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Discussion topic: Stopping Sky box asking for pin

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This message was authored by mcoops This message was authored by: mcoops

Stopping Sky box asking for pin

How do i switch off stream and sky go asking for a pin?

Ive been through all the options on the stream box software and switched off but it keeps asking in particular for pre watershed programs..

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This message was authored by SKY1992bf This message was authored by: SKY1992bf

Re: Stopping Sky box asking for pin

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@mcoops  That's correct it's mandatory daytime protection which cannot be overridden by customers or sky whatever your settings are set at



If you are watching age restricted content pre watershed then it'll always ask for the pin regardless of your settings

it's an ofcom regulation requirement that Sky must adhere to and cannot be override by sky or the customer

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/mandatory-daytime-protection#M1014

certain channels like Sky Atlantic and Sky Comedy are taking advantage of a rule change that allows them to broadcast age restricted content pre watershed providing they apply Mandatory daytime protection , that cannot be overridden by the the customer , it seems that Sky have decided to apply this rule to each individual program that the rules apply to rather than the channel, so this means that if you have entered the pin to access the channel and the following program is also age restricted you will be asked to enter the pin again when that program starts even though you are already on the channel


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This message was authored by mcoops This message was authored by: mcoops

Re: Stopping Sky box asking for pin

OK thanks.. another step towards a dictatorship.. Just move here from Virgin and Im finding it difficult with all the Adverts on Sky and when channel surfing the pin request pops up what seems like every other channel but cant pass over it got to go back home.  so far it seems like a mistake moving from Virgin..

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@mcoops wrote:

OK thanks.. another step towards a dictatorship.


On the contrary, it was the widening of Mandatory Daytime Protection to some non-Cinema channels in the Sky EPG which permited a much wider range of content to be available during the daytime.

 

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/broadcast-standards/mandatory-daytime-protection/ 

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