Philo Now Has 80 Cable Channels For $28 a Month – Here’s the Complete List
By Phillip Swann
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TV Answer Man, Philo seems pretty cheap. It’s just $28 a month and it has dozens of channels. The price is a lot less than YouTube TV and some others. Can you tell us more about Philo. Thank you for your work!! — Emma, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Emma, Philo, a multi-channel live streaming service, now has 80 ‘basic cable’ channels in its base package for $28 a month, which is considerably less than what rivals such as YouTube TV ($82.99 a month), Fubo (base price of $79.99 a month for its non-RSN Essential plan) and Hulu Live ($82.99 a month) charge.
The Philo plan includes top-branded channels such as AMC, A&E, Discovery, OWN, Lifetime, Comedy Central, MTV, History Channel, Paramount Network and BET. Once you purchase the base package, you can also add some premium channels separately such as MGM+ and Starz.
Philo, which comes with a seven-day free trial, does not require any installation or cancellation fees. And you can cancel at any time. There are no contracts such as those required by many cable and satellite operators.
At $28 a month, Philo has the lowest price of all major live streaming services, including Sling TV, which is $40 a month and will rise to $45.99 a month on Friday, December 20. However, there is something different about Philo that helps explain why it can charge such a low rate.
Philo does not carry sports channels, such as ESPN, Fox Sports, or regional sports channels. It also does not have local channels. The decision to omit sports channels and network affiliates allows Philo to charge less because both groups are very expensive to carry. (ESPN, for instance, arguably charges more in carriage fees than any other channel.) They don’t have to pay as much in carriage fees so they don’t need as much subscriber revenue to succeed.
In contrast, Sling TV, and every other major live streaming service, offers ESPN as well as other sports (and local) channels. And this is partially why they require a higher subscription fee.
Philo’s executive team believes there’s a market for a streaming service that provides a strong lineup of entertainment channels at an affordable rate. And as long as they keep sports out, they can do that.
If you are interested in Philo, below is the complete list of channels on its $28 base plan:
A&E
AccuWeather Network
AMC
AMC+
American Heroes Channel
Animal Planet
aspireTV
AXS TV
BBC America
BET
BET Her
Catchy Comedy
CLEO TV
CMT
Comedy Central
Cooking Channel
Crime + Investigation
Dabl
Deck the Hallmark
Destination America
Discovery Channel
Discovery Family
Discovery Life
EarthX
FETV
Food Network
FYI
Game Show Network
get
Great American Faith & Living
Great American Family
Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Family
Hallmark Mystery
Heroes & Icons
HGTV
HISTORY
IFC
IFC Films Unlimited
INSP
Investigation Discovery
Law&Crime
Lifetime
LMN
Logo
Magnolia Network
MeTV
MeTV Toons
MeTV+
Military History Channel
MotorTrend
MTV
MTV Classic
MTV Live
MTV2
Nick Jr.
Nickelodeon
Nicktoons
Oprah Winfrey Network
Paramount Network
Pop TV
REVOLT
Science Channel
Shudder TV
Smithsonian Channel
Start TV
Story Television
Sundance Now
Sundance TV
Tastemade
TeenNick
TLC
Travel Channel
TV Land
TV One
UPtv
VH1
Vice
The Walking Dead Channel
WE tv
You can learn more about Philo here.
Emma, hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!
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