No Legal Path

What This Means for Viewers

This is the most restrictive blocking status. It means StreamCaddy has evaluated every streaming service and tier available in the viewer's DMA and found that none of them carry this game live. This typically occurs when a game is only available via a traditional cable/satellite RSN that has no streaming equivalent, or when rights are in transition between carriers.

Common Causes

• The game airs exclusively on a regional sports network (RSN) that is not carried by any live TV streaming service in the viewer's DMA (e.g., some Bally Sports regions during carriage gaps).
• The game is on a network undergoing a rights transition — the previous carrier's contract expired and the new carrier hasn't launched yet.
• The game is only available via traditional cable/satellite with no streaming simulcast rights.
• The event is a special production (e.g., certain minor league or exhibition games) with extremely limited distribution.

How to Resolve

• Check if the game is available via an over-the-air (OTA) broadcast with a TV antenna — some games on FOX or CBS affiliates can be received free.
• Monitor for carriage changes — RSNs frequently negotiate new streaming deals, and a previously unavailable channel may become available.
• Consider a traditional cable or satellite subscription if the RSN is consistently unavailable via streaming in your DMA.

Related Reason Codes

• NOT_IN_PACKAGE
• CARRIAGE_DISPUTED
• OUT_OF_MARKET