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What Is Multiview? Where Can You Watch It?

By Phillip Swann

What Is Multiview On TV?
Multiview is a feature offered by some TV providers that will divide your TV screen into multiple boxes so you can watch more than one channel at the same time. Although it could be used for entertainment programs, it’s most widely utilized for live sporting events. Some TV providers allow you to choose which shows/events will be displayed in the multiple boxes while others will choose them for you. It’s a welcome advancement for sports fans, particularly gamblers who like to follow their bets in multiple games at the same time.


Which TV Providers Offers Multiview?

YouTube TV
Launched in March 2023, YouTube TV’s Multiview allows you to watch up to four games at the same time on one screen. The streamer will sometimes pre-select Multiview options on the home menu but it also allows NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers to choose their games, a perk that was long called for by fans.
Fubo
Fubo offers Multiview on Apple TV and select Roku devices. The multi-channel live streaming service allows you to pick from any live channel for Multiview. You highlight the live channel or event you want to watch from the menu screen; press and hold the touchpad to open the options menu; and select Watch in Multiview.

Comcast’s Xfinity TV
Comcast’s Xfinity TV cable service added Multiview to X1 set-tops in 2025 to coincide with March Madness college basketball tournament. (The set-tops are the Xi6, XG1v4, XiOne, XiD, and Xi5.) The cable op says you activate Multiview by pressing the Down button on your remote while watching an eligible sporting event. Then, select it and use the on-screen menu to pick up to three more games.

Peacock
The Comcast-owned streaming service has offered a Multiview feature for the Olympics, NBA basketball, and English Premier League soccer,

ESPN Unlimited App
The sports network’s Unlimited app offers multiple views with up to four games at the same time.

Fox One
The network’s app also offers up to four curated channels at the same time.

DIRECTV
The company’s satellite and streaming services both offer several Mix Channels’ for news, sports and other subjects which display multiple channels on one screen.

Sling TV
The live streamer launched Multiview last month with up to four curated channels on one screen.

Spectrum TV
The cable op also started Multiview last month in time for March Madness.

Happy viewing and stay safe.

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5 hours ago

Fubo’s multi-view is the best of them because it literally allows ANY channels to be added to it. Because is client-side based. This is how it should be, even it requires a more expensive device. If you are that die-hard of a user, then get a better device. Server side solutions penalize everyone with server overhead, expenses, poor quality, etc. Youtube TV’s choice to do it that way is bad IMO. Prob because their Google devices cannot handle a client-side solution. And unfortunately other services are following this poor choice. A hybrid approach would be optimal. Have server-side solutions for BIG days with lots of simultaneous games/events…while still providing client-side for power users so they can create ANY mix.

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