Summary
If you love the Multiview feature on YouTube TV but wish it worked on more channels and content other than sports, we have good news. Over the weekend, Google announced that it’s experimenting with more multiview combinations, expanding the feature beyond sports, and I couldn’t be more excited.
In February, Google confirmed plans toimprove the multiview experiencewith additional features and mentioned that it could one day work on content other than sports. Now, YouTube hasofficially started testingthe new feature and revealed a new “always-on multiview” mode that you’ll probably love.
For those unfamiliar with YouTube TV’s multiview feature, it’sone of my favorite aspectsof the streaming service. It lets you watch up to four games at a time. you’re able to simultaneously stream basketball games from TBS, truTV, CBS, and TNT, watch four NFL games at once, or mix and match sports as your heart desires. You can choose which audio to hear of the four with your remote, and change it on the fly. It’s pretty great, but now you canbuild your ownand add content from Bravo TV, USA, and non-sports.
On Reddit, the YouTube TV team confirmed that multiview now works on a small list of popular national channels, letting you stream a variety of genres at the same time. For now, the company is testing ESPN, Bravo, and USA, but plans to add more or change the lineup over time.
How to Use Multiview Outside of Sports
Imagine watching Sunday Night Football on NBC and a PGA Tour championship on ESPN, all while tracking rain from the weather channel and casually watching a show on USA—all simultaneously. The new multiview channels are slowly rolling out to users over the coming weeks, so if you don’t see them yet, be patient.
You can find and build a multiview the same way as before, only now it’ll populate content from more channels. Here’s how:
If you don’t want to manually build your own multiview, Google mentioned another neat feature coming soon. In the future, YouTube TV will offer an Always-on Multiview with your local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC channels. Basically, whenever you open YouTube TV, you’ll find a box with all four channels ready to go, making it easy to stay up-to-date on local news, watch sports, and more.
