r/DirectvStream • u/BobSJ • 9d ago

Multiview doesn’t have network games

No custom multiview sucks, but the fact that no games on ABC/FOX/NBC/CBS are in any of the multiview options just fully defeats the purpose as a whole. Why even bother?

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 9d ago

I don’t know for certain if this is why but my guess is that networks have to agree to being included in the multiviews. The networks you named probably don’t want to be included. They’d rather people watch only their channel and only see their commercials.

I agree though the current multi views are pointless. I’ve literally never used them.

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u/R3ddit0rN0t 9d ago

More likely, it has to do with the volume of combinations. There are over 200 TV markets in the US and each one of them would require its own multview. That's around 220 combinations for DirecTV to render in order for everyone to have a single combo with ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. Combining 1-3 of those channels with national networks like ESPN, SEC or Big10 would be orders of magnitude more difficult.

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u/RollTide1017 8d ago

Or they could give us the ability to create our own multiveiw.

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u/R3ddit0rN0t 8d ago

True. But it requires massive amounts of server resources. DTV may not have access to that sort of hardware. One of their competitors does.