C-SPAN’s 7-year effort to secure a spot on streaming giants

Published May 5, 2025 10:15pm ET



C-SPAN is continuing its push to be included on major streaming platforms — including YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and Fubo — as more consumers move away from traditional cable television.

The Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, which launched in 1979 to provide unfiltered coverage of Congress and public affairs, operates as a nonprofit group, funded without taxpayer support. Instead, it relies on carriage fees from cable and satellite providers, roughly 7.25 cents per subscriber per month, for access to all three of its channels.

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