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Price: $5 per month or $50 per year.Who it’s best for: Lovers of British TV fare. Goodies include TV dramas (“A Place to Call Home”), mysteries (“Agatha Raisin”), and comedies.Latest news: Acorn TV is now available on the cable-style YouTube TV service (see below). It’s also on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 cable box, accessible via Xfinity on Demand, and on the go via the Xfinity Stream app.AMC, Acorn TV’s parent company, recently reported the service now has more than 1 million subscribers. Among the exclusives on the service is true-crime drama “Manhunt” and “Jack Irish,” an Aussie noir thriller starring Guy Pearce. Also in the mix: “The Witness for the Prosecution,” an original Agatha Christie movie with Kim Cattrall. Price: $119 per year or $13 per month, with free shipping.

A video-only subscription costs $9 per month.Who it’s best for: Anyone who’s already paying for an Amazon Prime membership. The service now has a solid roster of original shows, including the upcoming season three of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; “Undone,” an animated fantasy/dramedy; and “Fleabag.” Amazon Prime has some exclusive series, such as “Downton Abbey” and “The Americans,” plus HBO’s back catalog of shows. You can add HBO, Showtime, and other premium channels for $9 to $15 per month.Latest news: Amazon and Google have ended their long-standing feud. As part of a new deal, Amazon Prime Video is available on Google's Chromecast and Android TV devices.

In return, Google’s YouTube, Tube Kids, and YouTube TV are available on Amazon’s Fire TV devices.The Amazon original mystery series “Homecoming” stars Julia Roberts as a former government caseworker struggling with the truth about her old job. You can also catch a 10-episode anthology series, “Philip K.

Dick’s Electric Dreams.” The company has picked up the sci-fi epic “The Expanse” for a fourth season after its cancellation by the SyFy channel.But perhaps the biggest news is that the company is working on a new “Lord of the Rings” prequel, which should hit Prime Video by 2021. Also on tap: “The Hunt,” from Oscar winner Jordan Peele, and “Utopia,” from “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn.

Price: $5 per month.Who it’s best for: Those interested in Apple’s new original programming and those who want the convenience of adding additional premium channels through the service’s app.Latest news: The launched Nov. Price: $60 to $80 per month for the first year.Who it’s best for: Those who really want a full satellite TV service, but without the dish.Latest news: AT&T TV—basically a streaming version of the company’s DirecTV satellite offering—is now available in 10 markets: Orange County and Riverside, Calif.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Topeka and Wichita, Kan.; St. Louis and Springfield, Mo.; and Corpus Christi, El Paso, and Odessa, Texas.Additional metro areas are expected to be added this year, with a national rollout in early 2020.AT&T TV starts at $60 per month for the cheapest plan with about 70 channels, but then jumps to $93 per month during the second year of a 24-month contract. Three additional step-up plans, with more channels, are also available, ranging from $65 to $80 per month during the first year. But you’ll pay as much as $135 per month during the second year of your contract.Compared with the AT&T TV Now service, one big difference with AT&T TV is that you need to rent or buy an Android-based set-top box provided by AT&T. The system supports 4K videos where available and includes 500 hours of DVR storage. Recordings are saved for up to 90 days.There are other fees.

One set-top box is included free, but additional ones cost $10 per month, or $120 if you want to buy them outright. AT&T says that one box will support up to three streams at a time. Also, some plans require that you pay a $20 activation fee and $8.50 extra each month to get regional sports networks.

Price: Free for AT&T Unlimited and Unlimited Premium wireless subscribers, $15 per month for everyone else.Who it’s best for: AT&T phone subscribers with unlimited plans—either Unlimited & More or Unlimited & More Premium—or those who don’t want to pay for sports and can get by with a limited channel lineup.Latest news: AT&T WatchTV is the company’s newest streaming offering. (The company also offers the DirecTV Now streaming service.) It has about 30 live channels but no local broadcasts. In addition to Turner fare such as Cartoon Network, CNN, TBS, Turner Classic Movies, and TNT, the lineup includes AMC, A&E, Discover, Food Network, HGTV, IFC, and TLC. And AT&T says Viacom channels such as BET, Comedy Central, Nicktoons, and VH1 will be added soon. WatchTV also offers more than 15,000 TV shows and movies on demand.

Price: $7 per month, or $70 annually.Who it’s best for: Much like Acorn, above, BritBox targets fans of British TV fare. The service was formed as a joint venture between the BBC and ITV.

