | X | |||||
| Cheddar News | X | X | |||||
| Cheddar Business | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Cheddar News | X | X | |||||
| Cinemax | X | ||||||
| CLEO TV | X | ||||||
| CMT | X | X | X | X | |||
| CNBC | X | X | X | X | |||
| CNBC World | X | X | |||||
| CNN | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| CNN International | X | ||||||
| Comedy Central | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Comedy TV | |||||||
| Comet | X | X | X | ||||
| Cooking Channel | X | ||||||
| Court TV | X | ||||||
| Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Cozi TV | X | X | |||||
| Curiosity Channel | X | ||||||
| Destination America | X | ||||||
| Discovery | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Discovery Family | X | ||||||
| Discovery Life | X | ||||||
| Disney Channel | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Disney Jr. | X | X | X | X | |||
| Disney XD | X | X | X | X | |||
| DIY Network | X | X | |||||
| E! | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| EPIX Drive-In | X | ||||||
| ESPN | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ESPN 2 | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| ESPN 3 | X | ||||||
| ESPN Bases Loaded | X | ||||||
| ESPN Deportes | X | ||||||
| ESPN Goal Line | X | X | |||||
| ESPN News | X | X | X | X | |||
| ESPN U | X | X | X | X | |||
| Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Food Network | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Fox Business | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Fox Deportes | X | ||||||
| Fox News | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Fox Regional Sports Networks | X | ||||||
| Freeform | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| FS1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| FS2 | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| fubo Sports Network | X | ||||||
| Fuse | X | ||||||
| FX | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| FXM | X | X | X | X | |||
| FXX | X | X | X | X | |||
| Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| FYI | X | X | X | ||||
| Galavision | X | ||||||
| Get TV | X | ||||||
| Golf Channel | X | X | X | X | |||
| Great American Country | X | ||||||
| GSN | X | X | |||||
| Hallmark | X | X | X | X | |||
| Hallmark Drama | X | X | X | ||||
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | X | X | X | ||||
| HBO | X | ||||||
| HBO Family | X | ||||||
| HBO Latino | X | ||||||
| HGTV | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| History | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| HLN | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| IFC | X | X | X | X | |||
| Inspiration | X | ||||||
| Investigation Discovery | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Kids Central | X | ||||||
| LAFC | X | ||||||
| Law & Crime | X | ||||||
| Lifetime | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Lifetime Movie Network | X | X | X | ||||
| Local Now | X | X | |||||
| Logo | X | ||||||
| Longhorn Network | X | X | |||||
| Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| MAV TV | X | ||||||
| MLB Game of the Week | X | ||||||
| MLB Network | X | ||||||
| Motortrend | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| MSG | X | ||||||
| MSG+ | X | ||||||
| MSNBC | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| MTV | X | X | X | X | |||
| MTV 2 | X | ||||||
| MTV Live | X | ||||||
| My Network TV | X | X | |||||
| NASA | X | ||||||
| Nat Geo | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Nat Geo Wild | X | X | X | X | |||
| NBA TV | X | ||||||
| NBC Sports | X | X | |||||
| NBC Sports Network | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| NECN | X | ||||||
| NESN | X | ||||||
| Newsy | X | X | |||||
| NFL Network | X | X | X | ||||
| NHL Network | |||||||
| Nick Jr. | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Nickelodeon | X | X | X | X | |||
| Nicktoons | X | ||||||
| Olympic Channel | X | X | X | X | |||
| Ovation | X | ||||||
| OWN | X | X | X | X | |||
| Oxygen | X | X | X | X | |||
| Pac-12 | X | X | |||||
| Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Paramount | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| PBS | X | ||||||
| PBS Kids | X | ||||||
| People TV | X | ||||||
| Pop | X | X | X | ||||
| Revolt | X | X | |||||
| Science Channel | X | ||||||
| SEC Network | X | X | X | X | |||
| Showtime | |||||||
| Smithsonian | X | X | X | ||||
| SNY | X | ||||||
| Sling TV | AT&T TV Now | YouTube TV | Hulu with Live | fuboTV | Philo | Vidgo | |
| Stadium | X | X | |||||
| Start TV | X | ||||||
| Sundance TV | X | X | X | ||||
| SyFy | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Tastemade | X | X | |||||
| TBS | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| TeenNick | X | X | |||||
| Telemundo | X | X | X | X | |||
| Tennis Channel | 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 | ||
| TUDN | X | ||||||
| Turner Classic Movies | X | X | X | X | |||
| TVG | X | ||||||
| TV Land | X | X | X | X | |||
| TYT | X | ||||||
| Unimas | X | ||||||
| Universal Kids | X | X | X | X | |||
| Universo | X | X | |||||
| Univision | X | ||||||
| UP TV | X | X | |||||
| USA | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| VH1 | X | X | X | X | |||
| Vice | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| WE TV | X | X | X | ||||
| Weather Channel | X | ||||||
| YES | X | ||||||
| YouTube Originals | X |
Number of Streams
Sling TV will allow you to stream on one device at a time for Sling Orange, 3 devices at once for Sling Blue, or 4 devices at once with a Sling Orange + Sling Blue subscription.
AT&T TV Now allows you to watch on up to 3 screens at once.
YouTube TV allows for 3 streams at once both inside and outside of your home.
Hulu with Live starts with 2 streams but you can add more for $14.99 per month.
fuboTV allows 2 streams at once or 3 streams with the Family Share Add-On for $5.99 per month.
Philo allows 3 streams at once both inside and outside of your home.
Vidgo allows subscribers to stream on up to 3 screens at once.
DVR
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.
AT&T TV Now comes with 500 hours of DVR storage.
YouTube TV has unlimited DVR storage and will keep shows for 9 months.
Hulu with Live starts with 50 hours of storage. If you want more storage or the ability to fast forward you can pay $14.99 a month.
fuboTV offers 30 hours of personal cloud DVR storage with no expiration and an Advanced DVR for $9.99/month, which includes 500 hours.
Philo includes an unlimited 30-day DVR.
Vidgo says a DVR is coming soon.
Which Streaming Service Should You Choose?
Hopefully looking at the channels and features for these live TV streaming service has helped you narrow down your choices. Before subscribing, be sure to take advantage of free trials to see how you like the interface of each, how it looks on your TV, computer, and mobile devices, and which offers the user experience that works best for you.
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