Philo

Philo: live and on-demand TV streaming

Philo is a live TV and on-demand streaming service operating in the United States. The platform offers flexible entertainment-focused plans, with prices starting at $25 per month, and includes features such as unlimited cloud DVR and the ability to watch content on multiple devices.

Plans and pricing

The service structures its offering into two main plans:

• Essential: $25 per month, with 70+ live channels, unlimited DVR for one year, and over 75,000 on-demand titles. New users get a 7-day free trial.
• Bundle+: $33 per month, which includes everything in the Essential plan, the full AMC+ library, and access to the HBO Max Basic with Ads plan and discovery+.

Both plans allow streaming on up to three devices simultaneously, creating up to ten profiles, and canceling anytime with no contract. The company also offers a Free Channels plan with over 120 channels without needing a credit card.

Key features

Philo provides subscribers with an unlimited cloud DVR that lets them record live or upcoming content and keep it for up to a year, with no additional hardware required. Recordings can be played back anytime and allow skipping ads. On the Free Channels plan, recordings are kept for 30 days.

The platform is available on web, iPhone and iPad, Android phones and tablets, Roku, Fire TV, Samsung TV, VIZIO TV, LG TV, Apple TV, Android TV, and Chromecast via Android. A broadband internet connection is required for use.

Content and channels

Philo's catalog includes over 70 top-rated live channels and a library of more than 75,000 movies and on-demand shows. The company also offers optional add-ons to expand the offering, including HBO Max Standard (ad-free), discovery+ (ad-free), Movies & More, AMC+ (ad-free), MGM+ (ad-free), ALLBLK (ad-free), Hallmark+ (ad-free), and STARZ (ad-free), with additional prices ranging from $3 to $13 per month depending on the service.

History

Inspired by the inventor of television, Philo T. Farnsworth, the company launched its service in 2017 with an initial package of 35 channels. Seven years later, it has over a hundred channels and has established itself as a premium entertainment streamer with more than a million subscribers. Its headquarters is located near Farnsworth's original laboratory in San Francisco, where the first electronic television signal was transmitted.

Customer service

Philo offers support via live chat and phone every day from 6:00 a.m. to midnight Eastern Time, as well as email support.

Location and contact

Phone: 855-277-4456 · Email: help@philo.com