YouTube TV’s apps look and work great across a variety of platforms. Recently,
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pable search tools and solid streaming performance in our testing establish it as
one of the best cable replacement services for general audiences. Just make sure
the service is available in your location before you consider it as an option.
Hulu
$5.99 per month; $44.99 for Hulu + Live TV
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news, sports, and entertainment channels. Still, Hulu trails some top competi-
tors due to its lackluster original content and limited selection of 4K content.
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though an ad-supported solution is supposedly in the works.
Hulu’s basic on-demand streaming plan costs only $5.99 per month, but the
ad-free version is $11.99 per month. The Hulu + Live TV plan costs $44.99 per
month and combines Hulu’s live TV service with the ad-supported streaming
plan. For $50.99, you get the ad-free version of Hulu’s on-demand service along
with the Live TV functionality. Premium Spotify subscribers can now get Hulu’s
ad-supported streaming plan for free, too. For the next six months, you can get
Hulu’s ad-supported plan for $2.99 per month as part of a deal the service
struck with actress Chrissy Teigen. The discounted price is available only to new
subscribers and anyone who has not signed up for Hulu in the past year.