One big difference between the two is that BritBox focuses exclusively on British shows, while Acorn also has programs from other countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand.Latest news: Some of the more popular shows you can watch on BritBox include “EastEnders,” “Coronation Street,” and “Antiques Roadshow,” plus older classic episodes of “Dr. Who” (the first through seventh Doctors), and two seasons of “Fawlty Towers.”You can watch BritBox via computer browsers, on iOS and Android mobile devices, and with Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku streaming players. Price: $11 per month or $100 for an annual subscription.Who it’s best for: Rising out of the ashes of the now shuttered FilmStruck, the classic movie streaming service offers “constantly refreshed selections of Hollywood, international, art-house, and independent movies, plus access to Criterion’s entire streaming library of more than 1,000 important classic and contemporary films from around the world,” according to the company.Latest news: The new service kicked off in early April. You can access the Criterion Channel via desktop, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku streaming players, plus iOS and Android mobile devices.The stand-alone Criterion Channel is the result of a special deal with WarnerMedia, which shut down the FilmStruck streaming service late last year. The Criterion Collection film library, which had been part of that service, is also expected to be included in a new WarnerMedia streaming service later this year. (See below for more details.).

New from Warner Bros. Is the, which leverages DC’s comic book characters and superheroes. The service, which debuted in September, costs $8 per month or $75 for a yearly subscription.DC Universe includes a mix of new exclusive original series, classic live-action TV shows, movies from the DC library, specials and shorts, digital comic books, and a daily news show.

Presumably, new DC movies will also be available as they’re released. The service has a community area for connecting with other members, and access to exclusive merchandise from a members-only store.Among the company’s recent original series are “Titans,” which has been renewed for a second season, and “Doom Patrol,” which debuted in February. Slated for this fall is “Harley Quinn,” based on the Joker’s girlfriend and partner in crime.However, given the impending launch of a new service by DC Comics’ parent WarnerMedia, it’s not clear whether DC Universe will remain a stand-alone service or be folded into the larger, still-unnamed WarnerMedia one. Price: $50 to $70 per month.Who it’s best for: Until recently, anyone who wanted DirecTV but not the satellite dish. (Note that AT&T recently changed the name from DirecTV Now to AT&T TV Now.) Thanks to recent plan revisions, it may have less universal appeal, given that some channels have been removed (see below). The $50-per-month AT&T TV Now Plus has about 40 channels, and the $70-per-month AT&T TV Now Max has about 50 channels, plus Cinemax and a number of sports channels, including regional sports. Both plans now also include HBO, which was previously a $5-per-month add-on.

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(AT&T owns HBO as a result of its acquisition of Time Warner.) Both services include a cloud DVR with 20 hours of free storage and support two simultaneous users. You can add a user for an additional $5 monthly.Latest news: In a surprise move that appears related to cost cutting, AT&T has let AT&T TV Now and U-verse TV customers know it’s dropping the NFL Network. It will continue to be available to regular DirecTV satellite-TV subscribers.The company also just let those paying an extra $5 per month to get 100 hours of cloud DVR storage know that it’s discontinuing that option. So all users will now be limited to 20 hours of storage.On a positive note, you can now watch Thursday night NFL games shown on Fox in 4K with HDR via the Fox Sports app on AT&T TV Now. Right now, you’ll need either a 4K Roku or Apple TV, or a 4K Roku TV from brands such as Hisense and TCL.

Additional devices will be supported soon.These latest moves follow an earlier overhaul of the AT&T TV Now streaming service, where AT&T hiked rates by $10 per month, cutting the number of plan options, and pulling some popular channels from the lineup. Those who already have an older AT&T TV Now plan get to keep it and their current channel lineup, but they’ll also get the $10 price hike.Though AT&T TV Now is adding HBO to its packages, it has trimmed several popular channels from the new plans, including A+E Networks, AMC Networks, and Discovery Communications. But it just added Viacom networks, including BET, Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon, which had been missing from the new plans.AT&T says it will have a total of five streaming services up and running by the end of this year, including a new Netflix-style service. One will reportedly be a beefier 4K version of AT&T TV Now, with more channels and a lower price. But it looks like you’ll need an AT&T box, not an Apple TV or a Roku, to use it. Price: $7 per month or $70 annually.Who it’s best for: Just about everyone, especially families with kids of all ages.Latest news: Disney’s new Disney+ subscription streaming service is now live. At $7 per month or $70 if paid annually, it’s among the least expensive new services, about $2 more per month than Apple TV+.

However, unlike Apple, Disney+ has a vast array of new original shows and movies, as well as a deep catalog of library titles.Disney also seems to be taking aim at Netflix with a bundled plan that combines Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu, all for $13 per month.As a reminder, Disney now owns all the “Star Wars” movies, thanks to its acquisition of LucasFilms, as well as Marvel Studios and Pixar. Its most recent acquisition is 20th Century Fox—home to movie franchises such as “Avatar,” “Deadpool,” and “X-Men,” and TV shows such as “The Simpsons” and “Empire”—as well as National Geographic.And, of course, Disney has a huge library of its own animated and live-action films and TV series. Some of that content is currently licensed to Netflix in a deal that ends next year.Disney+ will offer 10 original films and 25 original series, including three “Avengers” spinoffs, in its first year of operation.

