id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> Sarah Tew/CNET If you're the kind of cord cutter who wants to experience as painless a transition from cable TV as possible, and don't mind paying a bit extra, YouTube TV is the live TV streaming service for you. It's easy to use, slick and fast on a variety of devices, and it supports up to six separate family member profiles. Its cloud DVR is the best in the business, with unlimited storage and pretty much all the capabilities of a hardware DVR like TiVo. And its channel selection is top-notch, including numerous cable stables and coverage of all four local networks (ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC) in most markets nationwide. (Note that CBS is the parent company of CNET and Showtime.) It will also be the first streaming service to get local PBS stations later this year.
At $50, YouTube TV belongs among other premium services such as PlayStation Vue, Hulu with Live TV and AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now), and yet it's better than all three. At that price it may not actually save you much money over cable TV, however, especially if you have a good TV-plus-internet bundle from your current provider. For cord cutters who want more savings in their live TV package, we recommend Sling TV instead at $25 monthly, making it our Editors' Choice as the best budget option.
YouTube TV costs twice as much as Sling TV, but for people used to the myriad channels and easy DVR of cable or satellite, it's worth it. That's why YouTube TV is our Editors' Choice among premium live TV services.
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YouTube TV is completely separate from YouTube, the free video service with more than 2 billion users a month. YouTube TV offers a cable-TV-like experience through a variety of devices including Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Chromecast, numerous smart TVs, phones, tablets and web browsers. The only major streaming platform missing is Amazon Fire TV, which will get a YouTube TV app later this year.
The service operates in much the same way as competitors -- there's a program guide, a DVR and dozens of channels. But what really separates YouTube TV from other premium (over $40 a month) services like DirecTV Now, Hulu with Live TV and Fubo TV?
Services compared
Premium services YouTube TV DirecTV Now/ AT&T TV Now Hulu with Live TV FuboTV
Base price $50/month for 70+ channels $50/month for 45+ channels $45/month for 60+ channels $55/month for 100+ channels
Total number of popular (top 100) channels 63 45 58 62
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC channels Yes Yes Yes Only CBS, Fox and NBC (no ABC)
Record shows for later (cloud DVR) Yes (keep for 9 months) Yes (20GB, keep for 30 days) Yes Yes (30GB, 500GB for 더나인카지노쿠폰 $10 a m
br />Step-up packages with more channels No Yes No Yes
br />Simultaneous streams per account 3 2 ($5 option for 3) 2 ($15 option for unlimited) 2 ($6 option fo
br />Fast-forward through or skip commercials with cloud DVR Yes Yes No (Yes with $15 option) Yesbr />YouTube TV's channel selection is excellent, with more from our list of 100 top channels than any other competitor. I've said this before, but more channels doesn't mean better: some services such as Fubo lean heavily on sports while others are more wide-ranging. It's best to check the list at the end of this article to make sure you're getting the channels you w
br />Like Hulu, YouTube TV doesn't offer any add-on channel packages, although it does have a handful of single-channel add-ons like Showtime and Epix. Significantly, HBO is not offered, though now that we're in a post-Game of Thrones world this may not be as important. And of course you could always stream HBO from somewhere else, like the HBO Now app, the Apple TV app or Amazon Prime Video Chann
br />What's it like to use?br />YouTube TV's user interface is fairly simple. There are three top-level tabs broken into Library, Home and Live. Library is where your DVR content lives. Home is where featured and live thumbnails appear. The Live tab is a familiar-looking program grid which shows currently-playing and upcoming shows. Users are able to search from the top of any page, which makes it relatively easy to jump straight to the content you w
br />Users can watch YouTube clips related to many program
br />Ty Pendlebury/CNET The service's tie in to YouTube proper is welcome -- with YouTube originals included -- though it could be more tightly integrated, especially on set top boxes. For example, a content page appears when you press the "Go To" button on a show, and Related on YouTube item appears at the bottom. It would be helpful to have thumbnails of related interviews and trailers appear more prominently on this page without having to delve into me
br />The DVR works very well, including the ability to rewind and fast-forward freely through recordings, even ones that aren't yet completed. The Roku interface offers a 15-second skip by default while the Apple TV's control system is even better. Utilizing the touch pad, the ability to scroll through content is glorious -- it's so much fun and thumbnails make it relatively easy to hone into the part you w
br />The DVR enables you to fast-forward and rewind, while Apple TV enables you to scrub through the tim
br />Sarah Tew/CNET The early version of YouTube TV's cloud DVR had an issue, however. When a show appeared in a network's on-demand library, it would automatically replace the version in your cloud DVR. That means users would lose the ability to fast-forward through commercials. Happily YouTube TV got rid of that restriction in October 2018, with one exception: CBS. Shows from that network's on-demand library will still automatically replace the DVR recordings. With every other network except for CBS, the DVR behaves exactly as you'd expect, complete with the ability to fast-forward through commerc
br />Additionally, YouTube TV's DVR is not truly unlimited. The shows expire after 9 months, which is still a lot longer than the 30 days of most riv
