Streaming Video Guide
Do you watch Netflix? Hulu? DIRECTV NOW? Amazon Video? Or any of the other streaming services? There are so many options to consider! Let SWTX help you create your own video entertainment package.
Quick Comparison of Select Services
| Netflix | YouTube TV | Amazon Video | Hulu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $8/month | $35/month | $99/year | $8/month |
| Best For (from tomsguide.com) | Overall | Budget Cable Replacement | Families | Network TV |
| Highlights | The King of Streaming | Backed by Google | Comes with Prime Benefits | Current TV Programming |
| Not So Great | Content Leaves Quickly | Limited Availability | Some Programming Costs Extra | Commercials |
| HBO NOW | Sling Orange | Crackle | DIRECTV NOW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $14.99/month | $20/month | Free! | $35/month |
| Best For (from tomsguide.com) | Premium Content | Budget Cable Replacement | Vegging Out | Skinny Cable Package |
| Highlights | Great Programming | Cheaper Than Cable | Good Variety | No Annual Contract |
| Not So Great | Pricey | Limited On-Demand Content | Lots of Commercials | Gets Pricey |
More U.S. households are now paying for streaming services than cable.
Netflix
Netflix is the world’s leading internet television network with over 93.8 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 125 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original programming. Netflix is projected to spend $7 billion on content in 2018 and wants over half of its streamed content to be original programming. Popular original programming includes:
- House of Cards
- Orange is the New Black
- Stranger Things
- Daredevil (Marvel)
- Master of None
- G.L.O.W.
- Narcos
Prime Video
Amazon Video has over 150,000 movies and TV episodes, including thousands for Amazon Prime members at no additional cost. Amazon Video offers a variety of unique and captivating entertainment, including original series “The Man in the High Castle,” “Transparent,” “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Bosch,” and “Hand of God.” All Amazon Prime members get Amazon Video included with their $99/annual Prime membership. With your Amazon Video subscription, you can add premium programming like HBO and Showtime for $9 to $15 a month.
Hulu
Hulu offers a selection of hit TV shows, clips, movies and more. Instantly stream current-season episodes of primetime TV shows like South Park, Family Guy, Empire, Once Upon a Time, Scandal, The Voice, The Last Man on Earth, Law & Order: SVU, as well as the full series of iconic shows like Seinfeld! Hulu now offers a commercial-free option to subscribers. Viewers now have the choice to watch Hulu commercial free for $11.99 per month or with limited commercials for $7.99 per month. For viewers who choose to watch content with limited commercials, Hulu will continue to show fewer commercials than scheduled TV.
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