Suddenly keep getting asked for a PIN to watch SKY news

[Moghie]

Hi,

Does anyone know of a reason I'm suddenly being asked (more than once a day) to put a PIN in just to watch SKY news. This PIN request even appears when I'm watching the news. I can't find an answer on here other than it being requested for certain programmes (watershed etc) but I only ever watch the news.

Thanks

[Exiled-in-HH]

Sky have started tagging certain items with an age restriction🤔

[Jporch316]

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@Moghie wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know of a reason I'm suddenly being asked (more than once a day) to put a PIN in just to watch SKY news. This PIN request even appears when I'm watching the news. I can't find an answer on here other than it being requested for certain programmes (watershed etc) but I only ever watch the news.

Thanks

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To comply with ofcoms daytime viewing  restrictions. Any age related show / movie shown pre watershed will require a pin for access ..... 

[TimmyBGood]

Apparently Sky News recently carried a particular pre-recorded item which had a separate age rating: that's not usually the case.

[MarkGoldsmith]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

Apparently Sky News recently carried a particular pre-recorded item which had a separate age rating: that's not usually the case.

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Potentially war related programming with "distressing scenes".

if I remember correctly that happened at times when they had special content when the Ukraine conflict started so very possible the same for the current Middle East issues.