Which TV providers offer multi-room?

Dan Howdle • April 7th, 2025

Multi-room TV allows you to watch your favourite shows in different rooms throughout the house, all on the same TV subscription. So you can watch the morning news while you're still in bed, keep the kids entertained in their bedroom, or watch a blockbuster in the living room all at the same time.

We're getting pretty used to this being a standard feature when it comes to streaming apps like Netflix, but it remains a different proposition with a TV subscription from Virgin Media, BT/EE, Sky or TalkTalk. They all have different ways, means and rules when it comes to multi-room. So much so it's well worth taking a deeper dive.

Virgin Media Multi-Room TV

With Virgin Media's multi-room service, you can enjoy your favourite shows in different rooms by adding up to two Virgin TV 360 Mini boxes to your setup. These Mini boxes provide access to all the channels included in your Virgin TV subscription, along with on-demand content and apps. They are 4K and HDR-ready, ensuring high-quality viewing experiences throughout your home, provided you have compatible 4K TVs. There is no multi-room option if you plump for Virgin's streaming service, Virgin Flex.

Each additional Mini box is available for an extra £10 per month. If you have the Mega Volt bundle, one Mini box is included at no additional monthly cost; however, you'll need to request it, as it won't be sent automatically during installation.

The main Virgin TV 360 box allows you to record up to six shows simultaneously while watching a seventh. It offers 1TB of storage, accommodating approximately 500 hours of standard definition content or 100 hours in high definition. The 360 Mini boxes do not have recording capabilities but can stream recordings from the main 360 box, as all devices are interconnected.

It's important to note that both the main 360 box and the Mini boxes require a coaxial cable connection for live TV services. While the Mini boxes can connect to the internet via Wi-Fi for on-demand content and apps, a wired coaxial connection is necessary for accessing live television channels. This setup may involve additional cabling in your home, unlike some competitors' systems that operate solely over Wi-Fi.

Sky Whole Home (multiroom TV from Sky)

Sky has ditched its satellite service (Sky Q) unless you already have it installed. It continues to serve those customers, but Sky Q's days are definitely numbered.

With Sky Stream it's a bit cheaper and simpler than it ever was with Q because you only need to increase the number of Sky Stream Pucks. You'll need to subscribe to Sky Whole Home, which will cost you an extra few quid a month, and then you can have as many Pucks as you want. However, you'll need to bear in mind that you only get one additional Puck rolled into the price of Sky Whole Home. Each additional Puck after that has a £39.95 on-off cost attached to it, and you won't own the equipment – you'll have to give it back if and when you switch.

Sky Glass (now in its Gen 2 iteration) is a TV that comes with Sky’s TV service built in, so if you sign up for Whole Home you will be provided with one puck for connecting to a separate TV, but not an additional TV.Like the Sky Q Mini boxes, the Sky Pucks do not require a cabled connection and will work over Wi-Fi.

Read our Sky Whole Home guide for full details.

BT/EE Extra Box

BT TV no longer exists. Instead, BT bundles EE TV with its broadband to make one rather confusing product with a choice of vastly different set-top boxes and obtuse delivery methods, available from two different broadband providers (BT and EE). We're not enormous fans of EE TV if that's not already clear.

Anyway, with EE TV you get either the EE TV Box Pro or an Apple TV 4K (device) that's been coded to be able to run the EE TV app where you'll watch all your content. For multiroom it's either the BT TV Box Pro Mini for customers that want to watch their EE TV subscription on an EE TV Box Pro, but no multiroom options whatsoever if you choose the Apple TV 4K in much the same way none exist if you choose Virgin Flex. In the case of the EE TV Box Pro option, both the main box and the Mini version connect to your BT or EE broadband via Wi-Fi so there is no need for cabling or even an aerial. BT’s extra box service costs £10 per month on top of your subscription package.

Unlike Sky, BT and EE customers are limited to only adding a maximum of two extra boxes. The BT TV Box Pro Mini does not offer the option to record TV, but you can pause and rewind and watch in 4K HDR, just like on the main box.

Other ways to get multi-room TV

If you tend to watch a lot of subscription TV streaming services, such as Netflix, NOW and Amazon Prime Video, rather than live channels on Freeview, then you probably don’t need to sign up to a multiscreen service at all. All these apps can be watched on almost any screen, from a large TV to a smartphone.

However, if you specifically want to watch them on a TV screen in more than one room, then the easy answer is to turn your second TV into a smart TV by investing in some streaming tech such as the Roku or the Amazon Fire Stick. Simply plug it in and watch your favourite shows. If you already have a smart TV, then you’re sorted. You just need to open the relevant app and log in.

Watching Netflix in more than one room

A Basic Netflix subscription only allows you to watch shows on one device at a time, but its Standard membership option allows you to stream shows to two different devices at the same time. The Premium option lets you watch on up to four screens simultaneously. Sky, BT/EE and Virgin Media all now include a Basic Netflix plan with their TV packages at no extra cost. To watch in a second room as part of your multiroom subscription, you will need to pay to upgrade to Standard or Premium.

Watching Amazon Prime Video in more than one room

If you've got Amazon Prime Video, you can stream up to three different videos at the same time using the same Amazon account. However, the same video can only be streamed to two devices at a time.

Watching NOW in more than one room

With NOW, you can register up to six devices on your account but you can only watch TV on one at the same time. However, with the option of NOW Boost for an extra few pounds a month, you can watch on three devices at once.