Sky Movies - No PIN

Is there any way to turn off the PIN requirement for the new Sky Movies
channels? I can't find this option in the set-up menus.

"Movilla" wrote in message
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Is there any way to turn off the PIN requirement for the new Sky Movies
channels? I can't find this option in the set-up menus.


I.m afraid the "do gooders" insist the likes of SKY don't allow little
kiddies access to X rated material. You can't make "child protection"
optional.

"John Russell" wrote in message
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"Movilla" wrote in message
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Is there any way to turn off the PIN requirement for the new Sky Movies
channels? I can't find this option in the set-up menus.


I.m afraid the "do gooders" insist the likes of SKY don't allow little
kiddies access to X rated material. You can't make "child protection"
optional.



it's not that simple.
if sky want to air 15 and 18 films before the watershed, they have to be
done that way.



--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.
http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/

On Mon, 28 May 2007 16:58:24 +0100, "John Russell" wrote:


"Movilla" wrote in message
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Is there any way to turn off the PIN requirement for the new Sky Movies
channels? I can't find this option in the set-up menus.


I.m afraid the "do gooders" insist the likes of SKY don't allow little
kiddies access to X rated material. You can't make "child protection"
optional.

It's the price that is paid for airing adult rated content pre-watershed. It is not a problem for
any channel on Freeview because they never show adult content pre-watershed.
--

Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

"the dog from that film you saw" wrote
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"John Russell" wrote in message
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"Movilla" wrote in message
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Is there any way to turn off the PIN requirement for the new Sky Movies
channels? I can't find this option in the set-up menus.


I.m afraid the "do gooders" insist the likes of SKY don't allow little
kiddies access to X rated material. You can't make "child protection"
optional.

it's not that simple.
if sky want to air 15 and 18 films before the watershed, they have to be
done that way.

I understand the logic behind it, but I would have thought there would be an
option to switch the whole thing off. There must be a decent proportion of
Sky customers without any kids.

"Movilla" wrote in message
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it's not that simple.
if sky want to air 15 and 18 films before the watershed, they have to be
done that way.

I understand the logic behind it, but I would have thought there would be
an option to switch the whole thing off. There must be a decent
proportion of Sky customers without any kids.



maybe ofcom think lazy parents would turn it off for their own benefit kids
or not ?




--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.
http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/

"Nigel Barker" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 May 2007 16:58:24 +0100, "John Russell"
wrote:


"Movilla" wrote in message
...
Is there any way to turn off the PIN requirement for the new Sky Movies
channels? I can't find this option in the set-up menus.


I.m afraid the "do gooders" insist the likes of SKY don't allow little
kiddies access to X rated material. You can't make "child protection"
optional.

It's the price that is paid for airing adult rated content pre-watershed.
It is not a problem for
any channel on Freeview because they never show adult content
pre-watershed.
--

Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

Well, there was a "12" rated film PIN protected today - hardly adult
viewing!!

TC

"Tel" wrote in message ...


It's the price that is paid for airing adult rated content pre-watershed.
It is not a problem for
any channel on Freeview because they never show adult content
pre-watershed.


Well, there was a "12" rated film PIN protected today - hardly adult
viewing!!




but even so - a 12 rated film can't be shown at any old time of day.... -
not unless it's pin protected.



--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.
http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/

"the dog from that film you saw" wrote
in message ...

"Tel" wrote in message ...


It's the price that is paid for airing adult rated content
pre-watershed.
It is not a problem for
any channel on Freeview because they never show adult content
pre-watershed.


Well, there was a "12" rated film PIN protected today - hardly adult
viewing!!




but even so - a 12 rated film can't be shown at any old time of day.... -
not unless it's pin protected.



--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.
http://www.last.fm/user/dsbmusic/


They even "assume" that any manual recording after 9 "might" be adult and
require the user to access via the pin. Either Chan5 or Chan 4 indicate to
the box when programs (films) are adult and they also require the pin. I bet
Chan4 don't do that with Big Brother.

John Russell wrote:
"Movilla" wrote in message
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Is there any way to turn off the PIN requirement for the new Sky Movies
channels? I can't find this option in the set-up menus.


I.m afraid the "do gooders" insist the likes of SKY don't allow little
kiddies access to X rated material. You can't make "child protection"
optional.

No. Sky insist on it, because it makes timed recordings impossible and
promotes their sky plus.

Gaz