Big changes have come to MLS broadcasts and streaming with the start of the 2023 regular season.
In prior years, MLS’s league fixtures were primarily spread across local Regional Sports Networks (RSNs), with select matches picked for national broadcast on either ESPN, Fox, or TelevisaUnivision channels each week. Games that weren’t selected for national broadcasts were available for out-of-market fans on ESPN+, but this arrangement “blacked-out” matches for local fans without specific cable or satellite subscriptions.
In Colorado’s case, MLS matches that aired on Altitude Sports Network could not be streamed on ESPN+ in Altitude’s broadcast territory—Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Northern New Mexico, Northeast Nevada, and Southwest South Dakota.