
You don’t need cable to watch BET. You can stream BET using several streaming services. Philo is the cheapest way to stream BET but lacks local channels, sports, and news. DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu Live TV, and YouTube TV are closer to what one would expect from a cable TV package but are more than double the price of Philo.
If you just want to experiment with watching BET using a streaming service, the following services provide a risk-free trial. You just need to cancel before it ends, as the subscription auto-renews at the conclusion of the trial and every month after until canceled.
- Philo – offers a 7-day free trial
- DIRECTV STREAM – provides a 5-day free trial
- YouTube TV – offers a 1-week free trial
Streaming Services that Carry BET
Let’s look at how you can watch BET without subscribing to a satellite or cable TV provider.
Philo
Philo’s channel lineup also includes BET Her

Philo is our favorite option for watching BET Live online. Philo is a live online TV streaming service that provides BET and 60+ other channels for $25/month. You can check out a free trial and see if the service will meet your needs. Philo also includes a cloud DVR for you to record shows to watch later. There is no contract, and you can cancel at any time. If you cancel during the trial period, you will not be charged.
Sign Up For A Free Trial To Philo
Philo supports the Apple iPhone and iPad (running iOS 9 or newer), Android phones and tablets (running 5.0 or newer), Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast.” You can use your Philo credentials to sign on to the BET app and watch many episodes there. For information, check out our review, which includes a list of all channels available on Philo.
fuboTV

While Sling is the most affordable way to watch BET, fuboTV has the most BET branded channels. BET is available in fuboTV’s “Standard Package” for $74.99. However, if you opt to get fuboTV’s “fubo Extra” channel add-on for another $8 per month, you also can watch BET Her, BET Jams, and BET Soul.
Fubo TV includes:
- Over 100 channels, including BET, ESPN, and FS1, are available in fuboTV’s channel lineup
- You can watch it on three screens at the same time
- 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
- The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV.
You can sign up for fuboTV or check out our review of FuboTV for more details. There is no contract with fuboTV, and you can cancel anytime. If you cancel during the trial period, you will not be charged.
Hulu Live TV

Hulu Live TV is another way to watch live BET online. Previously Hulu was known for its vast on-demand streaming library. However, they also offer Hulu Live TV service, which includes live BET Streaming and most top channels typically found on cable. Hulu Live TV starts at $76.99 after signing up. There is no contract, and you can cancel at any time. If you cancel during the trial period, you will not be charged. Hulu Live TV offers BET Her through their $7.99 per month Entertainment add-on package. A subscription to Hulu Live TV includes the following features:
- Over 60 live Channels, including BET
- Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for nine months)
- Watch on two screens at once. (Upgrades available)
- It comes with six customizable profiles
- Includes entire Hulu On-Demand streaming library
With Hulu Live TV, you can watch BET on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, and more. See our review of Hulu for more information.
Sling TV

You can watch BET on Sling TV through its “Blue” or “Orange” package for $40. You can sign up and try their service, and you can cancel any time as there are no contracts or long-term commitments. Sling also provides the following features:
- access to BET, HGTV, A&E, and many more top channels
- no contract is required, and you can cancel any time
- Sling TV also offers on-demand when available from a network
- includes 50 hours of cloud DVR storage (upgradeable)
- supports Windows and Mac PCs and laptops, Android and iOS devices, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Nexus player, Xbox One, 4th Generation Apple TV, Chromecast, and more.
To find out more about Sling TV, check out this detailed review of Sling TV.
Vidgo

Vidgo is a newer Streaming service that offers fairly competitive pricing over other Live streaming services. They provide a DVR for 90 days with the Vidgo “Plus” plan, but you need to upgrade to the “Ultimate” plan to keep the DVR past 90 days. Their service provides BET as a part of its Core package with over 60 other channels. New customers can sign up for the Core Plan for $69.99 per month. (They offer discounted promo pricing for your first three months.)
They do offer promotional pricing and don’t force you into a contract. Therefore, you can cancel the service at any time. Vidgo is supported on available on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV. You can also stream the service on up to 3 devices at the same time. We have the full details in our guide to Vidgo’s live streaming service.
DIRECTV STREAM

