A regional blackout refers to the situation where a live game — MLB for example — is available in some states in the US but not all. That’s because executives play around with broadcasting rights for each game. Some may go to Fox and NBC but not ABC for instance.
In this situation, the content rights holders determine a blackout ‘region’. Usually, it correlates to the IP addresses closest to the teams that are currently playing. So if you’re a Chicago Cubs fan it’s likely that a home game won’t be available for live streaming.
If you are traveling out of state and want to access your usual home streaming services to watch the game there is a solution.
To overcome this problem all you need to do is sign up for a suitable VPN and select a server in the US but outside of the blackout region so you can watch the game as you normally would from your home state.
Our guide to bypassing MLB blackouts will help provide further clarity.