On the brighter side, Virgin Media has acknowledged the issue and they are working to resolve it. It’s not my connection, or my internet, it’s just Virgin being crap. Wait 40 minutes for it to even work, and then there’s no audio. Others I know have the same issue on red button with virgin, so not just me. However, the company has failed to share an ETA for the fix.Īs usual, we will keep track of the situation and will post an update if and when there are any further developments.Ġ5:39 pm (IST): Some Sky Sports subscribers are now reporting ( 1, 2, 3, 4) that the Red button is not working for them yet no red button on skysports for 60 mins #redbutton #skysports #efl See-no-evil monkeyFace with symbols over mouth ( Source) Here’s what the company has to say with regards to the problem: ( Source)Īccording to Virgin Media, the company is working with Sky to fix the red button not working issue. Whatever the case, hours after reports started flooding Twitter, Virgin Media has finally acknowledged the red button not working issue on Sky Sports via a series of responses to several complaints. Some even say that they can see a black screen after pressing the red button. According to users, pressing the red button on Sky Sports only displays a loading or ‘Please wait’ screen. Reports of the problem have been flowing in for hours. We’ve shared some reports from disgruntled users below: ( trying to load the red button on skysports channels all I get is a black screen nothing else? ( fix the b screen when I press the red button on any sky sports channel ( sort out the red button on sky sports football not working for the other games ( Source) That said, it appears that some Sky Sports viewers on Virgin Media are unable to use the red button service on their TVs for several hours.

Sky Sports Red Button service lets viewers access interactive content in certain events and is especially useful for football fans thanks to the different camera angles it can unlock with just a press of a button.Īs the name indicates, pressing the red button on the remote of some Sky boxes allows one to access the red button service. Original story (published on April 21, 2021) follows: New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

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