BET is one of the many channels available on DIRECTV STREAM’s “Entertainment” channel plan for a price of $79.99 per month. BET Her is available on their “Ultimate Plan”, but at a price of $119.99 per month. However, they do provide a 5-day free trial.
All DIRECTV STREAM plans include the following:
- watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription
- a cloud-based DVR
- channels like BET, AMC, HGTV, Discovery, and more
- supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more
You can check out everything this service offers by taking advantage of their online offer or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.
YouTube TV

YouTube TV also offers BET streaming live, as well as limitless storage space for recording your shows. Your library of recorded shows can be streamed anywhere. BET is included in the base package for $72.99 a month.
YouTube TV provides:
- access to BET, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
- unlimited cloud DVR storage
- stream on three devices at once
- YouTube TV supports Roku, Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more.
- Includes YouTube TV on-demand
- offers a 1-week free trial.
Check our review of YouTube TV for more details. They also offer a 1-week free trial.
Watching BET on A Streaming Device
Once you subscribe to one of the streaming services that carry BET, all you need to do is download the streaming services app to a supported device, and then you can start watching BET.
Watch BET on Roku
To watch BET on Roku, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries BET (Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, etc.)
- On your Roku Menu, navigate to “Search” and press “OK” on your remote
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
- Select “Add Channel” press “OK” on your remote. If the channel is already installed, “Go To Channel” will be an option.
- The App is now installed on your Roku. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. BET will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.
Watch BET on Fire TV
To watch BET on Fire TV, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries BET (Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, etc.)
- On your Fire TV Home screen, click on the search icon in the screen’s upper-left corner.
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
- Select “Download,” and the channel will install
- The App is now installed on your Fire TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. BET will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.
Watch BET on Apple TV
To watch BET on Apple TV, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries BET (Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, etc)
- Scroll right to the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service click the cloud icon, and the channel will install
- The App is now installed on your Apple TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. BET will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.
Is There a BET Subscription
No. There isn’t a way to directly subscribe to BET. However, you can watch BET live and on-demand through the website or the BET app. Your login credentials from Hulu, FuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV, and Vidgo will work to unlock all the content available through the BET app.
Using The BET App
If you subscribe to Philo, Vidgo, YouTube TV, or FuboTV, you can watch BET by simply downloading the app for that streaming service. However, these streaming services are also a valid TV provider to unlock all the content available on the BET App.
New episodes of shows on BET become available the day after they air on TV. You can also catch up on full seasons and watch hours of stand-up specials, classic shows, and more on the app. Without a TV provider account you can watch BET free through the BET app for 24 hours.
How To Activate the BET App
Once you subscribe to one of the channels above, you can watch by downloading the BET Now app to your streaming device. When prompted for a TV provider, use your username and password from one of the participating streaming services above. Below are the steps I used to unlock the BET Now on Roku. Other streaming devices and TV everywhere apps have a very similar process.
- Go to the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.”
- Search for the BET Now app, add it to your device, and then open it.
- In the app, select “Login” from the top right of the menu.
- Your Roku device will then show you an activation code and a URL.
- Using a computer or mobile web browser, go https://www.bet.com/activate
- You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. I’m entering the username and password I use for Philo.
- Once you sign in, your TV screen will refresh. You should now have access to all the video content the BET provides through the BET Now app.
Supported Streaming Devices
The BET app is supported on all of the following streaming devices:
- Android Devices
- iOS Devices
- Apple TV
- Roku
- Amazon Fire TV
- Chromecast
- Android TV
Watch BET for Free
Some of the streaming services that carry BET offer a free trial. You can take advantage of those and watch free BET for almost a month or longer if you use different email addresses. Let’s look at the free trials available.
- Philo – offers a 7-day free trial
- DIRECTV STREAM – provides a 5-day free trial
- YouTube TV – offers a 1-week free trial
As long as you cancel before the free trial expires, you won’t be charged. You can cycle the free trials to get nearly a month of BET free. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free BET even longer. Doing this would also let you test out the various live TV streaming services to see which one you like the best.