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Sky TV Outage: Sky Says Fault Fixed as Some Customers Report Second-Day Issues

Sky cites a Sky Q and Sky+ system fault, saying service returns after device restarts.

Overview

  • Downdetector recorded nearly 8,000 problem reports around 7am on Saturday after disruptions began shortly after 3am.
  • About 79–80% of reports pointed to the core TV platform, with smaller shares tied to streaming and internet services.
  • Sky instructed customers to restart the main Sky Q box before any mini boxes and to power-cycle Sky+ boxes for 30 seconds.
  • Outage reports came from across the UK, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Glasgow.
  • Despite the company stating the issue was resolved, users continued reporting “no satellite signal” messages into Sunday.