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Yes, I figured that out accidentally myself and the home button has worked for me. It brings a pop-up windows asking whether you want to exit netflix with yes and no options. Seems like one has to learn all these little quirks of the system to make it work; makes my wife prefer just connecting our laptop via HDMI out to our system and use that instead of the WD Live plus!
Both services have their pluses and minuses but ultimately each offers a great live TV streaming experience. In general, it's a choice between having the biggest streaming bundle for the least amount of money, or being able to watch the greatest number of top channels. Hulu has an excellent selection of channels and not only adds a gigantic catalog of on-demand shows and movies but also includes the Disney Bundle -- Disney Plus and ESPN Plus -- for the $70 price, and as a result is our current Editors' Choice. Meanwhile, after an $8 price hike, YouTube TV still offers the most of the top 100 of any service, though it will be close as Hulu will soon add both PBS and Magnolia.
Hulu's greatest assets are the integration of a full complement of live TV channels with a massive catalog of on-demand content, and all for the one price. Hulu's channel count is solid, including some must-have programming. Its $70 price includes the ad-supported versions of Disney Plus and ESPN Plus, and there are even higher-priced choices for people who don't want to watch ads. If you want the most bang for buck, Hulu Plus Live Tv is where the smart money is.
With an excellent channel selection, easy-to-use interface and excellent cloud DVR, YouTube TV is an excellent cable TV replacement. It offers a $20 4K upgrade, but the downside is there isn't much to watch at present. If you don't mind paying a bit more than the Sling TVs of the world, YouTube TV offers a great live TV streaming experience.
The biggest difference comes down to channels. Comparing the total channel counts from our big list of the top 100 channels on every service, YouTube TV comes out on top with 77 from that list, closely followed by Hulu with 75. That total doesn't include every channel the services carry, just the ones in the top 100 as determined by the editors at CNET, but it still provides a good indication.
Both services offer all four of the major local channels -- ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC -- in most areas of the country, and both also carry local affiliates from The CW and MyTV. In the coming months Hulu is due to join YouTube TV in carrying PBS local stations.
Neither service offers many regional sports networks after both YouTube TV and Hulu dropped them in 2020. Beyond RSNs, however, YouTube TV has an advantage in national sports networks, with NBA TV available as part of its base package. Though YouTube TV used to have MLB Network as well, it dropped the channel earlier this year. YouTube users can pay another $11 to get the "Sports Plus" add-on that also includes Fox College Sports, GolTV, NFL RedZone and Fox Soccer Plus. In addition, users also have exclusive access to the NFL Sunday Ticket for an added $349. Meanwhile, Hulu users can sign up for a $10 package which includes NFL RedZone, Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, MAVTV Motorsports Network, TVG and TVG2.
Premium channels like HBO, Starz and Showtime are also available for extra fees, and Hulu has two optional channel packages. One is an add-on for $8 per month with 17 channels including MTV Classic, CNBC World, the Cooking Channel and Science, and the other is a Spanish-language package with seven channels for $5. YouTube TV doesn't have any other additional channel packages, although you can add individual channels like Shudder and CuriosityStream for additional fees.
YouTube TV: In general the YouTube TV interface is easier to use, and not just to people used to using regular YouTube. If you're using the desktop or app versions, Google's streamer offers a streamlined structure -- even if it's not as pretty as Hulu.
Hulu Plus Live TV: If it was all a matter of which interface is more fun, then Hulu would take it. Hulu's look is brighter, and though it lacks YouTube's comprehensive search, it's still relatively easy to drill down into the kind of content you want to watch.
The difference in the number of simultaneous streams is worth noting, especially for families and other households who watch a lot of TV. YouTube TV lets you stream to three different devices -- say, the living room TV, a bedroom TV and a tablet -- at the same time, while Hulu lets you stream to two. Pay Hulu a hefty $10 extra per month and it will upgrade your number of streams to unlimited. On the other hand, the only real reason to pay for the $20 4K upgrade on YouTube is to also get unlimited streams.
YouTube TV has rightly earned accolades for its excellent cloud DVR but Hulu closed the gap with an upgrade in 2022. Both now have unlimited storage and let you fast-forward through commercials in recorded content, so while we still consider YouTube TV's DVR the gold standard, Hulu's is very good too.