Price: $5 per month or $50 per year for the basic service. You can pay an additional $25 per month each for the full MLB.TV baseball and NHL hockey seasons.Who it’s best for: Hardcore sports junkies looking to add out-of-market baseball and hockey games to their menus, college sports fans who want a broader assortment of collegiate sports than they can get with traditional TV, or those who have an interest in niche sports, such as rugby and cricket. It will also have documentaries and scripted series.Latest news: Disney has launched its own Disney+ service for $7 per month or $70 annually. (See above.) You can also get a bundle that includes that service, plus Hulu and ESPN+, for just $13 per month.

Right now it costs $11 per month just for Hulu and ESPN+.ESPN+ is part of the main ESPN app. It’s available for Android and iOS mobile devices, Android TVs, and Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku. You can also watch it online at ESPN.com.Some early shows include an original “30 for 30” film called “The Last Days of Knight,” about the Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight, and “Detail,” where Kobe Bryant gets into the minds of basketball players as he analyzes the previous day’s game. Price: $55 per month for about 90 channels for the base package, up to $75 per month for an Ultra Plan with more than 110 channels.Who it’s best for: Sports fans looking for a streaming alternative. This sports-centric service offers a mix of live and on-demand channels from broadcast networks (CBS, Fox, and NBC in most markets), cable channels (A&E, Bravo, FX, SyFy, and USA), and sports networks (BeIn Sports, FS1, Golf Channel, and NBA TV). With the addition of TNT and TBS from Turner, you also get NBA and NCAA basketball, Major League Baseball, and PGA golf.

There’s also a robust roster of regional sports networks—including those from NBC, Fox, and Yes—for local-team action, including MLB and NHL games. The service comes with a free cloud DVR, plus a 72-hour “look back” feature that lets you replay most programs that appeared in the previous three days.Latest news: FuboTV was among the first streaming sites to offer sports in 4K, but you’re now able to watch Thursday night NFL games shown on Fox in 4K with HDR (HDR10) via the Fox Sports app. Right now you’ll need either a 4K Roku or Apple TV, or a 4K Roku TV from brands such as Hisense and TCL. Additional devices will be supported soon.For other 4K HDR content, the company recently expanded the list of supported 4K streaming players to include Amazon Fire TV 4K and Amazon Fire TV Cube, Apple TV, Chromecast Ultra, and Roku’s Premier, Premier+, and Ultra models. Fubo recommends broadband speeds of 30 to 40 megabits per second for top-quality video.Fubo recently raised the price of its Sports Plus add-on pack, from $9 to $11 per month. The service also recently added several new live sports shows to the Fubo Sports Network.Earlier, FuboTV upped its deal with Discovery, which will bring the Discovery Channel, TLC, and more to its base subscriber package. After adding channels from AMC, Turner (Cartoon Network, CNN, TBS, and TNT), and Viacom (BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon), the company hiked the price of its base plan by $10 to $55 per month. It includes more than 100 channels, a cloud DVR with 30 hours of storage, and up to two simultaneous users. You can add more DVR storage for an extra $10 per month, and more channels via various packages from $5 to $28 more per month.

Price: $15 per month.Who it’s best for: HBO fans who don’t want to pay for cable. Sign up to get all the network’s series, movies, specials, and documentaries.

If you already get HBO through your cable package, remember that the HBO Go app lets you watch HBO on your phone, tablet, and other devices.Latest news: HBO will be included in the new HBO Max service that is being launched by AT&T’s WarnerMedia division in May 2020. AT&T, which owns HBO via its WarnerMedia division, says that it will try to migrate HBO Now subscribers to the HBO Max service because it will contain a lot more content for the same $15-per-month subscription. In addition to several HBO channels, HBO Max will include new original programs and movies, TV shows such as “The Big Bang Theory” and “Friends,” as well as titles from the Warner Bros. TV and film library.HBO Now is available on many devices, including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Microsoft Xbox, Roku, Samsung TVs, and PlayStation Vue. It’s also available via a growing number of cord-cutting streaming services—it’s included free as part of its AT&T TV Now service—and as part of Amazon Channels and Apple TV Channels.

Price: $6 per month with ads or $12 per month without ads.Who it’s best for: Cord cutters who don’t want to miss out on broadcast TV. Hulu has current shows from ABC, Fox, and NBC; older ones from CBS; plus the “Seinfeld” library. Original content includes “The Path” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”Latest news: Disney, which now fully owns Hulu, says that it will become home to more adult and edgier fare than its new Disney+ service offers. To that end, the company’s FX Networks will be producing some original shows to stream on Hulu.In other news, Hulu now lets you download shows from its streaming service, though only if you pay for the ad-free tier.

