The first few services listed below are skinny bundles. Since skinny bundles live online, you can use them to watch live TV without cable on all sorts of devices, including, of course, Mac computers. The most important difference between a live TV streaming service and a cable package is that a live TV streaming service streams online - kind of like Netflix, only for live TV.
Live TV streaming services get their “skinny bundle” nickname from the slimmed-down channel packages they often (but not always) offer, which are more cost-effective than the ones offered by cable and satellite companies.
If you’re a regular reader of, you know we primarily talk about two things when it comes to watching TV without cable: live TV streaming “skinny bundles” and free over-the-air (OTA) TV.
