The 13 Best Streaming Bundles and Packages We Found for August 2024

We’re at the height of the Streaming Wars, and deciding for which platform you’re willing to pay a premium can be as challenging as figuring out your favorite ice cream on a hot summer’s day. There are countless options, each offering a similarly satisfying selection, with something new debuting seemingly every week.

However, some are just better than others. It all depends on what mood you’re in, right? Well, much like ice cream, there are streaming services that offer something yummy for just about everyone’s taste.

Similes aside, the reality is that streaming services are how most TV watchers watch TV. According to data aggregator Statista, there will be over 182.26 million streaming service users in the U.S. this year. By 2027, that number is predicted to be nearly 202.6 million.

Streaming can quickly get pricey, though — that’s the beauty of deal packages like the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ bundle, or Max, which bundles a ton of Discovery networks (Food Network, TLC, etc.) with all things HBO and live sports from TNT and TBS, all for one low price. Even streamers like Prime Video have bundle options: with Prime Video Channels, you can add a number of streamers onto your Prime Video app.

So how do you decide what you need? Easy. You come to Decider.

• Amazon Prime Video

  Suppose, for whatever reason, you haven’t succumbed to the Amazon juggernaut yet. If that’s the case, now is your chance to finally join the masses and stream original Prime Video series such as the award-winning Fleabag and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but also thousands of other TV series and movies like the exclusive Reacher and Road House.

  Prime Video is one of the perks of an Amazon Prime membership, along with the signature two-day free shipping and some Prime-exclusive pricing during shopping events like Prime Day.

  Amazon Prime currently costs $14.99/month or $139.00/year. If you’re not interested in all that Prime offers, the company offers a standalone subscription to Prime Video for $9/month. 

  You can also add services like Max and Paramount+ onto Prime Video as part of the Prime Video Channels bundles.

  As of January 2024, Prime Video now plays limited ads during movies and shows, but you can pay an additional $2.99/month to remove them.

  What sports are streaming on Prime Video? NFL Thursday Night Football, WNBA, MLB (New York Yankees), ONE Championship + more with add-ons (Max, Paramount+)

  What to look forward to in 2024: Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power (8/29/24), Cross (11/14/24), You’re Cordially Invited (1/30/25)

  PRIME VIDEO $14.99/MONTH

• Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ Bundle

  If shows like The Acolyte and Doctor Who are on your radar, you’ll want to purchase a Disney+ subscription. In addition to movies and series from the classic Walt Disney collection, it also gives parents and fans of all ages access to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (so you can finally watch all the Marvel movies in order), plus Pixar, Star Wars, National Geographic, and even 20th Century Fox content like The Simpsons and some Hulu titles. 

  Currently, Disney+ offers multiple bundle options to fit various budgets and needs. The basic ad-supported plan costs $7.99/month, but to get Disney+ ad-free, you’ll pay $13.99/month. Based on these prices, a bundle option may be more cost-effective if you were already considering subscribing to Hulu or ESPN+ or are already a subscriber of either service. 

  The Duo Basic bundle includes ad-supported Disney+ and ad-supported Hulu and costs $9.99/month, while the Duo Premium bundle removes those ads for $19.99/month. Adding ESPN+ with ads brings the monthly price to $14.99/month. The Trio Premium bundle, which costs $24.99/month, upgrades Disney+ and Hulu to be ad-free, but ESPN+ will always include ads when streaming live sports. 

  With Hulu, you’ll be able to watch originals like Only Murders in the Building, FX on Hulu titles like The Bear, and new episodes of ABC and Fox broadcast shows like 9-1-1 and Grey’s Anatomy the day after they air on TV. When you bundle, you’ll also be able to watch all of Hulu’s content in the Disney+ app.

  Unlike some other subscription services with bundle options, you won’t be able to access all of the content in a single app. You’ll still need to download at the very least the Disney+ and ESPN apps separately and sign in with your universal login information.

