How to Watch PlayersTV without Cable

The Spool Staff
August 4th, 2025
Quick Answer
Philo
  • $33/month
  • PLAYERSTV included
  • No commitment, cancel anytime
  • Go to Philo

    The still-relatively-new PlayersTV is the “the first ever athlete-owned media network,” which looks to showcase the lifestyle of pro athletes in and out their sport. Featured on the channel are comedy, documentary, reality show, and podcast programming from the athletes themselves, such as The Mindful Life with DeAndre Jordan, Backcourt Wade, and WTF Baron Davis. Check out the rest of the lineup anytime with just a live TV subscription.

    To watch PlayersTV without cable, sign up for a subscription to any of the live TV services below. You can read more information about each of their different prices and offers to determine which service gets you the most value for your money.

    PLAYERSTV on Philo

    Price: $33/month • Total channels: 70+ • On-demand: Yes • DVR limits: Unlimited, 1 yr expiration • Profiles per account: 3 • Simultaneous at-home streams: 3 • Picture-in-picture: Yes • Multiview: No

    At just $33/month, Philo is one of the most affordable on-demand and live TV streaming services out there. It boasts over 70 live channels, including AMC, Lifetime, and Paramount Network, 70,000 movies, and unlimited DVR. If you ever find Philo’s base package wanting, the service also allows you to stack add-ons like Starz and MGM+ to your plan.

    Philo channel lineup:

    A&E, AccuWeather Network, AMC, American Heroes Channel, Animal Planet, aspireTV, AXS TV, BBC America, BBC World News, BET, BET Her, Catchy Comedy, Cheddar News, Cleo TV, CMT, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crackle, Crime-Investigation, Deck the Hallmark, Destination America, Discovery Channel, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, FETV, Food Network, FYI, Game Show Network, GetTV, Great American Family, Great American Living, Gusto TV, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Heroes & Icons, HGTV, History, IFC, INSP, Investigation Discovery, KIN, Law & Crime, Lifetime, LMN, Logo, Magnolia Network, MeTV, MotorTrend, MTV, MTV Classic, MTV Live, MTV2, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Oprah Winfrey Network, Paramount Network, PlayersTV, pocket.watch, Pop TV, RetroCrush, REVOLT, Revry, Ryan and Friends, Science Channel, Smithsonian Channel, Start TV, Story Television, Sundance TV, Tastemade, TeenNick, TLC, Travel Channel, TV Land, TV One, UPtv, Vevo 80s, Vevo 90s, Vevo Country, Vevo Hip-Hop, Vevo Holiday, Vevo Pop, VH1, Vice, WE tv

    PLAYERSTV on Philo Free TV

    Philo Free is a live TV streaming platform that offers more than 70 channels for free. The lineup includes AMC Thrillers, BBC News, The Walking Dead Universe, and beIN Sports Extra, on top of on-demand films and TV shows. Like Philo's paid plan, which costs $25/month, Philo Free also offers cloud DVR, though it limits storage to 30 days, as opposed to a year, and you can still create up to 10 custom profiles. You don't need to enter your credit card information to start watching Philo Free, though you'll still need to register an account.

    Philo Free TV channel lineup:

    4UV, All Reality WE tv, All Weddings WE tv, AllBlk Gems, AMC Thrillers, Anger Management, ANIME x HIDIVE, Are We There Yet?, BBC News, beIN Sports XTRA, Cheddar News, Chicken Soup for the Soul, CINEVAULT, CINEVAULT Westerns, CINEVAULT: Classics, Cold Case Files, Comedy Dynamics, Confess by Nosey, Cowboy Way, Crackle, Crime 360, Crime Cults Killers by A&E, Crime ThrillHer, Dance Moms, Deal Zone, Drag Race Universe, Duck Dynasty, Ebony TV by Lionsgate, FailArmy, Game Show Central, GET Comedy, Growing Up Hip Hop WE tv, Gusto TV, HerSphere, Home.Made.Nation, Ice Road Truckers, IFC Films Picks, INFAST, INTROUBLE, INWONDER, KIN, Matched Married Meet, Modern Marvels, Movie Favorites by Lifetime, MovieSphere by Lionsgate, MSG SportsZone, Mythical 24/7, Nashville, OuterSphere by Lionsgate, Outside TV, Overtime, People Are Awesome, PlayersTV, pocket.watch, Portlandia, RetroCrush, Revry, Ryan and Friends, Scares by Shudder, Screambox TV, Slightly Off IFC, Stories by AMC, Tastemade Home, Tastemade Travel, The Bob Ross Channel, The Pet Collective, The Walking Dead Universe, Tiny House Nation, TV One Crime & Justice, UnXplained Zone, USA TODAY, Vevo '80s, Vevo '90s, Vevo Country, Vevo Features, Vevo Hip-Hop, Vevo Pop