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mysteryowl

(9,315 posts)
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 07:58 PM Dec 2025

Alternative Streaming Services that are NOT Netflix or Paramount

Help me create a list of streaming services that are not Netflix or Paramount.

I will start. These are less expensive than N & P.

Acorn.tv $8.99/month

Starz.com (current deal $3.00/month x 3 months)

Britbox.com $10.99/month

Tv.Apple.com $12.99/month

I have found some great shows on all of these.



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Alternative Streaming Services that are NOT Netflix or Paramount (Original Post) mysteryowl Dec 2025 OP
Kanopy DBoon Dec 2025 #1
YouTube Premium - $13.99 mo. padfun Dec 2025 #2
Hoopla. Get it free with your library card. It has most of the shows you get from Britbox. Scrivener7 Dec 2025 #3
Want the best picture quality? Intractable Dec 2025 #4
The thing is... JPK Dec 2025 #5
Amazon, of course. Rizen Dec 2025 #6
WatchFree on Vizio TV set LogDog75 Dec 2025 #7
Dailymotion and Youtube Zorro Dec 2025 #8
I don't like commercials though. mysteryowl Dec 2025 #9
I watch mostly free ones Figarosmom Dec 2025 #10
I've been pleased with Pluto. It's "free" flvegan Dec 2025 #11
PBS, but you have to donate LNM Dec 2025 #12
Another reason to oppose media consolidation, and to break up the "entertainment" megacorps. Zelda_Orchid Dec 2025 #13
Tablo OTA w/receiver and dvr. Two tuner costs $100. - $130. No monthly fee. Get a nbc, cbs, abc, fox, pbs, plus more Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2025 #14
MUBI specializes in independent films - snot Dec 2025 #15

DBoon

(24,989 posts)
1. Kanopy
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 08:02 PM
Dec 2025

Free if you have a public library card.

Don't expect current block busters, but there are lots of classic films, documentaries, and cult films.

Intractable

(2,106 posts)
4. Want the best picture quality?
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 08:50 PM
Dec 2025

Get an Apple TV box. It turned my 4K TV into an actual 4K TV.

Even HBO max looks great! (People complain about max.)

Apple puts the money into the electronics.

This is separate from Apple TV+, which is an excellent TV service.

I switch services every month. This month is max. Next is Paramount (only because they are offering me a free month to "come back" ). Then a month of Disney.

LogDog75

(1,301 posts)
7. WatchFree on Vizio TV set
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 10:44 PM
Dec 2025

Free streaming of a lot of movies and TV shows. It has apps for a lot of the streaming services both free and pay. One app I lie is the Sirius/XM app so I can listen to music or progressive talk.

Figarosmom

(12,002 posts)
10. I watch mostly free ones
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 02:49 AM
Dec 2025

Plex
Pluto
Zumo
Tubi
Freevee ( which is the free Prime from Amazon)
Sling Freestream ( which is Sling with commercials)
All on Roku and then there is the Roku channel too.

I do pay for Spectrum for the networks and MSNBC and other regular cable channels.

flvegan

(66,281 posts)
11. I've been pleased with Pluto. It's "free"
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 04:54 AM
Dec 2025

meaning there's ads, but it's not like Prime with ads. Prime is nothing but 8 minutes of content, 10 minutes of Tremfya ads. Later, rinse, repeat. I digress.

Anyway, it's not a huge selection, but it's a nice option to have.

LNM

(1,260 posts)
12. PBS, but you have to donate
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 03:42 PM
Dec 2025

Which is a good thing to do anyway. They have tons of shows, including many, if not all, of Ken Burns works.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,913 posts)
14. Tablo OTA w/receiver and dvr. Two tuner costs $100. - $130. No monthly fee. Get a nbc, cbs, abc, fox, pbs, plus more
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 05:59 PM
Dec 2025

than 100 additional channels in my case.

I’ve had mine a year or so. Cancelled YouTube TV when I got it.

snot

(11,804 posts)
15. MUBI specializes in independent films -
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 07:24 PM
Dec 2025

$14.99/mo. Some great fare, plus I'm glad to help support the independent film industry.

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