  What sports are streaming on EPSN+? NHL, NFL Monday Night Football, MLB, UFC Pay-Per-View, PGA Tour, Formula One, FA Cup, La Liga, Bundesliga, assorted NCAA (football, basketball, lacrosse, baseball, hockey, wrestling),

  What to look forward to on Disney+ in 2024: LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (9/13/24), Agatha All Along (9/18/24), Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (11/2/24), Skeleton Crew (TBA), Daredevil: Born Again (March 2025),

  What to look forward to on Hulu in 2024: Dance Moms: A New Era (8/7/24), Reasonable Doubt (8/22/24), English Teacher (9/2/24), How to Die Alone (9/13/24), American Sports Story (9/17/24), Interior Chinatown (11/19/24)

  DISNEY BUNDLE $9.99/MONTH+

• Max

  When you subscribe to Max, which was formerly known as HBO Max, you’ll get all of HBO’s exclusive original award-winning content, Max Originals, and access to content from DC, Looney Tunes, Studio Ghibli, Turner Classic Movies, and Sesame Street. Plus, everything from the Discovery family of networks (TLC, Food Network, Magnolia Network, etc.) and live sports from TNT, TBS, and Bleacher Report (this includes March Madness games).

  New movies like Dune: Part Two, The Iron Claw, and more are now streaming on Max as well, thanks to partnerships with Warner Brothers and A24.

  If you are already an HBO subscriber through a pay-cable package, you likely already have access to Max for no additional cost with your cable log-in information. Standard pricing without HBO’s cable network is $9.99/month for streaming with ads, $16.99/month per month for ad-free streaming, and $20.99/month for ad-free and 4K streaming.

  Max is also offering a brand new discount just for college students. If you’re enrolled in an accredited college or university in the US and can verify that, you’ll get 12 months of Max’s ad-supported plan for 50% off — just $4.99/month. After 12 months, you can reverify your student status to qualify for the offer again.

  What sports are streaming on Max? NHL on TNT, NBA on TNT, MLB on TBS, Team USA Soccer, NCAA March Madness

  What to look forward to in 2024: House of the Dragon Season 2 (airing now), Hard Knocks (8/6/24), Industry Season 3 (8/11/24), City of God: The Fight Rages On (8/25/24), The Penguin (September 2024), The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 3 (TBA), Dune Prophecy (TBA), Duster (TBA)

  MAX $9.99/MONTH+

• DIRECTV Stream

  What sets DIRECTV Stream apart from other live TV streaming services is that channel selection that mimics the kind of selection you’d get from a traditional cable subscription with cable boxes and all of that — fitting, since DIRECTV is known for satellite cable.

  In addition to including all your local news channels, like affiliates of ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, you’ll also get your local sports channels — the specialized networks like MSG or YES in New York and various regional Fox Sports affiliates — based on the market you’re located in.

  We’ve found that this service has the most well-rounded selection of local channels in a base plan, but to get the sports channels, you’ll have to upgrade to a more expensive plan. The base plan costs $79.99/month, while the Choice plan with local sports is $123.99/month.

  But right now, a pre-football season deal will get you three months of the base entertainment plan for $49.99/month and the Choice plan for $69.99/month.

  DIRECTV STREAM $49.99/MONTH+

• Disney+/Hulu/Max Bundle

  There’s a new Disney Bundle on the block. If you subscribe to the brand new Disney+, Hulu, Max bundle, you’ll get access (with ads or ad-free, depending on which bundle you choose) to the full streaming libraries of all three services, plus anything that streams live on the services, like sports or CNN news on Max and new episodes of Dancing With the Stars this fall on Disney+.

  The bundle is available for new and existing subscribers at up to 38% off when compared to the prices of the services individually. With ads, you’ll get all three services fro $16.99/month, while going ad-free will cost $29.99/month.

  DISNEY+/HULU/MAX $16.99/MONTH+

• Sling TV

  Sling TV has three different packages to choose from, and they each have something fantastic to offer. If you’re interested in family-friendly programs, go with Sling Orange ($40.00/month). It has 32 channels, including seven exclusive for sports, and family. Sling Blue ($45.00/month) is a great option if you’re an entertainment or news buff, while Sling Orange + Blue ($60.00/month) has 22 exclusive channels (46 in total) to enjoy.

