Alternatives to Cable TV Services
There are many online streaming service providers, however, here are some of the most common self pay services.
| Self Pay Service Providers | Cost Per Month* |
| Sling TV:
Sports, news, and entertainment with 30+ channels, 80k+ shows and movies on-demand. |
Two channel line up options available: Orange and Blue for $35 each. No current student discount available. For more information, go to: SlingTV |
| Amazon Prime Student:
Access Amazon’s streaming catalog of TV shows, movies, free unlimited photo storage with Prime Photo, and two-day Prime shipping. Electronic textbook rentals, Amazon music unlimited and Kindle unlimited at a low additional cost. |
Six-month free subscription with the option to cancel anytime. $6.49/month after six-month trial as long as you are a student. Go to AMAZON for more information. |
| Hulu Student Discount:
Full access to Hulu’s original streaming library of movies, kid’s shows, and TV shows. This subscription is ad-supported. Also includes Spotify premium service. |
Hulu’s standalone plan is $1.99/month if you are a student. This subscription rate cannot be combined with the Disney Bundle (Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN). More info here: https://www.hulu.com/student |
| Disney Plus and Disney Bundle:
Unlike other streaming services, Disney Plus does not offer student discounts or free trials. Students can subscribe to either Disney+ only or take advantage of the Disney bundle which includes Hulu, ESPN and Disney+. |
The Disney+ standalone plan is $7.99/month and the Disney Plus bundle is available for $13.99/month. More info here: https://www.disneyplus.com/welcome |
| Paramount Student Discount:
Watch everything from live-streamed sports to hit shows from MTV, Comedy Central, CBS news and more. This subscription applies only to their limited commercial plan, similar to Hulu. |
Students can get 25% off Paramount’s regular monthly subscription plan of $4.99/month. Go to PARAMOUNT for more info. |
| YouTube Premium Student Discount:
Students can get ad-free unlimited videos and music with a YouTube Premium subscription. |
The student plan is $6.99/month with a free 1-month trial. More info here: https://www.youtube.com/premium/student |
| *Please Note: Changes in services and pricing can occur at any time at the service provider’s discretion and without notice. | |
There are many FREE online streaming service providers, however, here are some of the most common services.
| FREE Service Providers | |
| Sling TV Free:
Free live TV and on demand content |
Visit: https://www.sling.com/deals/sling-free or https://www.sling.com/supported-devices/sling-free for info on supported devices. |
| AppleTV+:
Access to Apple’s original catalog of TV shows, movies, series, documentaries, and comedies |
Free subscription with your new university issued iPad device. |
| Peacock TV:
Free TV, movies, TV series, news and on demand content |
Visit www.peacocktv.com for more details. Registration may be required. |
| Roku Channel:
Free live TV, movies, TV series and on demand content |
Visit: https://therokuchannel.roku.com for more details. Registration may be required. |
| Crackle:
Free movies, TV series and on demand content |
Visit: https://www.crackle.com/ for more details. Registration may be required. |
| Pluto TV:
Free live TV, movies and on demand content |
Visit: https://pluto.tv/en/live-tv/pluto-tv-crime-movies for details. Registration may be required. |
| Tubi:
Free TV, movies and on demand content |
Visit: https://tubitv.com/home for more details. Registration may be required. |
| Plex:
Free live TV, movies and on demand content |
Visit: https://www.plex.tv/ for more details. Registration may be required. |
| IMDbTV:
Free movies, TV series and on demand content |
Visit: https://www.imdb.com/tv/ for more details. Registration may be required. |
Questions, inquiries and concerns about cable services should be directed to the IT Helpdesk via email helpdesk@capital.edu.