Right now downloads are available on iOS devices, but they’ll be coming to Android devices soon.Earlier this year, Hulu cut the price of its least expensive ad-supported service from $8 to $6 per month. The ad-free version remains unchanged, at $12 per month. (The company also just raised the price of the Hulu With Live TV cable-style service, listed below.)In other news, Hulu’s deal with Viacom brings the full run of MTV’s animated sitcom “Daria,” and several other shows and movies, to the streaming service. Also part of the deal are TV shows such as “Nathan for You” from Comedy Central, MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16,” and Nickelodeon’s “Every Witch Way.” Movies include “School of Rock.” The deal is for Hulu, not the cable-style Hulu With Live TV streaming service.Hulu also has a deal with DreamWorks Animation for the exclusive streaming rights to future DWA feature films, as well as catalog titles, including “Shrek,” “Shrek 2,” and “Shark Tale,” and new kids’ series it will develop. Starting this year, the service will also get new theatrical releases, including “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” and “Trolls 2.” Hulu also signed a deal with Sony for the on-demand streaming rights to “The Good Doctor.”Additionally, Hulu has teamed up with the music service Spotify to offer a combined bundle to college students for just $5 per month. Because Spotify Premium for Students usually costs $5 per month, it’s like getting the basic Hulu service free.

Hulu also has an exclusive deal with Magnolia Pictures to stream the company’s films after their theatrical release. Price: $45 per month.Who it’s best for: Cord cutters who want yet another option in a cable-replacement company. Offers about 70 channels, including the major broadcast channels—ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC—in a growing number of markets.

You also get cable channels such as A&E, the Cartoon Network, CNN, Disney, Fox News, FX, TBS, and TNT, among others. The lineup includes CBS Sports, ESPN, and Fox Sports, plus some regional sports networks.Latest news: Hulu is once again raising the price of the Hulu + Live TV service by $10 to $55 a month, a 20 percent price hike. The increase takes effect on Dec. This follows a $5 per month price increase earlier this year.The current service’s basic, $45-per-month plan lets you create six separate profiles—though only two people can use the service at a time—and includes a cloud DVR with 50 hours of recording time.However, the company has cut the price of several add-ons. An enhanced cloud DVR, with 200 hours of storage, had cost $15 per month. An add-on to allow for unlimited screens at home plus three mobile users, had also cost $15 per month. The prices have dropped to just $10 each per month.

A combination of the two options now costs $15, down from $20.An option to watch TV without ads, went up to $51 per month, a $7-per-month increase. Both that plan and the basic plan combine everything you get with the regular Hulu plan with the additional channels available on Hulu With Live TV.A recent deal with Discovery brings several new networks (Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC) to the service. Hulu’s deal with DreamWorks Animation gets it the exclusive streaming rights to future DWA feature films, as well as catalog titles. Hulu also has a deal with Sony for the on-demand streaming rights to “The Good Doctor.”Hulu + Live TV is now available on most Roku streaming players and all Roku TVs, as well as many LG and Samsung smart TVs. It is also supported on Amazon Fire TV devices, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, PlayStation and Xbox game consoles, and Android and iOS mobile devices. Hulu is now supported by Amazon’s Alexa digital voice assistant, so you can use voice commands on Alexa-powered devices to watch shows on Hulu. It continues to add local TV affiliates, but right now the service doesn’t include AMC or Viacom (Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon).

Price: $9 per month for standard-definition video on a single screen; $13 per month for high-def video on up to two screens; $16 per month for 4K Ultra High Definition video on up to four screens.Who it’s best for: Everyone. Netflix is still the king of binge. It has a vast library of movies and TV shows, plus now-classic original shows (“House of Cards,” “Orange Is the New Black”) and newer hits (“Stranger Things”). It even has original movies (“Beasts of No Nation”). A deal with Marvel has spawned “Daredevil” and “Jessica Jones.” Netflix subscribers currently have access to some Disney titles, but Disney will be pulling those films later in 2019, along with Pixar movies and some Marvel titles, when it launches its own streaming service, Disney+.Latest news: Netflix is telling those with the first two Roku streaming players that the Netflix app will no longer work starting Dec. 1. You can find out whether your Roku model is affected by going to the.In other news, Netflix now has a deal to bring all 180 episodes of “Seinfeld” back to its service as part of a five-year pact starting in 2021.

Earlier in the year, Netflix upped its subscription rates by its biggest increase ever, and its first since 2017. Its most popular plans will now cost $2 per month more, while the basic one-user plan gets a $1-per-month hike. The price increase was effective immediately for new customers, then rolled out to current subscribers.Earlier, Netflix updated its home screen, which now has a left-hand navigation bar that makes it easier to search for and view new content. It’s also easier to locate the shows and movies you’ve bookmarked for later viewing in My List.In other news, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is about to start production on an animated feature film, “Pinocchio,” which will be a stop-motion musical.