br />Will YouTube TV actually save you money?br />That $50 monthly price makes it that much tougher to save money compared to cable. If you pay around $50 for just Internet service, that's a total of $100 per month. Many cable TV providers will give you a TV+Internet bundle for around the same pr
br />Prices vary widely of course, and with cable you probably have to pay rental equipment fees, taxes and other extras. And cable providers usually reserve the best bundle pricing for people who sign a contract. YouTube TV (and other streaming services) are contract-free so you can cancel anytime, and have other advantages over cable, for example being easier to watch on phones and tablets. At $50 per month, however, you'll have to be coming from a relatively expensive cable bill to realize substantial savings with YouTube
br />The service comes with a comprehensive program guid
br />Sarah Tew/CNET Should you get it
br />Price no object, YouTube TV my favorite live streaming service, but the value proposition will be tough for a lot of people. If you don't want to be beholden to a traditional cable company -- and can get a good broadband-only Internet package on the cheap -- YouTube TV is very attractive. For 슈퍼카지노 serious cord cutters on a budget, however, Sling TV is a better bet, especially when paired with an
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NBC Yes Yes Ye
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PBS No No No No
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CW Yes No Yes Yes
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Animal Planet Yes Yes Yes No
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BBC America No Yes Y
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BBC World News No $ Y
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BET No No N
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Bloomberg TV No No
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Bravo Yes Yes Ye
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Cartoon Network Yes Yes Yes Yes
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CBS Sports Network Yes $ Yes
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Cheddar Yes Yes Yes No
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Cinemax $ $ No
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CMT No No No
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CNBC Yes Yes Ye
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CNN Yes Yes Yes Ye
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Comedy Central No No No Yes
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Cooking Channel No $
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C-SPAN No No No No
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Destination America No Yes No No
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Discovery Channel Yes Yes Yes N
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Disney Channel Yes Yes Ye
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Disney Junior Yes Yes Yes Ye
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Disney XD Yes Yes Ye
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DIY No $ No No
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E! Yes Yes Ye
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ESPN Yes Yes Yes Ye
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ESPN 2 Yes Yes Ye
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ESPNEWS Yes $
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Food Network Yes Yes Yes No
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Fox Business Yes Yes Ye
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Fox News Yes Yes Ye
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Fox Sports 1 Yes Yes Yes Ye
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Fox Sports 2 Yes Yes
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Freeform Yes Yes Ye
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FX Yes Yes Ye
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FX Movie Channel Yes $ Ye
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FXX Yes Yes Ye
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Golf Channel Yes $
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Hallmark No $ No Ye
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HBO $ $ N
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HGTV Yes Yes Y
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History Yes No No N
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HLN Yes Yes Ye
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IFC No $ Y
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Investigation Discovery Yes Yes Yes No
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National Geographic Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Nat Geo Wild Yes $ Ye
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NBA TV No $ Y
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NBC Sports Network Yes Yes Ye
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Newsy No No Y
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NFL Network No $ No No
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NFL Red Zone No $
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Oxygen Yes Yes Ye
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Tennis Channel No $ Y
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Travel Channel Yes Yes Y
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Turner Classic Movies Yes $ Yes Yes
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At $50, YouTube TV belongs among other premium services such as PlayStation Vue, Hulu with Live TV and AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now), and yet it's better than all three. At that price it may not actually save you much money over cable TV, however, especially if you have a good TV-plus-internet bundle from your current provider. For cord cutters who want more savings in their live TV package, we recommend Sling TV instead at $25 monthly, making it our Editors' Choice as the best budget option.
