Hulu Live TV

Like others before it, Hulu has gotten into the live-streaming TV business with its new service, Hulu Live TV.
Starting at $39.99 a month, customers can get live content from ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and around 50 other channels. Included in the price is Hulu's current on-demand service, which offers viewers limited commercials. In the package is also a cloud DVR of up to 50 hours of storage, two simultaneous streams and the ability to watch on multiple devices, including Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, Google Chromecast and several others.

Hulu said support for additional devices, including Roku, Samsung smart TVs and Amazon Fire TV, would be "coming soon."

There are higher-priced offerings which include no commercials, the ability to have greater DVR capacity and more than two streams going at once.

(Click here for a full list of channels on the package.)

YOUTUBE TV LAUNCHES FOR $35 A MONTH, BUT WHAT ARE YOU GETTING FOR IT?

The combination of a subscription service, akin to Netflix, as well as an over-the-top skinny bundle which includes channels like CNN, Fox News, TBS, HGTV and more separates itself from Netflix as well as other skinny bundles, such as DirecTV Now or Sling TV.

“By bringing together thousands of live, on-demand and library shows and movies -- and serving them up in a uniquely personalized way – Hulu can now be a viewer’s primary source of television," said Hulu's CEO Mike Hopkins in a statement. "It’s a natural extension of our business, and an exciting new chapter for Hulu.”

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Checking the website to see availability for my area, I see they are offering NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports California, Fox Prime Ticket, Fox San Diego, Fox Sports West.  But no NBA TV or NFL Network.  CBS, Fox, NBC are available on Demand.  Don't see ABC (yet).  No CW.

They do have HGTV, but not DYI.  They do have National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild, but no Animal Planet.  I think I would still go with Playstation Vue for $35 which has CBS Live.  But then regular Hulu is included "free" with this service, so it's close.