Sky TV is down after major outage left 30,000 users without access to shows
Sky TV remains down for thousands of customers after an outage left tens of thousands unable to watch shows.
People began reporting issues with the satellite television service just before 9pm, according to outage tracker Downdetector.
Only an hour and a half later, nearly 30,000 people were having problems with Sky, with a small number reporting a total blackout of services.
While the number of affected customers lowered overnight, issues have been climbing since 2am. More Trending
As of 6.29am, more than 2,000 people are unable to switch on Sky TV.
Around 5% of users are reporting problems with Sky Broadband.
Why so many people lost access to Sky is unclear. The company has yet to issue a public statement.
Sky has been approached for comment.
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