Every service covered here is truly live. Some services claim to offer 'live TV,' while really just offering 24/7 online marathons of preprogrammed existing material. DirecTV Stream, fuboTV, and Sling TV, for instance, all offer international channels, though you will need to pay extra for some of them. Some services also include news networks not based in the US, such as BBC World News. For complete news coverage, make sure the service you choose includes both commercial broadcast affiliates (ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC) and cable news channels (such as BBC America, CNN, CNBC, Fox News, and MSNBC). A subscription to Hulu + Live TV, for instance, lets you watch all the shows and movies from Hulu's on-demand service, including its original shows.Īlthough news channels may not be the primary way people stay informed about the world these days, they are still a good resource for live coverage of national and international events. Other services combine live TV with more traditional on-demand libraries. Many video streaming services with entertainment channels also include on-demand content from those channels that you can watch at your leisure and record to DVR storage. Philo is an excellent option for watching such entertainment networks, including AMC, Animal Planet, Food Network, HGTV, Lifetime, Nickelodeon, and Travel Channel. Other television channels aren't dependent on your geographic location.

YouTube TV is the only service we've reviewed that includes local PBS channels. Most of the services here, including YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV host these networks. So long as the video streaming service you choose offers affiliate broadcast channels in your market, you can watch your favorite network shows from the likes of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC.

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