Pin required to watch channel before 9

[Matt69]

My virgin tivo box has recently started to ask me for the pin to unlock a channel before 21.00 because its classified as a 15 

Never asked me before , so I went to settings, parental controls, lock channels and selected unlock all channels.

But it has no effect and still asks for a pin to watch sky max which is ridiculous 

[japitts]

This is "Mandatory Daytime Protection" and is a regulatory requirement for any broadcaster wishing to show age-restricted content during daytime hours.

You could direct a complaint at Ofcom, but the requirements are in-place to allow a free reign on daytime scheduling.

[Ayisha_B]

Hi @Matt69 👋

Welcome to our Community Forums and thanks for your post. 

I can see japitts has already answered this but if you need help with anything else or have any further questions, let us know.