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Thursday, January 1st, 2026 9:39 PM

Espn 4k channel not working, says I need a subscription

I pay for all sports channels and 4k, have the 4k cable box. Have watched all year with no problem. Trying to watch Rose Bowl today on ESPN 4k channel it gives black screen saying this channel requires a subscription. Chat bot sent a signal to refresh box that did not correct issue. What's up with this? 

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125 Messages

22 days ago

Yeah what’s up with this?please turn the 4K on.

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22 days ago

Getting same message 

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21 days ago

Same for me yesterday.  Xfinity should fix this.

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DrKenny Thank you for letting us know that ESPN in 4K was showing a subscription required error. We will stick with you until we find a solution together. What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far? 

 

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5 Messages

21 days ago

I had the same issue. I immediately got Xfinity customer service on a live chat. Of course she was unable to resolve it. She said she escalated it to her manager. She also offered to connect me to backline support. By then the 2nd quarter was starting. I declined the offer of additional support and continued watching the game in 1080P. 

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558 Messages

20 days ago

Hello @Sparty316, Thank you for reaching out on our Community Forum, have you tried unplugging the box and plugging it back in? Or any additional troubleshooting steps? 

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What? You forgot to tighten the cable connections, @XfinityAbby .  First things first!

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@XfinityAbby​ I tried everything. I unplugged box, got your chat bot to send a refresh signal, I refreshed from the Settings menu, nothing worked.

Then at some point in the second half of the game xfinity removed the option to watch in 4k altogether. Unacceptable. 

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@user_kv8wru I am sorry to hear that you were unable to watch it in 4K, If this does happen again please reach out so that we can troubleshoot the issue for you. 

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18 days ago

It happened to me also. the Teck said the   solution was to upgrade my subscription to the latest version. Because I'm

grand fathered in with my old subscription, I choose not to do it.

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