topic Re: SkyQ mini box in Sky Q

SkyQ mini box

Essexboom — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:50:01 GMT

Hi all

My Mini box is failing to display any Sky channels with the message 'Programme unavailable'. So no Sky Sports or any Sky channels. I have rebooted both the main SkyQ box and the mini several times including switching off the router, Sky Q box and the Mini box before switching them all on again in sequence - same message, same problem. Main SkyQ box shows all Sky channels as normal. Any ideas? Thanks

Re: SkyQ mini box

NickNewark — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:04:46 GMT

@Essexboom Hi, if you go to settings menu on the main box, and status, does it have tick on watch on Sky Q mini box.

Re: SkyQ mini box

NickNewark — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:06:32 GMT

@Essexboom Hi, if you go to settings menu on the main box, and status, does it have tick on watch on Sky Q mini box, and check the mini box settings, and status, connection to SkyQ box.

Re: SkyQ mini box

Essexboom — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:40:29 GMT

Connection with sky mini fron Sky q main box is ticked and the mini box is saying that connection to Sky Q box is ok as is network connection. I also tried reactivating the connection but with no success. Thanks for your suggestions though- appreciated

Re: SkyQ mini box

NickNewark — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:42:53 GMT

@Essexboom Perhaps try a network reset from the mini box,

Re: SkyQ mini box

Laing1 — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:25:33 GMT

@Essexboom wrote:

Hi all

My Mini box is failing to display any Sky channels with the message 'Programme unavailable'. So no Sky Sports or any Sky channels. I have rebooted both the main SkyQ box and the mini several times including switching off the router, Sky Q box and the Mini box before switching them all on again in sequence - same message, same problem. Main SkyQ box shows all Sky channels as normal. Any ideas? Thanks

@Essexboom I have escalated this to sky

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