Earlier, Sky News viewers were greeted by the message: We apologize for the interruption to this broadcast.

We hope to restore the transmission of Sky News shortly.

Airlines, banks, and train operators have also been impacted.

Sky News anchors present stripped-back headlines.

Sky News anchors present stripped-back headlines.Sky News

United, Delta, and American Airlines issued a global ground stop on all flights.

UK, German, Swiss and other airlines have reported problems and significant delays at airports.

CrowdStrike, a major cybersecurity company, has admitted responsibility for the issues.

New York City, Mayor Eric Adams

Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted.

This is not a security incident or cyberattack.

The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed.

CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts.

Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted.

This is not a security incident or cyberattack.

The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed.

Heres how Sky News Australia is reporting the technical problems preventing them broadcasting live.