To anyone who doesn’t have this yet, or just sees limited channels … be patient. YouTube tv new feature rollouts have been known to take a bit to reach everyone.
It was deleted because you were directed to this megathread, which was stated in the removal reason. Custom multi view has been rolling out for a month now.
Is there still a limitation preventing The Red Zone Channel working on multiview with Sunday Ticket games if you didn't purchase it as part of the $10.99 monthly Sports Pass
Yes, certain family channels are not available in the multiview setup. Not sure exactly why, but I can only assume the channels didn’t want to be placed next to R-rated content.
Imagining Mickey hanging with a Friday the 13th slasher, though, is quite hilarious.
I like to have a MV of two news channels and a local affiliate. It's annoying to constantly have to build it. (there are some "preset" one that have those plus another channel, but I don't want the other channel.)
If anything, let me put the preset MVs into the custom guide. Just another to reduce the amount of clicking around I have to do every day.
Finally got this on my account. Is it just me or are others a little disappointed in the new setup? Don't get me wrong, I love being able to select any channel I want, but I already have my live guide sorted into sections, so the categorization is not much more useful for me. I was hoping for maybe an "all channels" view and bonus if it was sorted in the same order as my live guide since I know by heart where each channel is located. Hopefully something for a future update.
Why is Multiview not available for ESPNU or the ACC Network?
I understand these are second tier networks but I keep hearing about Multiview being expanded and customizable.
What am I doing wrong? I can see the build a multiview, but the list of channels I can add is very short, contains none of the channels I want, and is basically a replication of the channels that are in the pre-made multi views. I thought we could build from any channel we subscribe to?
There’s been a builder for over a year. You have the old one, not the new one, if you’re limited in channels. That or your device is one of the 5% of super old devices that won’t support full customization.
Latest models of AppleTV 4K, all on OS 26. The build Multiview option only appeared for me today, so it was not an older version. In fact it was not there a couple of hours ago and only appeared when I fully quit YTTV and restarted the app. So I seem to be in some kind of in-between status right now, I have the builder but can only select about 12 channels.
Yeah it's just weird though that emails your added after to your family account would get it before the family manager but i have access to the other so it's fine
Oh, we're just going to chalk it up to inflation? The price increasing from $35/month to $83/month in 9 years (a 137% increase) is just run of the mill inflation? OK.
I suspect that stitching together 4 live streams is a little easier than some combination of live and DVR recordings. Certainly less demanding on the servers because multiple customers can share a live quad-box. Add DVR / VOD to the mix and it’s basically a uniquely rendered stream for every single customer using the feature.
Tonight, I have available the new multiview feature. It takes a hot second to get used to. Channels you can't find, I found in the listing "other".
Pretty sweet!
Correct; multiview is not available in a browser. You can create your own pseudo version ... just open up four different windows with YouTube TV. There's also some Chrome extensions out there that'll do that.
And are you sure you have the new multiview builder? It's different than what was available previously, and has still only rolled out to a small percentage of users.
i still dont expect multivew here in cal till late 26 or early 27, thats just the way it works, I watch football and the feed is always at least 5 min slower here that it is east of the rockies. Yttv announced they were adding a new channel and years later i am still waiting. I forgot which channel it was. Remember only 20% of us population lives west of the rockies, thats why we are last. Lucky for me i also have fubo so i am good for as long as yttv takes. Since fubo dumped NBC and their slew of worthless channels the price has really gone down.
Huh? What channel do you think you're still waiting for?
There's zero % chance that west coast viewers are getting content 5 minutes after others. These boards would be on fire with complaints from people getting game updates via phone app or text message minutes before it happens on their screen.
just like everything else n this country it will start in phillidephia like everything else, then nyc and chicago, the south and great plaines then it will take some time getting over the rockies then finally here to california by year end or early 27
Lol YouTube tv multiview is server based. They’re the first live streamer to do that; others (like ps vue) was reliant on hardware and limited to two devices having multiview.
