topic Re: Sky channels pin protected in Sky Q

Sky channels pin protected

94 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 17:54:06 GMT

Hi does anyone know why some of the sky channels are suddenly pin protected. Its currently 6.45pm and i cant access

sky showcase

sky witness

sky atlantic

sky msx

sky max

there may be more.
never been a problem before.
its very annoying no kids in the house do i i have no need to resctrict viewing.
i have tried the settings- parental menu with no luck.. anyone no how to fix this.

Re: Sky channels pin protected

Daniel0210 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:00:52 GMT

@94

If you're watching age restricted content pre watershed then it'll always ask for the pin regardless of your settings. It is an Ofcom requirement that Sky must adhere to and cannot be overriden by Sky or you.

Re: Sky channels pin protected

TimmyBGood — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 20:10:52 GMT

@94

Sky Atlantic was showing White Lotus, and that's always going to need a PIN up to 21:00

It's the application of Mandatory Daytime Protection which permits transmission before the watershed.