A New World Order for Home Entertainment & News * George Edw Seymour PC Tom’s Good Find Tech Live Streaming Option KK 1 FOMOPOP 4 Clark 6 B I 9 10 Reviews 2 Guide 3 Guru 5 Radar 7 Wire 8 x̄ Acorn TV 11 Amazon Prime 12 10 5 8 8 9 8 AT&T Direct TV Now 13 10 10 9.5 8 9.4 CBS All Access 14 7 Fubo TV 15 7 6 9 4 5 6.2 HBO 16 1 4 4 6 3.8 hulu 17 5 8 9 8 9 7 8 6 7.5 Mubi 18 Netflix 19 2 3 10 10 10 7 News 20 3 Philo 21 4 7 5 5.3 Play Station Vue 22 6 2 7 6 7 8 9 6.4 SlingTV 23 9 9 6 5 6 6 5 10 7 You Tube 24 8 1 4 9.5 7 5 7 5.9 Free TV 25 Crackle (Sony) 26 5 1 10 Ora 27 Pluto 28 Popcornflix 29 Popcorn Time 30 4 ShareTV 31 7 Tubi 32 9 Twitch 33 3 3 Yahoo View 34 8 Yidio 35 6 * Seems like digital and streaming are inevitable.: First choice = 10, second = 9, etc. “Titus Bicknell, chief digital officer for Acorn TV, a streaming network devoted to TV from Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, for some insight. He responded via email. With Nielsen reporting that in the first quarter of this year, 50 percent of U.S. households had streaming devices, Bicknell said he thought that number would be 100 percent in five years. Eventually, all content (whether real time, like live TV, or on demand), will be delivered via the internet, he said. At that point, “consumers will not think about whether their device is a streaming device or not.” Note: TechHive has excellent tables but few options: https://www.techhive.com/article/3211536/streaming-services/best-tv-streaming-services.html © 2018 George Edw. Seymour Page 1 of 4 Note: For One Time Cost consider the Amazon Fire Stick or Amazon Fire TV Box.36 Or Roku Streaming Stick+, Or Streaming Box 37 Also, Consumer Reports provides its useful and recent take on streaming but alphabetically <here>. The categories for each streaming option includes Price, Who its best for, and Latest news. Endnotes: 1 Kim Komando: https://www.komando.com/tips/448967/10-best-streaming-apps-to-cut-the-cord 2 PC Reviews: https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2489103,00.asp Nice discussion of all the options; worthy review. 3 Tom’s Guide: https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-streaming-video-services,review-2625.html Another nice discussion of the options. 4 FOMOPOP: https://www.fomopop.com/guides/live-tv-streaming Dated April. 2018. Best review so far with several handy charts but only seven streaming options. 5 Good Find Guru: https://www.goodfind.guru/2018/02/12/cutting-cord-5-best-streaming-services-2018/ 6 Clark: https://clark.com/technology/tvsatellite-cable/best-live-tv-streaming-plans-deals-2018/ Channel lineups are <here> 7 Tech Radar: https://www.techradar.com/news/television/16-best-tv-streaming-services-1285078 Interestingly Number 4 = Crunchyroll is the streaming service any anime, manga or East-Asian cinema fan in your life has always wanted and never knew about. iTunes & Google Play are Number 2. 8 Livewire: https://www.lifewire.com/sites-to-watch-free-tv-shows-online-3486367 9 Business Insider: Considers only six options but is very thorough reporting on each. http://www.businessinsider.com/streaming-services-compared-hulu-youtube-tv-sling- directv-now-playstation-vue-fubo-2018-2 10 Mean of the Table reverse rankings where two or more rankings were supplied. Higher score is better. 11 Acorn TV: “Acorn TV streams world-class mysteries, dramas, and comedies from Britain and beyond. Binge-watch a classic series or discover your new favorite show among dozens of programs available exclusively on Acorn TV. With thousands of hours of commercial-free programming and new shows added weekly,” 12 “With the Amazon Prime Video app, you can stream movies and TV shows recommended for you, including Prime Originals like "The Grand Tour," "Sneaky Pete," and "The Tick." Customers with Prime can stream a large library of movies and TV shows at no additional cost. You can also purchase or rent videos through Amazon. To take advantage of the Amazon Prime Video app, sign up for a Prime membership at a rate of $99 per year or $12.99 per month. This will give you all the benefits that come with Amazon Prime as well as Prime Video.” 13 Direct TV Now: https://www.directvnow.com/ 14 CBS All Access: “With CBS All Access, your shows are always ready to go! Watch new episodes the next day just by streaming on your device of choice. Our app makes it easy for cord cutters to still enjoy their favorite CBS programs whenever, wherever!” 