YouTube TV includes on-demand TV shows and movies from participating networks and shows, much like your cable service, and also offers YouTube Originals commercial-free. But it pales in comparison to Hulu.
As we mentioned above, a Hulu Plus Live TV subscription unlocks all of the on-demand TV shows and movies available on the standard Hulu service, including thousands of episodes of network TV shows, as well as originals like The Bear, The Handmaid's Tale, Only Murders in the Building, Pam & Tommy and the movie Palm Springs. It also includes an ad-supported Disney Plus and ESPN Plus subscription, with their massive on-demand libraries.
Both services represent the peak of what live TV streaming has to offer, and both are better overall than the other two major premium options, FuboTV and DirecTV Stream. Your choice between the two comes down to cost, channel selection, usability and content, and it's pretty close between the two Hulu enables you to integrate a wide channel selection with its exemplary on-demand library which may be worth it for some. In the end though it's all about having access to your favorite channels, so choose the service which gives you the channels you want.
By bringing these premium streaming services together for the first time, Xfinity is making it easy for customers to enjoy exceptional entertainment, including thousands of hours of live sports, from the best streaming apps at an unparalleled value.
StreamSaver will launch next week to Xfinity customers nationwide. It includes a subscription to Netflix Standard with ads, Peacock Premium, and Apple TV+, delivering a savings of over 30% or nearly $100 a year.
Current and new Xfinity Internet or TV customers can add Xfinity StreamSaver for an everyday price of $15 per month, with no annual contracts. Customers can also combine the bundled apps with NOW TV for one all-in-monthly price of $30. Together, the NOW StreamSaver bundles represents the best value in live TV and entertainment with access to programming from three of the most popular streaming apps alongside 40+ live TV channels including, AMC, A&E, Hallmark, History Channel, Lifetime, WEtv, plus over two dozen integrated FAST channels like AccuWeather, NBC News, TODAY All Day and Xumo Movies.
We can all feel a bit overwhelmed when looking for something new to watch in the world of streaming - so if you're in need of some guidance as to what's hot and what's not, you've come to the right place.
This week on Prime Video, the world of DC's brooding vigilante comes alive once more in Batman: Caped Crusader, a dark new animated series. The show, from Batman: the Animated Series creator Bruce Timm, brings the character back to his roots, spinning a noir-style detective story that unfolds across an entire season.
Meanwhile, workplace comedy Unstable is back for season 2 on Netflix, streaming from today, which is another collaboration between veteran actor Rob Lowe and his real-life son John Owen Lowe. The two play a father-son duo in the hit series, with Rob playing biotech millionaire Ellis Dragon and John Owen as his socially awkward protege, Jackson.
The younger Dragon would rather be playing the flute than getting stuck into the family business, but his perspective is called on after Ellis's practices start going south following the tragic death of his wife.
You could also choose from Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, which stars Lesley Manville as a cleaning lady who takes an adventurous trip to the French capital in order to buy her dream Dior dress; Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, in which Eddie Murphy returns, along with that theme tune, as his wisecracking Detroit cop; or horror flick Immaculate, featuring Sydney Sweeney as a young nun who, shortly after arriving at a convent in Italy, miraculously falls pregnant - but all is not as it seems...
There's no shortage of streaming options, and so to give you a bit of a hand, RadioTimes.com has collated some of the best new offerings: from Netflix and Disney Plus to Prime Video, BBC iPlayer and Apple TV+, here are the latest highlights across the services.
The back-to-basics approach works brilliantly from the off, though one suspects you could put a character like Batman anywhere, from the Middle Ages to the Moon, and it would still make for an entertaining story.
Surrealist Salvadoran-American comedian Julio Torres found cult fame as a writer on Saturday Night Live and as co-creator of HBO horror-comedy Los Espookys. Now he turns his hand to a sketch show-meets-futuristic adventure. The fantastical six-parter follows Torres on a quest through New York City, searching for his lost golden oyster earring and the colourful characters he meets along the way.
The Discovery+ app has a massive choice of 55-plus channels of live feeds from every event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as carrying Eurosport 1 and 2, seven more dedicated Eurosport pop-up channels and a 4K high-definition channel. In-play medal alerts are available in the app so viewers can seamlessly move between events and not miss a medal.
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