CARRIAGE_DISPUTEDCarriage Disputed
The channel carrying this game is temporarily unavailable on the viewer's streaming service due to a retransmission consent or carriage fee dispute.
User-facing label: “This channel is temporarily unavailable through your provider”
What This Means for Viewers
Carriage disputes occur when a streaming service/distributor and a channel owner cannot agree on carriage terms (fees, placement, bundling). During the dispute, the channel is removed from the service's lineup. Games that would normally be watchable become unavailable until the dispute resolves. This is a temporary condition — most disputes resolve within days to weeks.
Common Causes
- The streaming service and the RSN/network owner are in active contract negotiations and the previous contract expired.
- A channel owner pulled their signal as leverage during fee negotiations.
- A streaming service dropped a channel due to cost and is testing viewer response before renewing.
How to Resolve
- Switch to an alternative streaming service that still carries the disputed channel in your DMA.
- Wait for the dispute to resolve — most carriage disputes are settled within 1-4 weeks.
- Check if the game is simultaneously available on another network not affected by the dispute.