cancelling your cable tv contract
doesn't necessarily mean you can no
longer watch live tv countless streaming
services offer live tv channels over an
internet connection although it should
be noted not all of them cater to the
same audience demographics for example
some live tv services target general
audiences while others offer niche
content like sports entertainment or
lifestyle coverage all the options
featured in this video are available on
many different devices including mobile
devices web browsers gaming consoles and
media streaming devices like roku or
apple tv whatever your reason or reasons
for ditching cable just know that the
number of streaming services is
constantly on the rise
affiliate networks news and more as long
as the streaming service you decide on
offers affiliate broadcast channels in
your market you can catch all of your
favorite shows from networks like abc
fox nbc and cbs most of the streaming
services out there including youtube tv
and hulu plus live tv host these
networks youtube tv and low cast however
are the only services we reviewed that
include local pbs channels
non-network channels aren't quite as
dependent on your physical location
philo for one is a prime option for
watching entertainment networks like amc
animal planet hgtv lifetime food network
travel channel and nickelodeon a lot of
streaming services with entertainment
channels also offer on-demand content
from these channels so you can watch
leisurely in your free time and record
your favorite shows to dvr storage
other services feature live tv combined
with more traditional on-demand
libraries if you subscribe to hulu plus
live tv for example you can get access
to all the shows and movies on hulu's on
demand service including all the
streaming services original shows
although news channels aren't the only
way people stay informed about the world
these days they're still a good place to
go to keep up with live coverage of
national and international events if
you're looking for complete news
coverage make sure you choose a
streaming service that includes both
commercial broadcast affiliates as well
as cable news channels such as cnn msnbc
fox news and bbc america some streaming
services offer news networks that aren't
based in the u.s such as al jazeera and
the rt
services like fubotv att tv and sling tv
all offer international channels
although you have to pay extra for some
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watch all your favorite sports live
when choosing a streaming service make
sure it offers all the channels you want
to watch in your local area including
regional sports networks for live
coverage of local mlb nfl nba and nhl
teams most services offer the nbc sports
regional sports networks but only 18t tv
offers bally sports regional sports
networks as well as att's own sportsnet
regional sports networks which networks
you actually need depends heavily on
your region and which sports you want to
watch
not every streaming service includes all
the major league channels either if you
want to watch channels like the nfl
network nba tv or the mlb network you
have to make sure they're included with
the service you're interested in keep in
mind many games only air on affiliate
broadcast channels like abc cbs at all
and you won't be exempt from local
market restrictions or coverage
blackouts
you probably want the highest quality
streaming resolution when watching your
favorite teams duke it out youtube tv
and hulu plus live tv support 1080p
60fps live streams on select devices
fubotv was the first live tv streaming
service to broadcast an event in 4k but
youtube tv has recently added that
capability to their service via a new
add-on fubotv and at t tv both allow
their customers to start over broadcasts
from the beginning and watch games that
aired in the past several days keep in
mind however these features are only
available on a limited selection of
channels
if you're a big nfl fan it's best to
compare the various streaming services
to make sure you catch all the games on
thursday sunday and monday if you're not
trying to pay a bunch of extra fees
every month to watch nfl games there are
a few free options to consider as well
the nfl and yahoo sports apps both allow
you to watch in-market and nationally
broadcast games including thursday night
football sunday night football and
monday night football if you're an
amazon prime subscriber you can catch
thursday night football games at no
extra charge as well
dvr simultaneous streams and must-have
apps all the streaming services featured
in this video with the exception of
locast offer some sort of dvr option if
you're the kind of watcher who likes to
record and later watch noteworthy tv
moments over again you should be on the
lookout for a streaming service that
allows you to record many hours worth of
content and to keep it as long as you
want
sports fans find dvr capabilities to be
especially useful as some games might
not air at the most convenient times
families can appreciate dvr as well for
instance if different members of your
family want to watch different things
that air at the same time dvr can