  For a limited time, the streaming service is offering $15 off your first month, which means you can start watching for as low as $15! You can also prepay for four months of Sling Orange to save $40. Get on it while you can.

  SLING TV $40.00/MONTH+

• Starz

  Get some of the most popular original series around, like Outlander and BMF, plus a massive library of great movies (that often includes all of Sony’s Marvel movies) for one low price of $10/month. The service continues to grow in popularity as it rebooted Party Down in 2023, premiered the second season of Minx, which was initially canceled at Max, and continues to invest in the Power series with new spinoff titles.

  Right now, you can sign up for Starz with a special offer; your first month will be just $5.99 (40% off). If you prefer an annual plan, you can get six months for $19.99 total.

  What to look forward to in 2024: The Serpent Queen (currently airing), Outlander Season 7 Part 2 (November 2024)

  STARZ $9.99/MONTH

• Paramount+

  This updated streaming service is a rebrand of CBS All Access. You’ll find a huge library of TV episodes, films, live sporting events, and original content from entities including CBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Pluto TV, movies from Paramount Pictures, and more.

  Paramount+ restructured its streaming plans to integrate Showtime, which no longer operates as a standalone streaming service. If you’re looking for just Paramount+ content, and don’t mind a few ads, the essential plan is $7.99/month.

  For $12.99/month, get Paramount+ with Showtime — this is now the only way to watch all of Showtime’s original series, like Yellowjackets and Fellow Travelers and a library of acclaimed movies, including A24’s catalog, without a linear cable subscription. This plan will also give you your live local CBS affiliate.

  Right now, though, new subscribers can get either Paramount+ plan for 50% off if you prepay for an entire year ahead of the NFL season. The Essential plan is just $29.99/year, while the Showtime plan is $59.99/year.

  What sports are streaming on Paramount+? NFL on CBS, Soccer (UEFA, CONCACAF, NWSL), Big 10 Football, PGA Tour

  What to look forward to in 2024: RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All-Stars (8/16/24), Tulsa King Season 2 (9/15/24), Frasier Season 2 (9/19/24), Landman (11/17/24), Star Trek: Lower Decks (late 2024), The Agency (TBA), Star Trek: Section 31 (TBA)

  PARAMOUNT+ $5.99/MONTH+

• Peacock

  Similarly to Paramount+, Peacock is a streaming service that debuts their own original content while also being the streaming home for an entire family of cable networks, namely the NBC Universal ones. That means you can watch currently-airing NBC titles like the Law and Order franchise and Saturday Night Live the day after they air on NBC, plus a backlog of NBC shows that includes all of their iconic sitcoms — The Office, Parks and Rec, and more.

  The same goes for all things Bravo; Real Housewives, Below Deck, Southern Charm, and more are all streaming in full on Peacock. You can watch all of the past seasons, plus new episodes of new seasons the morning after they air on Bravo.

  Peacock also premieres Focus Features, Dreamworks and Universal Pictures movies after theatrical runs; recent titles include Trolls: Band Together, Oppenheimer, and The Holdovers.

  Peacock currently has two plans after eliminating their free plan in early 2023. The plan with ads is either $7.99/month or $79.99 if you prepay for a full year. To get rid of ads, you’ll pay $13.99/month or $139.99/year.

  What sports are streaming on Peacock? NFL Sunday Night Football, the Olympic Games, WWE Wrestlemania, Premier League, Tennis (Grand Slam Opens), IndyCar, NASCAR, US Open Golf

  What to look forward to in 2024:Those About to Die (now streaming), Bel-Air Season 3 (8/15/24), Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (9/5/24), The Fall Guy (TBA), Twisters (TBA), plus next-day Bravo titles including The Real Housewives of Dubai Season 2 and Below Deck Mediterranean Season 9.

