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Fubo vs. YouTube TV: Which live streaming service is best?

If you’ve decided to cut the cord and switch to a streaming service, you have more options than ever before. The most popular streaming services have taken the time to provide massive libraries of content just waiting for you to discover them. The best live streaming services now ensure that you never miss an episode of your favorite show. So let’s take a look at two of the best live streaming options on the market: Fubo and YouTube TV.

Fubo offers a great combination of live sporting events, a huge selection of channels, and a built-in DVR feature that makes it easy to record your favorite shows or programs. YouTube TV offers both live streaming and VOD content, as well as access to NFL RedZone and streaming events in 4K. There are many benefits to both services, but the main thing here is to find the service that’s right for you.

Let’s dive in.

Plans and prices

Fubo TV login screen.
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Fubo offers four different subscription levels. All offers initially offer a one-month discount before the actual monthly subscription price applies.

The Pro plan costs $80 per month and includes 197 channels, unlimited cloud DVR, and the ability to watch on 10 screens at once. Elite with Sports Plus costs $100 per month, has access to 290 channels, includes 4K video, and adds Sports Plus with NFL RedZone. The Deluxe plan costs $110 per month, has 302 channels and adds MGM+ and International Sports Plus. Fubo also has a Latino plan available for $33 per month that includes 62 channels, unlimited cloud DVR, and dual-screen viewing.

Fubo also has a competitive selection of additional options. These range from premium channels like Starz and Paramount+ to channel packages for sports or news. There are also various add-ons for content in other languages ​​such as French, Spanish or Portuguese.

Alternatively, YouTube TV only has one title and one price to get everything it has to offer. For $73 per month you get access to over 110 channels.

YouTube TV also offers access to a variety of add-ons. These include options like the 4K add-on, premium channels like Max, and options like CuriosityStream, Zee Family, and more. In the add-ons you will also find the Spanish plan and several other add-ons in languages ​​such as Hindi, Tagalog and Spanish. YouTube TV is also the exclusive home of NFL Sunday Ticket.

Contents

When choosing a streaming service, the most important thing is what content is available. If a streaming service doesn’t offer the programs you want to watch, it’s not worth subscribing to, right?

A multiview option for NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV.
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Fubo is strong and offers access to over 300 channels depending on which service tier you sign up to. Your basic subscription includes access to over 200 channels, but it’s worth taking a look at what channels are actually there as it includes eight different beIN Sports channels and 11 from TUDN. While Fubo includes access to local networks, what you get depends on where you are.

YouTube TV gives you over 100 channels to check out, with a combination of well-known networks and some lesser-known options. It includes channels like ABC, Fox, NBC, ESPN and many more to explore. When you turn on YouTube TV, you should also have access to local broadcast channels.

Channels

Photo of Fubo's homepage with golfer Cameron Smith.
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With so many channels on offer, it pays to know exactly what you’re going to get. With that in mind, we have the current channel lineup for both, as of Fall 2024. You can also assume that both YouTube TV and Fubo have access to local broadcasts.

YouTube TV channel lineup

ABC, ABC News Live, ACC Network, Adult Swim, All Reality We TV, American Crimes, AMC, AMC Thrillers, Animal Planet, BBC America, BBC World News, BET, BET Her, Bounce, Bravo, BTN, Cartoon Network, CBS , CBS Sports, Charge!, Cheddar News, CMT, CNBC, CNBC World, CNN, Comedy Central, Comedy.TV, Comet TV, Court TV, Cozi, Dabl, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Docurama, Dove Channel, E!, ESPN, ESPN in 4K, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, Food Network, Fox, Fox Business, Fox News, Fox Soul, Fox Sports 4K, Fox Sports Plus 4K, Fox Weather, Freeform, FS1, FS2, FX, FXM, FXX,

Galavision, Game Show Network, GetTV, Golf Channel, Hallmark Channel, Family, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, HGTV, HLN, HSN, ID, IFC, ION, JusticeCentral.TV, Law & Crime, LiveNOW, Local Now, Localish, Magnolia Network , MotorTrend, MSNBC, MTV, MTV Classic, MTV2, My TV, Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, NBA TV, NBA TV in 4K, NBC, NBC News Now, NBC Sports 4K, NBCLX, Neon, NewsNation, NFL Network, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Orlando City, OWN, Oxygen True Crime, Paramount, PBS, PBS Kids, PCMAG.com, Pop, IFC Portlandia, QVC, Recipe. TV, Scripps News, SEC Network, Smithsonian Channel, Start TV, Sundance TV, Stories by AMC, SYFY, T2, Tastemade, TBD TV, TBS, TeenNick, Telemundo, Telehit, Telemundo, The CW, The Great Courses, TLC, The Weather Channel, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, TUDN, Turner Classic Movies, TV Land, TYT Network, UniMas, Universal Kids, Univision, USA, VH1, WE watch TV.