Naat mp3 for mobile. It’s his first movie since winning an Oscar for “The Shape of Water.” Netflix is also co-financing and distributing Michael Bay’s next film, “Six Underground,” which stars Ryan Reynolds. It’s the first time either has worked with Netflix. The movie is expected to appear on Netflix in 2019.The company says it spent about $8 billion on content in 2018 and will probably spend even more in 2019 as it fends off competition from new services from Apple, Disney, and Warner NewMedia. Price: $20 per month for 58 channels; $4 more for an add-on channel pack.Who it’s best for: Viewers who don’t care about sports and don’t want to subsidize those who do. Philo is a sports-free streaming service backed by several cable networks, including A&E, AMC, Discovery, Scripps, and Viacom.Latest news: Initially, Philo offered two different plans, but dropped the lower-priced package. Price: $50 to $85 per month, depending on the package.Who it’s best for: Those who are looking for a real cable TV-style programming package and are willing to pay for it.

You also get local channels in many major markets—on demand in others—plus a cloud DVR for recording shows.Latest news: Sony has announced that it will be shutting down PlayStation Vue on Jan. The company had reportedly tried to find a buyer before making the decision. The company blames the escalating cost of licensing content and the increasingly competitive market for streaming services, and says it will instead focus on its core gaming business.

Price: $11 per month, or $9 per month when purchased through certain services, such as Amazon Prime and Hulu.Who it’s best for: Showtime fans. Like HBO Now, this service lets you watch a cable network without the cable. You get all of Showtime’s movies, plus original shows such as “Billions,” “Homeland,” and “The Affair.” If you subscribe to Showtime through your cable provider, Showtime Anytime lets you watch Showtime fare on your phone, tablet, and other devices.Latest news: Showtime has had to delay the debut of “Purity,” a 20-episode drama starring Daniel Craig, until next year because Craig is reprising his role as James Bond in a new film.The network recently got the rights to the weekly news magazine “Vice,” which had previously aired on HBO. A new 13-episode season will kick off in early 2020.The network has renewed several shows, including second seasons for “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” starring Kirsten Dunst, and “Couples Therapy,” a docuseries about relationships. You can now watch “Patrick Melrose,” a new original series starring Benedict Cumberbatch, based on the semiautobiographical novels by Edward St. Price: $9 per month.Who it’s best for: Like HBO and Showtime, you can now get Starz without a pay-TV subscription.

Content includes such shows as “The Spanish Princess,” “Outlander,” and “Power,” plus movies, including “Venom” and “A Dog’s Way Home.”Latest news: Starz recently reached a deal with AT&T to keep the network on that company’s various TV platforms, including DirecTV, AT&T TV, AT&T TV Now, and U-verse.Starz also recently acquired six new titles, including “In the Long Run,” a family comedy starring and created by Idris Elba about his experience growing up in ’80s London. Others include “The Professor and the Madman,” a true story about murderer and his unlikely friendship with an Oxford professor, starring Sean Penn and Mel Gibson, and a documentary, “This Changes Everything,” that looks at gender discrimination. Interviewees include Meryl Streep, Natalie Portman, Taraji P. Henson, Reese Witherspoon, Cate Blanchett, Anita Hill, Jessica Chastain, and Rose McGowan.Recent original series include “American Gods,” based on the Neil Gaiman book; “Sweetbitter,” about a 22-year-old arriving on the New York restaurant scene; and “Vida,” about two wildly different Mexican-American sisters returning to their old neighborhood. Price: $90 per month for 150-plus channels (at launch).Who it’s best for: Seemingly, those who really hate their cable company and the add-on fees that come with most pay-TV services, because many subscribers to T-Mobile TVision Home might not save much money. The service is now live in eight metro areas—Chicago; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Longmont, Colo.; Los Angeles; New York City; Philadelphia; San Francisco; and Washington, D.C.

It will roll out to other markets later this year. You get more than 150 channels, plus local broadcasts and regional sports, and you can add premium channels for an extra monthly fee. The service will support 4K video when it’s available. Family members get their own profile and DVR, with a shared 1TB of storage. The company says it will use artificial intelligence to make personalized recommendations.Latest news: Compared with other streaming services, TVision Home is pricey. For a limited time, it will cost $90 per month for all subscribers, but after a promotional period, only T-Mobile mobile customers will pay that price; others will pay $100 per month.

There’s also a $10 monthly fee for each additional TV you want to connect.At launch, you’ll need a TVision Home box to get the service, though the company says it will support third-party devices at a later date. The service will initially come with apps for Xumo, CuriosityStream, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and a few other niche services, but Amazon Prime, Netflix, and YouTube apps are on the way, according to T-Mobile. TVision supports both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, so you can use voice to control TVision Home. Price: $50 per month.Who it’s best for: Cord cutters looking for a different option.

YouTube TV offers access to more than 70 networks, including all the major local networks. It supports up to three simultaneous users. You get a cloud DVR—a virtual recorder that stores programs for you on YouTube’s servers—that lets you save as many shows as you want for up to nine months before they’re deleted.Recently, the service’s biggest limitation was that it wasn’t supported on Amazon Fire TV streaming players.

But Google and Amazon have ended their feud, so YouTube TV, along with YouTube and YouTube Kids, is available on Amazon Fire devices.YouTube TV has a nice selection of channels, including AMC, Bravo, Disney, ESPN, FX, Fox News, Fox Sports, MSNBC, National Geographic, Turner, USA, and some regional sports networks. You also get access to the original programming on YouTube Red, usually $10 per month.

