Later today Sky Player will attempt a second launch on Xbox LIVE. A few technical issues yesterday meant the service was pulled within hours of its initial appearance on the service.
This is what was posted tonight on the Xbox Support site:
Sky Player on Xbox 360 launched on Tuesday 27th October and was met with phenomenal demand, with many tens of thousands of customers attempting to sign-up within the first hour of launch. Unfortunately due to the unprecedented levels of simultaneous demand, we did not have the capacity to satisfy all service requests and therefore temporarily suspended all access to the service. Today, the rollout will be implemented in phases to ensure that consumers experience both a smooth sign-up process and high-quality experience. We apologise to all customers that have not been able to experience Sky Player on Xbox 360, we assure them that this is being rectified and we thank them for their patience.
UPDATE: Via @OXMUK: We’re hoping Sky Player will be back up soon. We’ll let you know as soon as we know.
UPDATE 2: Via @OXMUK: Sky Player appears to be up, check the Video Marketplace tab on the NXE.
UPDATE 3: Via @OXMUK: If you can’t see Sky Player, try signing out and signing back into Live. It should appear on the Vid Marketplace tab.
UPDATE 4: Again via @OXMUK: We’re getting mixed reports, some accounts have access others don’t. Keep an eye on it though, seems they’re rolling it out gradually.
UPDATE 4: This time via @MajorNelson: Live members in Ireland & UK who looking for an official update on the Sky Player->keep an eye on Xbox.com support. I’ve posted the update above.