The YouTube TV home screen.
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Fubo’s channel lineup

Fubo is a little more complicated as it has multiple titles, but we still have the channels you can expect. The starter plan starts with: ABC, ABC News Live, ABC Localish, AXS TV Now, ACL Cornhole, Always Funny, Accuweather, beIN SPORTS 4, beIN SPORTS 5, beIN SPORTS 6, beIN SPORTS 7, beIN SPORTS 8, beIN SPORTS en Espanol , Bravo, Big Network, Bloomberg Television, Bleav Football, Bounce, Boxing TV, Billiards TV, Bare Knuckle Fighting, BET, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, 2, CLEO TV, Curiosity, Comedy Dynamics, Court TV, Court TV Legendary Trials, Craftsy TV, CMT, Comedy Central, CBS News 24/7, Comet, CNBC, Charge, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Jr, Dabl, Dove Channel, Dark Matter TV, EarthX TV, E!, ESPN, ESPN 2, Estrella TV,

FS1 4k, FS2, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, Fox Business, Fox Weather, Fox LiveNow, Fox Sports, Fox Soul, FailArmy, Free Movies, Family Time, Fubo Radio 1, Fubo Radio 2, Fubo Radio 3, Fubo Radio 4, Fubo Radio 6, Fubo Radio 7, Fubo Radio 8, Fubo Radio 9, Fubo Radio 10, Forensic Files, FloRacing, FeTV, Filmrise Unsolved Mysteries, FMC, Fubo Movies, Fubo Sports, Fubo Sports 2, Fubo Sports 3, Fubo Sports 4, Fubo Sports 5, Fubo Sports 6, Fubo Sports 7, Fubo Sports 9, Gusto TV, Great American Family, Grit , Glory , Game Show Central, Galavision, Get TV, Hallmark, Hallmark Mystery, Hallmark Family, InFast, Ion Mystery, Ion, Ion Plus, JTV, Kitchen Nightmares, LSN, Law & Crime, Locked On Sports Los Angeles, Live Tennis, Locked On Sports Today, LX TV, Local Now,

Marquee, MASN, MASN, MSNBC, Maximum Effort Channel, Man Cave Movies, MTV, NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBC Sports 4k, NBC Golf, NFL Network, NBC News Now, National Geographic, NitroCircus TV, NewsMax, NewsMax2, News12 New York, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, NBC Universo, News Nation, Oxygen True Crime, Origin Sports, Power Sports World, Professional Football League, PBTV, Powder, Paramount, Pop TV, QVC, QVC’s Big Dish Channel, OZ TV, RealMadrid TV, SyFy, Sport Stak, Scripp News, Speed ​​Vision, Start.tv, Swerve Combat, Salem News, Shop LC, Speed ​​Sport, Surfer, Smithsonian Channel,

TasteMade Food & More, TasteMade Travel, The First, The Pet Collective, The Design Network, The Bob Ross Channel, Tastemade home, Team Liquid, The Boat Show, True Crime, Telemundo, TV Land, The Weather Channel, TBD, The Nest , TUDN, TUDNXtra 1, TUDNXtra 10, TUDNXtra 11, TUDNXtra 2, TUDNXtra 3, TUDNXtra 4, TUDNXtra 5, TUDNXtra 6, TUDNXtra 7, TUDNXtra 8, TUDNXtra 9, USA, Univision, Universal Kids, Unimas, VH1, WSN, Willow and XOXO.

The additional Fubo channels available with the Elite and Deluxe plans are: Africa News English, ACCN ESPN, Alien Nation, At Home Family Handyman, Bloomberg Originals, BET Jams, BET Soul, BET Her, Buzzr, Baywatch , Cheddar News, CNBC World, CL Sports, Court Sports Network, Circle Country, Classic TV, Cheater, Chess TV, Crime and Punishment, Curiosity Now, Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, Documentary Plus, Euro News, ESPN U, ESPN News, ESports Television, Fight Network, Fuel TV, FXM, Family Feud, Game Plus Network, Great American Faith & Living, Great American Adventures,

Horse & Country, Hello Inspo, i24 News, InWonder, InTravel, Justice Central TV, Judge Nosy, Lego, MLB Network, MLB Strike Zone, MTV2, MTV U, MTV Live, MTV Classic, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Mysteria, NFL RedZone , NBA TV, NHL Network, Next Level Sports & Entertainment, NickToons, NickMusic, Nat Geo Wild, Nosey, Non-Stop 90s, Outside TV, Pickle TV, Poker GO, People are Awesome, Revry News, ROI, Racing America, Revry, Retro Crush, Rig TV, Stadium, SEC ESPN Network, Sports Grid, Strongman Champions League, Sony Movie Channel, Shout TV, Sensical Makers, Supermarket Sweep, Sensical Gaming , Sensical Jr, The Washington Post Television, TYT, Tennis Channel, TNA Wrestling, Teen Nick, True Crime Now, Weather Spy, Whoa That Was Wild, Western, The Jami Oliver Channel, Unbeaten, WPT, World’s Wildest Police Videos and Zona Futbol.

Device support

Apple TV 4K, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Roku Streaming Stick 4K.
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While choosing a streaming service can be difficult, finding the devices supported by these services is not difficult. You should be able to easily watch both Fubo and YouTube TV while using a smartphone, tablet, home computer, video game console, or one of the best streaming devices on the market. Both services are extremely popular and are widely supported by most (if not all) video playback devices.

While you shouldn’t experience any problems unless your hardware is extremely old or outdated, you can check before signing up. You can easily check online whether your hardware is supported by Fubo or YouTube TV.

Diploma

The YouTube TV Live Guide.
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When choosing between Fubo and YouTube TV, it all comes down to what you want from your streaming service. Both streamers deliver plenty of live sports and have a competitive selection of channels that also include local broadcasts.

Although YouTube TV has fewer channels than Fubo, it is also slightly cheaper. So if YouTube TV has the channels you want to watch, it’s the perfect choice. Because it’s easy to add, this also allows you to optimize what’s available to watch via YouTube TV.

Alternatively, if you’re interested in international sports or want as many channels as possible, Fubo is a better option. The Deluxe plan offers more than 300 channels as well as a number of extras including NFL RedZone and MGM+.






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