  PEACOCK $7.99/MONTH+

• Apple TV+

  Apple got into streaming video in 2019, giving subscribers to its Apple TV+ service access to original programming like The Morning Show, with Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, and the critically acclaimed Ted Lasso, which garnered over 40 Emmy nominations over a three season run, as well as more than 40 other original shows and movies. 

  Though the days of Apple offering a one-year free trial are over, you can still take advantage of a three-month free trial by purchasing a new eligible Apple device or a seven-day free trial without a new device. Once that trial is over, or if you’re ineligible, Apple TV+ costs $9.99/month. 

  Like a few other services on this list, Apple allows you to purchase add-on streaming services that you can access right in the Apple TV app, including their very own MLS streaming app.

  What sports are streaming on Apple TV? MLB Friday Night Baseball, MLS

  What to look forward to in 2024: Time Bandits (7/24/24), Bad Monkey (8/14/24), Slow Horses Season 4 (9/4/24), Blitz (11/22/24), Severance Season 2 (1/17/25), Bad Sisters Season 2 (TBA), Shrinking Season 2 (TBA), Wolfs (TBA), Fly Me To The Moon (TBA)

  APPLE TV+ $9.99/MONTH

• Netflix

  Far from the days of mailing DVDs in red sleeves, Netflix is still the largest streaming service in the world, with over 240 million subscribers worldwide. If you aren’t one of those customers, it may be time to consider the monthly plans. In addition to a massive library of TV shows and movies, Netflix has its own studio. It offers an impressive stream of popular original films and shows, like steamy Shondaland favorite Bridgerton and fan favorites like Squid Game and, of course, Stranger Things. 

  The streamer currently offers three plans, with the cheapest being the most recent addition to its lineup. For $6.99/month, you can stream Netflix in standard definition with ads. To get rid of ads, plans start at $15.49/month for full high definition, and $22.99/month for streaming in up to 4K UHD on up to four screens at a time.

  As Netflix recently cracked down on password sharing, you can add profiles for people who don’t live in your immediate household to your account for $7.99/month extra if you have either of the two ad-free plans.

  What sports are streaming on Netflix? Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, NFL Christmas Day games, WWE Raw (January 2025)

  What to look forward to in 2024: The Umbrella Academy Season 4 (8/8/24), Emily in Paris Season 4 (8/15/24), Heartstopper Season 3 (10/3/24), Squid Game Season 2 (TBA), Outer Banks Season 4 (TBA), You Season 4 (TBD)

  NETFLIX $6.99/MONTH+

• Philo

  This huge live TV streaming bundle allows cord-cutters access to over 60 different channels. The basic package includes A&E, BBC America, AMC, OWN, MTV, and Hallmark content, plus a subscription to AMC+. Right now, you can get Philo’s basic channel bundle for just $28.00/month after a seven-day free trial. 

  Want more premium channels? You can add-on content from MGM+ for $5.99/month and Starz for $9.99/month.

  PHILO $28.00/MONTH

• Fubo TV

  This live 4K streaming option has over 100 channels, including almost every broadcast and cable network. But what might make it more attractive for many viewers is the addition of loads of niche sports networks like MSG, Golf Network, FS2 and BeIN Sports. 

  Fubo TV has three plans, all with a one-week free trial: Pro, Elite, and Premier. Here’s a breakdown of what each plan will get you:

  • Pro ($74.99/month): 150 channels, 1000 hours of DVR storage, 100+ live sporting events, and unlimited screens
  • Elite ($84.99/month): Everything included in Pro, plus Fubo Extra (49 additional channels) and News Plus (11 additional channels) 
  • Premier ($94.99/month): Everything included in Elite, plus live and on-demand Showtime

  Additional channel bundles, like Fubo Extra and News Plus, are available as a la carte add-ons, but by subscribing to a plan that already includes them, you’ll be receiving a monthly discount. Other add-ons not included in one of the base plans are Starz ($9.99/month), Sports Plus with NFL RedZone ($10.99/month), and NBA League Pass ($14.99/month). The service also offers add-ons for international viewers who speak Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese.

  FUBO TV $75/MONTH+

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