YouTube TV costs twice as much as Sling TV, but for people used to the myriad channels and easy DVR of cable or satellite, it's worth it. That's why YouTube TV is our Editors' Choice among premium live TV services.
Now playing: Watch this: Live TV streaming services for cord cutters: How to choose... 2:44 What do you get?
YouTube TV is completely separate from YouTube, the free video service with more than 2 billion users a month. YouTube TV offers a cable-TV-like experience through a variety of devices including Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Chromecast, numerous smart TVs, phones, tablets and web browsers. The only major streaming platform missing is Amazon Fire TV, which will get a YouTube TV app later this year.
The service operates in much the same way as competitors -- there's a program guide, a DVR and dozens of channels. But what really separates YouTube TV from other premium (over $40 a month) services like DirecTV Now, Hulu with Live TV and Fubo TV?
Services compared
Premium services YouTube TV DirecTV Now/ AT&T TV Now Hulu with Live TV FuboTV
Base price $50/month for 70+ channels $50/month for 45+ channels $45/month for 60+ channels $55/month for 100+ channels
Total number of popular (top 100) channels 63 45 58 62
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC channels Yes Yes Yes Only CBS, Fox and NBC (no ABC)
Record shows for later (cloud DVR) Yes (keep for 9 months) Yes (20GB, keep for 30 days) Yes Yes (30GB, 500GB for 더나인카지노쿠폰 $10 a m
br />Step-up packages with more channels No Yes No Yes
br />Simultaneous streams per account 3 2 ($5 option for 3) 2 ($15 option for unlimited) 2 ($6 option fo
br />Fast-forward through or skip commercials with cloud DVR Yes Yes No (Yes with $15 option) Yesbr />YouTube TV's channel selection is excellent, with more from our list of 100 top channels than any other competitor. I've said this before, but more channels doesn't mean better: some services such as Fubo lean heavily on sports while others are more wide-ranging. It's best to check the list at the end of this article to make sure you're getting the channels you w
br />Like Hulu, YouTube TV doesn't offer any add-on channel packages, although it does have a handful of single-channel add-ons like Showtime and Epix. Significantly, HBO is not offered, though now that we're in a post-Game of Thrones world this may not be as important. And of course you could always stream HBO from somewhere else, like the HBO Now app, the Apple TV app or Amazon Prime Video Chann
br />What's it like to use?br />YouTube TV's user interface is fairly simple. There are three top-level tabs broken into Library, Home and Live. Library is where your DVR content lives. Home is where featured and live thumbnails appear. The Live tab is a familiar-looking program grid which shows currently-playing and upcoming shows. Users are able to search from the top of any page, which makes it relatively easy to jump straight to the content you w
br />Users can watch YouTube clips related to many program
br />Ty Pendlebury/CNET The service's tie in to YouTube proper is welcome -- with YouTube originals included -- though it could be more tightly integrated, especially on set top boxes. For example, a content page appears when you press the "Go To" button on a show, and Related on YouTube item appears at the bottom. It would be helpful to have thumbnails of related interviews and trailers appear more prominently on this page without having to delve into me
br />The DVR works very well, including the ability to rewind and fast-forward freely through recordings, even ones that aren't yet completed. The Roku interface offers a 15-second skip by default while the Apple TV's control system is even better. Utilizing the touch pad, the ability to scroll through content is glorious -- it's so much fun and thumbnails make it relatively easy to hone into the part you w
br />The DVR enables you to fast-forward and rewind, while Apple TV enables you to scrub through the tim
br />Sarah Tew/CNET The early version of YouTube TV's cloud DVR had an issue, however. When a show appeared in a network's on-demand library, it would automatically replace the version in your cloud DVR. That means users would lose the ability to fast-forward through commercials. Happily YouTube TV got rid of that restriction in October 2018, with one exception: CBS. Shows from that network's on-demand library will still automatically replace the DVR recordings. With every other network except for CBS, the DVR behaves exactly as you'd expect, complete with the ability to fast-forward through commerc
br />Additionally, YouTube TV's DVR is not truly unlimited. The shows expire after 9 months, which is still a lot longer than the 30 days of most riv
br />Will YouTube TV actually save you money?br />That $50 monthly price makes it that much tougher to save money compared to cable. If you pay around $50 for just Internet service, that's a total of $100 per month. Many cable TV providers will give you a TV+Internet bundle for around the same pr
br />Prices vary widely of course, and with cable you probably have to pay rental equipment fees, taxes and other extras. And cable providers usually reserve the best bundle pricing for people who sign a contract. YouTube TV (and other streaming services) are contract-free so you can cancel anytime, and have other advantages over cable, for example being easier to watch on phones and tablets. At $50 per month, however, you'll have to be coming from a relatively expensive cable bill to realize substantial savings with YouTube
br />The service comes with a comprehensive program guid
br />Sarah Tew/CNET Should you get it
br />Price no object, YouTube TV my favorite live streaming service, but the value proposition will be tough for a lot of people. If you don't want to be beholden to a traditional cable company -- and can get a good broadband-only Internet package on the cheap -- YouTube TV is very attractive. For 슈퍼카지노 serious cord cutters on a budget, however, Sling TV is a better bet, especially when paired with an
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Channel Hulu with Live TV ($45) PS Vue ($45) YouTube TV ($50) DirecTV Now
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Total channels: 58 47 63 4
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ABC Yes Yes Ye
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CBS Yes Yes Ye
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Fox Yes Yes Ye
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NBC Yes Yes Ye
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PBS No No No No
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CW Yes No Yes Yes
