Confused about Streaming TV services?
We get that. Many popular options offer free trials so you can try it without risk to see what will work best for you. If you have questions please check out the information we have below.
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Or scroll down for an overview of live and on-demand services.
Paid Live TV Services
We've researched several streaming TV services and found those below to be a great value for our members and a good place to start exploring streaming options.
| DIRECTV STREAM Test | DIRECTV STREAM combines the benefits of live TV and sports, on-demand movies and shows, a Cloud DVR, and access to premium channels like HBO. | directv.com |
| YouTube TV | 85+ top channels of entertainment, news, live sports, & more. Recording without storage limits and 6 accounts included. | tv.youtube.com |
| fuboTV | fuboTV is the world’s only sports-focused live TV streaming service with top leagues and teams, plus popular shows, movies and news for the entire household. | fubo.tv |
| Hulu + Live TV | 75+ live channels with the entire Hulu streaming library. 50 hours of DVR storage. | hulu.com/live-tv |
| Sling TV | Personalize your channel lineup & save: start with your base service, then pick Extras in your favorite genres like sports, comedy, kids, news & more. | sling.com |
| Philo | Philo offers a package of top-rated television channels for just $25. Watch live, save unlimited shows to watch later, or browse content available on-demand. | philo.com |
Free Live TV Streaming
There are several streaming services that are free and often are ad-supported. These have live tv offerings listed below and some have on-demand as well. These are great options for access to a ton of great content for free, usually older programming and movies.
| Pluto | Free ad-supported service from Viacom/CBS offering older programming and movies either on Live TV or on-demand. | pluto.tv |
| Tubi TV | Free ad-supported service from FOX offering older programming and movies on-demand | tubitv.com |
| Peacock TV | Free ad-supported service from NBCUniversal, includes live and on-demand original programming, older programming and movies. Paid, ad-free version available. | peacocktv.com |
| STIRR | Free ad-supported live local news, TV series, live sports, and movies. Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. | stirr.com |
| PBS/OPB | Free live and on-demand content from the Public Broadcasting System. OPB Local station is available. | pbs.org/livestream |
Paid On-Demand Streaming
The information below shows some of the most popular paid-for, on-demand streaming services. For the most part, this will be on-demand shows, movies and original content exclusive to the service.
| Netflix | Wide variety of ad-free, award-winning TV shows, movies, anime, documentaries, and more on thousands of devices. | netflix.com |
| Hulu | Premium streaming service offering on-demand TV and movies, with and without ads. | hulu.com |
| Prime Video | Included with Amazon Prime, popular movies and TV, award-winning originals and live events. | amazon.com |
| Disney+ | Original content from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic and more. | disneyplus.com |
| Discovery+ | The greatest real-life entertainment & exclusive originals. Stream HGTV, Food Network, TLC, ID, Animal Planet and more. | discoveryplus.com |
| HBO Max | Includes movie and episode content from HBO, Cartoon Network, DC Comics, Turner Classic Movies, Studio Ghimli, and Looney Tunes in one app. | hbomax.com |
| Paramount+ | Over 30,000 episodes and movies from CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Smithsonian Channel and more. | paramountplus.com |
Free On-Demand
These are free services with on-demand only content. These, like most free services, are supported by advertisements.
| Crackle | Free ad-supported service offering older programming and movies on-demand. | crackle.com |
| Freevee | Free ad-supported service from Amazon including TV shows and movies on-demand. | amazon.com/freevee |
Please note, this is for informational purposes only. These are third-party services and are not billed or supported by SMTA. Information is subject to change without notice.
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