The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) has reached an agreement allowing its 750 independent cable, video, and broadband providers the opportunity of selling Philo, a streaming cable TV alternative, to customers.

Philo, which offers up to 49 cable channels owned by Discovery, Viacom, AMC, and A&E Networks, normally sells for $16-20 a month, depending on package.

The deal gives independent cable companies affiliated with NCTC another retention tool for cord-cutters looking for an alternative to a traditional cable television package. It also offers a less expensive bundled TV option for customers subscribing to a broadband-only provider. In all, NCTC members offer service to nine million Americans.

“Our partnership with NCTC will expand the available options for millions of TV lovers by giving them access to the unique entertainment-focused package we’ve created,” explained Andrew McCollum, Philo’s CEO. “Philo is a perfect complement to the existing services, particularly high-speed internet, that these companies already offer.”

Subscribers can watch Philo through browsers, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, iPhone App & Android via Chrome, as well as 37 TV Everywhere apps and websites for participating networks.

Also included:

• The ability to watch on up to three different devices at the same time;
• An unlimited 30-day DVR, on-demand library, pause any live channel, start programs from the beginning, and watch programs that have aired in the past three days;
• A streamlined interface, intelligent search, and the ability to easily send your favorite shows to others;
• Easily share favorite shows with friends and family. For non-Philo users, signing up and watching is as easy as entering a phone number;
• Subscribers are eligible for a $5 Philo credit for referring friends and family and there’s no limit to number of referral credits an individual can earn.

Philo lacks agreements with popular sports networks, WarnerMedia networks like TNT and CNN, and local over the air stations. It also does not sell premium channels.

Philo 35+ Channels – $16

• A&E
• AMC
• Animal Planet
• AXS TV
• BBC America
• BBC World News
• BET
• Cheddar
• CMT
• Comedy Central
• Discovery Channel
• DIY
• Food Network
• FYI
• GSN
• HGTV
• History
• IFC
• Investigation Discovery (ID)
• Lifetime
• Lifetime Movies
• MTV
• MTV2
• Nickelodeon
• Nick Jr.
• OWN
• Paramount Network
• Science
• Sundance Channel
• Tastemade
• TeenNick
• TLC
• Travel Channel
• TV Land
• Velocity
• VH1
• Viceland
• We TV

9 channels add-on pack – $4

• American Heroes Channel
• BET Her
• Cooking Channel
• Destination America
• Discovery Family
• Discovery Life
• Logo
• MTV Live
• Nicktoons

NCTC also has agreements to sell two other streaming providers: Sony’s PlayStation Vue and sports-oriented fuboTV.