prevent potential conflicts youtube tv
is unique in the way it allows
subscribers to download dvr content for
offline viewing on mobile devices
conveniently video streaming services
work on so many different platforms
without requiring any additional
hardware the best live tv streaming
services on the market support mobile
devices like tablets and smartphones as
well as game consoles web browsers
streaming devices and smart tvs
some services also offer greater control
over accessibility settings and parental
controls than cable ever was capable of
doing for example sling tv and at t tv
give parents the power to restrict what
their children can watch by rating
live tv options we didn't like in this
video we didn't feature single channel
options like paramount plus or services
that only stream live sports like amazon
prime video espn plus peacock or daison
all these services are simply too narrow
in scope to be acceptable alternatives
to cable tv we also didn't include
services like pluto tv and xzumo in this
video since they for the most part only
offer pre-programmed content rather than
actual live tv
streaming services that offer on-demand
content
while you might have the intention of
replacing your cable experience entirely
with video streaming services we
actually recommend you reconsider
determine which channels you actually
intend on watching regularly on-demand
streaming services can offer you an
entirely new world of content with many
shows that don't even air on traditional
cable take netflix they offer hundreds
of original series documentaries and
films you can't find anywhere else
amazon prime videos the marvelous mrs
maisel who lose the handmaid's tale
paramount pluses star trek discovery and
netflix's stranger things are just a few
examples of shows that have garnered
critical acclaim and are the subject of
many pop culture discussions
a brief rundown of the services hulu
plus live tv starts at 64.99 a month and
offers approximately 70 channels of news
entertainment and sports programming not
only does hulu plus give you access to
local abc cbs fox and nbc affiliates but
it also features news channels like cnbc
cnn fox news and msnbc sports fans will
be pleased with hulu plus's selection of
networks too not only do they offer
access to channels like btn cbs sports
espn the golf channel and the olympic
channel they'll also be offering the nfl
network and nfl red zone before the
start of the upcoming nfl season hulu
plus also features entertainment
channels from the discovery network
including animal planet cartoon network
disney food network fx and hgtv as well
as from viacom cbs which means you'll
get comedy central mtv and nickelodeon
hulu gives you 50 hours of dvr recording
and playback but if that's not enough
you can always upgrade to their enhanced
cloud dvr option which increases that
limit to 200 hours youtube tv is also
64.99 a month and offers pretty much the
same selection of channels as hulu plus
does fans of local tv will be happy to
discover the service also includes
access to local pbs channels
youtube tv allows you to record an
unlimited amount of content to dvr
storage and keep them for up to nine
months you can stream on up to three
simultaneous devices per account you
also might appreciate the service's
recent edition of 4k playback for select
live channels and on-demand content
unfortunately youtube tv is no longer
available on the roku channel store but
it's still available through the main
youtube app fubotv which like its
competitors is priced at 64.99 a month
focuses more on sports coverage than
other services but its 90 channel lineup
delivers lots of news and entertainment
channels too while it offers all the
local broadcast network it no longer has
turner channels like cnn or cartoon
network but you can still watch all your
favorite programs on viacom cbs and
discovery network channels it offers
decent dvr capabilities and a capability
called look back which lets you watch
anything you might have missed up to 72
hours after it initially aired the
services start over allows viewers to
skip back to the beginning of any
program no matter when they tune in
philo lowcast and sling are the most
budget-friendly live tv streaming
services available philo is 25 bucks a
month and offers 60 streaming channels
including amc discovery and the travel
channel but it lacks news channels and
offers no sports coverage low cast is
the cheapest live tv streaming service
by far at only five bucks a month but
their content is pretty much exclusively
just local affiliate channels it's a
bare bones experience that lacks
features like dvr and on-demand content
slang starts at 35 bucks a month and
offers pretty much the same channels and
content that hulu plus and youtube tv do
the only caveat is sling is not the best
for getting local affiliate channels it
allows its users to record up to 50
hours of content to dvr storage but you
can upgrade that to 200 hours with a 5
per month add-on now it's time to hear
from you which live streaming services
do you subscribe to and what do you like
about them let us know in the comment
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