Showtime, Starz, and a few other channels can be added for an additional fee. However, the service lacks programming from Viacom (Comedy Central, MTV), though it just added some Discovery channels (see below).Latest news: YouTube TV is adding PBS and PBS kids starting in November 2019. Initially, the channels will mainly be available in major markets, with smaller markets being added later.Like other cable-style streaming services, YouTube TV got a price hike earlier this year, to $50 per month. Those who get YouTube TV through Apple iTunes are now paying $55 monthly.YouTube’s deal with Major League Baseball brought 13 live MLB games exclusively to both YouTube and YouTube TV during the back half of the 2019 season. Those games weren’t shown elsewhere. The move came after YouTube TV added eight channels from Discovery, including Discovery Channel, HGTV, and Food Network. Also new is Cozi TV, which airs older TVs shows, such as “Frasier” and “The Office.”Full details on its price hike and new channels are available on the.YouTube TV is now available nationwide, including all the local broadcast stations in almost all U.S.

The streaming service has been experimenting with new features, such as the augmented reality ads it ran during last year’s World Series as part of its sponsorship of the event. Augmented reality was used to create a large virtual video screen above the Green Monster seats at Fenway Park that looked on screen like it was a part of the stadium.

It's hard to imagine a world before TV streaming services. Remember when you had to watch a TV show at a specific time? With commercials?The TV landscape has been changing fast. And that means every major studio in the US is figuring out how to play catch-up when faced with huge competition from the likes of Netflix and Amazon Instant Video.But that doesn't mean there isn't a place for traditional networks in all of this. For example, a lot of the best TV right now can still be found on cable network FX. But convenience is winning out, and a lot of the best shows are skipping live TV entirely. Viewers have signed up to Netflix and Hulu in droves, and for good reason.There's never been so much choice when it comes to streaming services, which is great for viewers in some respects but it can be overwhelming and expensive to make the right decision.You've got the market leader, Netflix, which has become the default streaming service for many.

There's also the Amazon Prime Video service that comes as part of an Amazon Prime subscription, HBO Now for shows like or Westworld, and the likes of Hulu, YouTube TV and Sling for getting live TV without the hefty monthly bills.More recently, Disney has entered the fray with, which hosts shows and movies from Star Wars, Marvel and more. Apple has also thrown its hat into the ring with, which may not be able to compete with the rest when it comes to back catalogue, but has ambitious plans for fresh new programming.It's an exciting time, but now you have to strategize a little to get the TV you want within the budget you have.To help you choose from the best TV streaming services out there, we've put together this guide to the essentials. Best TV streaming service 2019 overview:. Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. Hulu. Disney Plus.

PlayStation Vue. YouTube TV. HBO Now and HBO Go. Sling TV. Crunchyroll. Twitch. iTunes / Google Play Store.

CrackleBest TV streaming service 2019:What is the best TV streaming service? Can require faster internet speedsIf you're a connoisseur of movies and/or TV, there's only one must-have player in town and that's. It is, unequivocally, the biggest and best streaming service, despite not always stocking its digital shelves with must-have new movies and TV; that said, this is the staple streamer you need to own if you ever plan on cutting the cord and surviving without it.These days, most smart TVs have Netflix apps and finding a streaming box without it is the equivalent of finding a needle in a haystack.

The quality of the movies and TV we tried – mostly streamed in Ultra HD – on both TV and on tablets is exquisite.Since launching its own content in 2013, Netflix's originals library has swelled to an enormous size, boasting dozens of award-winning shows including Stranger Things, Orange is the New Black, The Crown, Master of None, House of Cards and a bunch of Marvel shows like Luke Cage, Daredevil and Jessica Jones - you can see our pick of the.The number one threat to Netflix is its licensed content disappearing to newer, competing networks. Friends, for example, will leave the service for HBO Max when it launches in 2020, and The Office will depart for NBC's ad-supported Peacock. Both garnered significant audiences on Netflix in the US.

Netflix will have to work hard to make up for those losses.Subscription costs have gone up by $1-2 a month, with the basic plan at $9, HD plan at $13, and 4K Premium plan at $16. But don't forget you can also give Netflix a spin with the to see if it's worth your money.Verdict: 5/5. Interface not as intuitive as NetflixAmazon and Netflix are two sides of the same coin. That's not to say they're identical – they're not – but the differences are few and far between.Like Netflix, has its own set of original series - Transparent, The Man in the High Castle, and The Boys among others - but, generally speaking, they don't receive the same fanfare as their Netflix-bred brethren.Although Netflix is as guilty for dud programming as the rest of them, it's worth mentioning Amazon Prime does get some pretty terrible new additions from time to time. Limited to one streamVideo streaming service offers big-name titles like The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, and South Park alongside a huge number of titles from NBC, FOX and Comedy Central. It's also the only streaming service app on the aside from the newly-included Youtube app.Hulu comes in two flavors: the standard on-demand streaming service you've always known and loved, and the new Hulu with Live TV -to learn more you can read our full here.The former works well and is well worth its cost of entry – especially since brought the monthly subscription to only $5.99. Sure, it'll air with a few advertisements, but it's nothing you're not used to coming from traditional cable.