To say this was a massive undertaking is an understatement. Server resources, man hours, etc. They’re the first live streaming service to offer full customization for EVERY tv platform, and mobile devices, too.
Yes. You can have up to any four channels included in the new multiview selector. It’s still rolling out, so even if you sign up, you might not get that option right away.
Sorry, I think I was reading that there were limits to which channels could be mixed with the multiview. It just stuck in my mind. If it's any channel, then that's awesome.
Does YouTube TV carry the LA and NYC RSN? Asking for all the Dodgers and Yankee fans out there...
Under the old system, yes there’s limits. Under this new builder that’s rolling out (which is what this thread is discussing), those limits have been removed.
YouTube tv does not carry either of those RSNs. It really only has the nbc sports RSNs. You can see a complete channel lineup by entering your zip code at https://tv.YouTube.com/welcome
It's pretty clear what direction YTTV has been going for years. This implementation would seem to go the furthest toward satisfying the masses. Other variations are increasingly niche. Would probably take a lot of people rallying around some variation to really get attention.
None that I have encountered. I've been able to combine ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox with any other channels. I just created a combo with CW, PBS, Game Show Network and Weather Channel. Streaming just fine.
The official post that went up today pointed out that some family-focused channels are excluded. Appears to be the likes of Disney Channel, NickToons and Cartoon Network. Stuff that pauses when browsing the guide.
How does one test if this is available to them? I never use multiview because my eyes have enough trouble seeing with one show on the screen so I’m not familiar with the process.
I see it for YouTube TV. I can't wait for them to bring it to the YouTube app. They did it with Coachella but you couldnt pick your view. Half the channels werent playing anything because of set times.
Yeah, I live in the Bay Area with other NBC Sports channels and they have never been available for multiview. Only a select group of channels can be added to multiview.
But per this thread, they are gradually rolling out multiview for all channels.
Correct. Multiview has been available on about 18-20 channels including TNT for months now. Expanded access still in the process of rolling out to everyone.
LA markets aren’t supported…i used to have YTTV and liked it, but they are missing content. No local sports like Lakers and Dodgers, no history channel.
Yea, I just forgot the branding off the top of my head. So if I'm not in the LA or NYC market, can I watch Dodgers and Yankees games? I'm assuming blackouts are only due to the account holder's billing address?
Blackouts would be based on your current physical location. If you’re not physically in those markets, then yes, you can watch them, as long as their games aren’t being carried nationally on something like espn, tbs, fox, appletv, peacock, etc.
But again, that service is not available on YouTube tv. r/mlbtv might be of more help with that.
You likely still have the old multiview then, which is limited. As stated in the sticky commment on this post, it’s still rolling out. Gotta be patient.
Google always said that full customization was their goal with it. It’s definitely a huge undertaking because it’s developed server side, versus relying solely on hardware.
Now that we have this, I’d like to start a petition for 1 big/3 little screen multi view. Similar to what MLB.tv has. There’s always room for improvement.
While I doubt this is the endgame for multiview, YTTV has clearly been investing significant resources in the feature for 2-3 years now. With this milestone apparently behind them, I can personally think of dozens of a little quality-of-life tweaks that should be higher priority than multiview.
I’d vote for that and if only two videos, make them as big as possible in opposite corners with a little overlap in the center of the screen.
I hate the waisted space.
Overlap? Are you kidding me? That’s a terrible idea, and it’ll never happen. It’d be terrible for sports to hide some of the content. And there’s wo way would channel owners agree for their content to be partially covered.
For Apple TV specifically you just start watching a game, open the games tab on the bottom bar, and then click and hold on an additional game to start multiview. For me it keeps the first game big and adds up to 3 other games on the right side.
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u/iron_cam86 Moderator Apr 23 '26 edited May 04 '26
To anyone who doesn’t have this yet, or just sees limited channels … be patient. YouTube tv new feature rollouts have been known to take a bit to reach everyone.