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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