NOTE: To see a more recent update on this topic from September 2019, click HERE.

June 2019 was a busy month full of changes for several live TV streaming services. PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and others all made changes to their lineup and device support in June. So today we take a look at Sling TV, Hulu’s live TV, YouTube TV, Watch TV, FuboTV, Philo, DIRECTV NOW, and PlayStation Vue with the hopes that we will make picking the right live TV streaming service easier.

*Note this list is up to date (as best as we can make it) as of July 1st, 2019.

Are you on a mobile device? Struggling to see the chart? Here is a PDF you can download for easier viewing.

Note: DIRECTV has launch streaming versions of its satellite packages starting at $93 a month through the DIRECTV NOW app. For this guide, though we will focus on the DIRECTV NOW Plus and DIRECTV NOW Max, the two new DIRECTV NOW packages which have replaced older DIRECTV NOW packages. If you would like to learn more about the streaming version of DIRECTV’s satellite packages starting at $93 a month you can find more info here.

First what channels each service offers:

*Please check the website of services you want to try to see what locals are offered in your area.

*fuboTV, DIRECTV NOW, & Sling TV include several international packages.

*Hulu also includes access to Hulu’s on-demand service.

*fuboTV is adding more Discovery-owned networks but at this time they are not live on fuboTV. We will add them to this chart as soon as they are live on fuboTV.

*Found an error? Please email us and we will fix it.

Next, you should look at which of these services works on the devices you own:

*DIRECTV Now offers a dedicated DIRECTV NOW box currently in beta powered by Android TV. For now, though no other Android TV device has an official DIRECTV NOW app.

*YouTube TV is coming to the Fire TV but as of today it is not live on the Fire TV.

DVR

DIRECTV NOW comes with 20 hours of DVR storage for free. Later this year DIRECTV NOW will add an option to buy 100 hours of storage.

Philo includes an unlimited 30-day DVR, plus on-demand programming.

PlayStation Vue offers a 28-day DVR and after 28 days the recording is removed.

Sling TV has a DVR and most of their channels have on-demand versions of the aired shows. Sling TV is offering 50 hours of DVR space with no time limit on how long you can keep a recording for $5 a month.

YouTube TV will keep shows for 9 months with no storage space limits.

FuboTV offers 30 hours of personal cloud DVR storage with no expiration and an Advanced DVR for $9.99/month, which includes 500 hours.

Hulu live TV starts with 50 hours of storage. If you want more storage or the ability to fast forward you can pay $14.99 a month to get that ability.

Watch TV has no DVR.

Number of Streams

Sling TV will allow you to stream one or three streams at once depending on what package you sign up for. You can also use your Sling TV login for some apps such as WatchESPN.

PlayStation Vue will work on five devices at once inside your house. Outside your house, you can use 1 streaming player and up to 4 mobile devices at once. (You can learn more about PS Vue out of home rules HERE.)

YouTube TV allows for 3 streams at once both inside and outside of your home.

fuboTV allows 2 streams at the same time or 3 streams with the Family Share option.

Philo allows 3 streams at once both inside and outside of your home.

Hulu live TV starts with 2 streams but you can add more for $9.99 a month.

DIRECTV NOW offers two streams. (DIRECTV NOW also offers a $5 add-on for a 3rd stream.)

Watch TV is limited to just 1 stream.

So what service should you pick?

Hopefully, this guide has helped you find the right service. If you are still wondering which is the best for you and your family the best thing to do is to try the free trial for FuboTV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu, Philo, PlayStation Vue, Watch TV, and DIRECTV NOW offer. Our suggestion is to give them a try and see if you like them. Check each service’s site for current prices because they keep changing.

We updated the story on 2/1/2019 to add some missing channels.

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