On the homepage you'll find highlighted shows based on your past visits to the site as well as curated content from Hulu HQ. This includes game trailers, new movie trailers, popular clips from last week's new episodes as well as a few themed playlists.

You can.The other option on the table is Hulu with Live TV, a cable alternative that will run you around $40 a month – which is, unfortunately, limited to the US. The service lives up to its name by offering you a bevy of live TV channels and 50 hours cloud DVR service and two simultaneous screens. This is a bit less than the next contender on our list – YouTube TV – which offers more screens and unlimited DVR space.The biggest problem with Hulu is that it lets users run head first into the paywall, keeping you from the content you're most apt to pay for.Some call this good business. Some call it extortion.

Wherever you stand on the subject the fact that you get so much free content upfront means that the old adage of 'you get what you pay for' definitely does not apply here.Verdict: 4/5. All family-friendly contentdoesn't feel like it's trying to be the main TV streaming offering in your life.

Instead, it's a family-friendly option that feels like it lives alongside a Netflix or Amazon Prime Video subscription. It has a very specific selection of content: Disney animated movies, Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, and National Geographic. Essentially, if Disney owns it and kids can watch it, it's on here.The app is easy to use, with useful genre listings, and 4K streaming is included as part of the same $6.99 per month package (you can also subscribe for a year at $69.99, and bundle it with ESPN+ and Hulu for $12.99 per month). It's pretty well-priced, then, and as far as classics go, Disney Plus has launched with a whole bunch of fantastic movies. If you can't stream a particular movie on the service, too, a listing page will tell you when you can.The library isn't nearly as comprehensive as Netflix or Amazon at this stage, then, but Disney Plus benefits from having a very specific angle.

On the horizon, too, it has a few impressive exclusive shows in the works from Marvel Studios, and it's launched with The Mandalorian, a fantastic live-action Star Wars show.Verdict: 4/5. Can be quite priceyUnlike some of the other options on this list, PlayStation isn't exactly synonymous with TV streaming. But the giant of gaming has stepped out of its comfort zone and taken a leap into the world of TV, quite successfully we might add.Launching way back in 2015, PlayStation has been trying to compete with the big names of streaming like Netflix and Hulu for a few years now but until recently, the service hasn't had much to offer.Jump forward to 2019 and PlayStation Vue has become a competing force in the cord-cutting scene. Offering a range of packages from basic live TV to premium channels including HBO, Showtime and NFL Redzone. And not just for PlayStation owners, either.PlayStation Vue is one of the more fluid options on this list in terms of devices you can use, allowing for up to five simultaneous streams on a huge variety of platforms. It combines this with one of the best interfaces available and a huge variety of channels.

But unfortunately with all these features comes a price tag on the higher end of TV streaming services.Verdict 4/5.6. Limited to one stream at a timeAsk someone what they think was the biggest internet revolution of the 21st century and they'll probably say it was. And with good reason – the user-generated video-blogging site has changed the online landscape forever.It lets anyone, however well known they are (or not), whatever the quality of their content and wherever they hail from, upload their weird and wonderful videos for anyone around the world to watch at their convenience.

The beauty of YouTube is that in the blink of an eye it's taken the broadcasting power from the bigwigs and placed it right in our hands.OK, so it might not have stopped people wanting to watch a high quality, professionally made production in their living room TVs, but it's an insight into how TV might be produced in the future. After all with YouTube you don't need a big budget – or indeed any budget at all – to produce your own TV series and establish a massive following.While the free portion of YouTube will always remain the most popular (the latest statistic says that a whopping eight years' worth of content is uploaded each and every day to the site), but if you're looking for quality content, YouTube TV is also an excellent option worth considering.A subscription to is on the expensive side at $40 a month, but you're treated to a fair amount of content – replete with cloud DVR functionality.

The service is available only in the US for now, however, and even here it's only available in around 100 markets around the country. Still, if you're lucky enough to be in one of those areas, it's the best live TV streaming service out there right now.Verdict: 4/5.7. HBO Now and HBO Go. Jumpy streaming on mobile dataAs a streaming service with ties to more traditional broadcasting models, requires you to have a paid cable subscription to access its content. If you've got one of those, subscribing to HBO Go is an absolute no-brainer – it's free for you!