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MyNetworkTV Yes Yes Ye
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A&E Yes No
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AMC No Yes Y
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Animal Planet Yes Yes Yes No
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BBC America No Yes Y
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BBC World News No $ Y
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BET No No N
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Big Ten Network Yes $
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Bloomberg TV No No
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Boomerang Yes $ N
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Bravo Yes Yes Ye
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Cartoon Network Yes Yes Yes Yes
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CBS Sports Network Yes $ Yes
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Cheddar Yes Yes Yes No
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Cinemax $ $ No
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CMT No No No
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CNBC Yes Yes Ye
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CNN Yes Yes Yes Ye
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Comedy Central No No No Yes
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Cooking Channel No $
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C-SPAN No No No No
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Destination America No Yes No No
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Discovery Channel Yes Yes Yes N
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Disney Channel Yes Yes Ye
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Disney Junior Yes Yes Yes Ye
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Disney XD Yes Yes Ye
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DIY No $ No No
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E! Yes Yes Ye
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EPIX No $ $ N
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ESPN Yes Yes Yes Ye
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ESPN 2 Yes Yes Ye
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ESPNEWS Yes $
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ESPNU Yes $ Yes $
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Food Network Yes Yes Yes No
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Fox Business Yes Yes Ye
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Fox News Yes Yes Ye
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Fox Sports 1 Yes Yes Yes Ye
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Fox Sports 2 Yes Yes
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Freeform Yes Yes Ye
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FX Yes Yes Ye
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FX Movie Channel Yes $ Ye
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FXX Yes Yes Ye
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Golf Channel Yes $
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Hallmark No $ No Ye
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HBO $ $ N
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HGTV Yes Yes Y
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History Yes No No N
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HLN Yes Yes Ye
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IFC No $ Y
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Investigation Discovery Yes Yes Yes No
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Lifetime Yes No No No
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Lifetime Movie Network No No
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Motor Trend Yes $ Yes No
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MLB Network No $ Y
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MSNBC Yes Yes Yes Yes
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MTV No No No Ye
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MTV2 No No
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National Geographic Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Nat Geo Wild Yes $ Ye
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NBA TV No $ Y
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NBC Sports Network Yes Yes Ye
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Newsy No No Y
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NFL Network No $ No No
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NFL Red Zone No $
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NHL Network No No
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Nick Jr. No No N
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OWN No Yes
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Oxygen Yes Yes Ye
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Paramount Network No No
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Science No Yes
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SEC Network Yes $ No $
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Showtime $
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Smithsonian Yes No Yes No
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Starz No N
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Sundance TV No $ Yes N
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Syfy Yes Yes Ye
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Tastemade No $ Y
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TBS Yes Yes Ye
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Telemundo Yes Yes Ye
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Tennis Channel No $ Y
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TLC Yes Yes Yes N
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TNT Yes Yes Yes Ye
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Travel Channel Yes Yes Y
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TruTV Yes Yes Yes Ye
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Turner Classic Movies Yes $ Yes Yes
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TV Land No No
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Univision No No
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USA Network Yes Yes Ye
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VH1 No No No Ye
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Viceland Yes No No N
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WE tv No Yes Y
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Weather Channel No No No N
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