15 fuboTV “There is one group of people who are especially leery about cutting the cord. I'm talking about sports fans. Many of them fear that they won't be able to watch sporting events live and let's face it, that's the only way to really enjoy a game. Good news! There's now a streaming service that lets you watch tons of live sports. I'm talking about fuboTV. With fuboTV, you can stream the most live sports for the least amount of money. Get over 65 channels with full live games from all the top leagues for $44.99 per month. NBA, NHL, NFL, college football, European and MLS soccer, MLB, and more live and in HD. Plus acclaimed TV series, live news and award-winning movies. Enjoy Cloud DVR and dedicated sports navigation to watch what you want, when you want.” 16 HBO: “Who needs cable TV when you have the internet? There are many reasons to cut the cord, and one of them is the HBO NOW app. Until recently, you could only watch HBO using its streaming service, HBO GO, but that was only if you proved that you had a valid cable subscription that included HBO ... the exact opposite of getting rid of cable! But that was then, this is now. With the HBO NOW app, you can enjoy HBO's lineup including "Game of Thrones," "The Sopranos," "The Wire" and many, many more without a cable subscription! Just download the HBO NOW app for either your Apple or Android gadget, or your streaming device, and enjoy the free, 30-day trial. After that, should you choose to stay, the subscription is only $14.99 per month.” 17 “Hulu was one of the first streaming services around. Originally, you would pay for content that had already been broadcast on TV stations. However, it now offers a streaming service that lets you watch live TV. Enjoy all your TV shows in one place with a new Hulu experience...more personalized and intuitive than ever before. Just select a plan featuring Hulu's entire streaming library or one that includes the entire library plus over 50 top Live and On Demand channels. Hulu with Live TV begins at $39.99 per month. You can add enhanced Cloud DVR for $14.99 per month and unlimited in-home plus three on the go for another $14.99 per month.” © 2018 George Edw. Seymour Page 2 of 4 18 Mubi: “Instead of a large à la carte library, MUBI instead shows a continually rotating lineup of 30 films at once. A new film is added every day, and every film runs for 30 days.” $8.99/month. https://mubi.com/ 19 “Netflix has come a long way since the early days. It began as a rental company that sent DVDs to customers through snail mail. Now, it's one of the leading streaming services around. Whenever you hear anyone talk about cutting the cable cord, Netflix is sure to be a part of the conversation. There are three plans to choose from starting at $7.99 per month. That's the basic option. The standard plan is $10.99 and the premium plan is $13.99. (Note: HD is not available on the basic plan.) You can watch award-winning TV shows, movies, documentaries, and more. It provides an unlimited viewing experience without having to watch a single commercial. Not only will you be able to watch movies and TV shows but Netflix has a lot of original programming as well.” 20 News: “Some people are worried about getting rid of cable. That's because they think they won't be able to watch things like live sports or keep up on the news. But don't fear, there are apps that live stream news from all the major networks. Three of the major TV networks have apps that keep you informed on breaking news and everything else going on in the world. ABC, CBS and NBC all have free apps that let you stay on top of everything from breaking news, sports, entertainment and more.” 21 “Philo: If you're thinking about cutting the cable cord, make sure to do some research first. One mistake people make when they cut the cord is signing up for too many streaming services. That defeats the entire purpose of getting rid of cable in the first place, to save money. If you're paying for multiple streaming services, your bill might end up in the ballpark of what your old cable or satellite bill used to be. Some people sign up for several services because not all of the channels they want are included in each one.