Go on, download it right now and put our word to the test.If borrowing mom and dad's cable account info isn't in the cards and the ominous cable bill is too threatening to even consider, there's, a $15 per month service that gives you access to HBO's entire content library.Alongside the new shows of Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley and West World you'll also find heaps of big-budget films, new and old, and the stable of HBO classics like The Sopranos, Deadwood, Oz, True Blood, Sex in the City, Rome and The Pacific. The service doesn't get as many updates as say, Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon do, but episodes are typically added within hours of them airing on cable.HBO is a bit more selective about which device it interfaces with than Netflix and YouTube, but so far you can find it on Amazon Fire TV, Android/iOS, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and the whole line of Samsung Smart TVs.Verdict: 4/5. Search function isn't greatis a kind of cure-all for the cord-cutting generation, something that we knew we needed but no company stepped up to make. That said, it's everything cable's not. It's affordable. It's no-obligation. And there are absolutely zero sales reps trying to stop you from cancelling your contract.

Best of all, you won't have to give up some of the perks cable provided in the last few years like the ability to pause live TV or watch something that aired up to 72 hours ago.We've spoken at length about in our review but in case you missed it, here's what you need to know: Sling TV is live TV streaming from DISH whenever and wherever. But unlike traditional cable or satellite, there's no contracts, no equipment and no costly bill at the end of the month.But let's get down to brass tacks. $20 a month gets you a TON of cable channels - ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Travel Channel, CNN, Cartoon Network, ABC Family, Disney Channel and AMC, and many, many more.If the included channels aren't enough, Sling TV sells nine add-on packages for $5 a month that add around five channels each and focus on a particular theme (International News, Latino Programming, etc.).

Sling TV makes it in to our guide, too.Sling TV is available on iOS, Android, and, and Roku TV, plus select LG and Samsung smart TVs and on PC and Mac via the website portal.It's not without limitations, however. The standard Sling TV package, called Sling TV Orange, while available on a plethora of mobile and living room gadgets, will only work on one device at a time and, admittedly, at doesn't present the same content-to-dollar ratio that Netflix or Prime Instant Video provide.Verdict: 3.5/5.9. No mobile streamingFor a certain crowd, (formerly known as Justin.tv) is about the best invention since sliced bread. Essentially it's a livestreaming platform that focuses primarily on videogames where you can find everything from world tournament coverage to someone muddling their way through that indie darling you had your eye on buying.It's not traditional by any means, but you'll find plenty to see and do on Twitch. Best of all the app is free on almost any platform you can think of: iOS, Android, Xbox One, PS4, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV you name it, it probably has a Twitch app. You can here.Twitch may be limited to a niche audiences of gamers at the moment, but the platform clearly shows promise. Amazon bought the service wholesale in December of last year for a cool $970 million.

Whether you count it as real TV programming, however, is another question.Verdict: 3/5.11. ITunes / Google Play Store. ITunes can be clunkySecond-to-last on our list are iTunes and its Android counterpart, the Google Play Store.Every other entry on this list has one factor going for it – it's either free or offers a buffet-style, all-you-can-stream option.

Apple and Google's primary storefronts don't offer that.Payment is always done per title – which makes sense when you want to stream, say, the latest movie once per month – but is one of the most illogical ways to consume media if you plan on binge-watching anything.That said, they're not all bad. In fact, there's no better way to own a digital copy of your favorite film or TV series than to buy it off one of these. Its ability to transfer any movies or TV shows straight to your mobile device makes these two of the slickest staples in the streaming world. Didn't have time to finish that movie on your desktop last night?

Save it to your iPad and watch the rest of it on the way to work the following morning. Easy.iTunes isn't perfect, we'll admit. It's a little bit clunky and slow at times, while Windows aficionados will baulk at the need to install Apple software just to get access to something you want to watch. Conversely, the Google Play Store will have you shelling out $3.99 for an SD version of a film that came out years ago, even if it's available elsewhere for free.But that's the real Marmite bit of these e-commerce services. You pay to play or you can take your business elsewhere.Verdict: 2.5/5.

For a less committed option, head over to or12. All films shown in SDWhile creating this list, we gave some serious thought to leaving off completely.

With a poor selection and even poorer streaming quality you'd be forgiven for never knowing about Sony Pictures Entertainment's unfortunate streaming offshoot.Crackle offers a rotating selection of a few dozen films from motion picture studios' archives that focus on six categories: action, comedy, crime, drama, horror and sci-fi. One month you might see a kitsch classic like Ghostbusters, while the next you won't be as fortunate and will only find a few throw-away films from the '90s. Warning: Each film is streamed in standard definition, and a tiny ad floats at the bottom of the screen throughout the entirety of your stay.What helped it make the cut?

Streaming any one of the few dozen movies and TV shows found on Crackle's website is completely free, no strings attached. Keep in mind that advertisements pop up before each movie starts, and expect a few intermittently throughout the film.Should you choose to endure it, Crackle is available on iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Nook, Kindle, Roku, PlayStation TV, Chromecast, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, most Blu-ray players, smart TVs, game consoles including the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PlayStation Vita, online and T-Mobile TV.Verdict: 1.5/5.: the top six streaming media players for 4K and HD TV reviewed. More interested in sport? Check out our pick of the best.

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