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Sky 3D TV deal for customers

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Sky is offering pub customers, who subscribe to Sky Ultimate, an LG 3DTV at a discounted price of £600 (ex VAT).

Sky Sports and BBC to show Formula 1

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:02:00 GMT

Sky Sports and the BBC will broadcast Formula 1 in the UK between 2012 and 2018, under a new rights deal.

Foreign football satellite judgment expected September

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The landmark judgement on the legality of foreign satellite football in pubs is not expected until “September at the very earliest”.

Sky price freeze for pubs

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Sky is freezing prices for the next football season to help publicans gain more “certainty” over costs.

Kent pub foreign satellite appeal dismissed

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:19:00 GMT

A licensee in Kent has had an appeal dismissed over a conviction for using an Albanian television station to show Premier League football.

Pubs lap up 3D TV football package

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:00:00 GMT

More than 2,000 pubs and clubs have installed technology that lets them show 3D football via cinema-style screens.

Sky investigates the effect of 3D TV

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Sky is to investigate the effects of 3D television.

Staffs licensee has foreign satellite conviction quashed

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:38:00 GMT

A licensee has had his conviction for screening Premier League football via a foreign satellite system quashed by the High Court.

Pub boost: World Cup remains free-to-air

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:06:00 GMT

The European Court of Justice rules that the World Cup and European Championships will remain on TV for free.

Record fine over pub Premier League internet screenings

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:07:00 GMT

A father and son have received a record fine for screening Premier League football matches at 11 pubs via the internet.

Sunderland hosts plan to shop foreign sat screenings

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:23:00 GMT

A group of Sunderland licensees has raised the idea of forming a "crime-watch group" to shop pubs that screen foreign satellite football.

Quinn 'despises' foreign sat screenings

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:28:00 GMT

Sunderland Football Club chairman Niall Quinn has attacked the use of foreign satellite systems to show football in pubs.

Pub's soccer fine despite ECJ deliberations

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:10:00 GMT

Magistrates have refused to adjourn a prosecution for foreign satellite football screenings at a Humberside pub pending the European ruling.

Foreign satellite football: key questions answered

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:57:00 GMT

John Harrington reports on what the opinion of the EU advocate general last week means for pubs.

Football ruling could boost pubco coffers

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:25:00 GMT

The freeing up of football screening rights could increase profits for major pubcos by up to 3.5% and benefit tenanted and freehouse pubs.

Murphy case: boost for foreign satellite

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:43:00 GMT

The advocate general of the European Court of Justice has voiced support for the use of foreign satellite football systems.

Coulson: major blow to FAPL and Sky

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:07:00 GMT

MA legal expert Peter Coulson gives his view on the opinion handed down by the advocate general on the use of foreign satellite systems.

100 pubs face foreign satellite prosecutions

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:34:00 GMT

Licensees at around 100 pubs are to be included in the latest tranche of prosecutions for foreign satellite football screenings, with “significantly more to follow”.

Punch trials 3D projectors

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:30:00 GMT

Punch Taverns is claiming a first by trialing 3D projectors for screening football at its managed pubs.

New satellite football warning for pubs

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:32:00 GMT

Albania-based Tring TV is the latest foreign broadcaster to issue a warning to UK licensees who use its decoder cards.

Novasports will pull plug on UK pub TV

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:11:00 GMT

The Greek broadcaster behind Novasports has warned it will pull the plug on screenings of Premier League football via its systems in UK pubs.

Haye v Harrison in pubs on 3D

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:43:00 GMT

The Battle of Britain boxing slug fest between David Haye and Audley Harrison will be shown on Sky 3D this Saturday.

G4S inspects Sky Italia cards in pubs

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:25:00 GMT

Sky Italia is paying international security firm G4S to check if pubs are using its cards to broadcast Premier League football.

Murphy case reaches Europe: update

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The eagerly awaited landmark Karen Murphy foreign satellite football case reaches Europe today.

Pubs upbeat on Sky 3D despite domestic roll-out

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:39:00 GMT

Licensees are confident that pubs screening Sky 3D TV won't suffer despite a domestic roll-out of the service.

Foreign satellite solicitor's £38K bill over appeal

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 03:10:00 GMT

A solicitor has agreed to pay £38,000 in legal costs after an appeal over a licensee’s conviction was abandoned.

Sky Sports to show Masters in 3D

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:03:00 GMT

The US Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will now be shown in 3D on Sky Sports next year.

Sky Deutschland warns UK pub users

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:25:00 GMT

Sky Deutschland has warned UK lpubs that anyone using its cards to screen Premier League football risks having them turned off without notice.

Host loses licence for soccer screenings

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:18:00 GMT

A licensee has been stripped of his personal licence for screening foreign satellite football.

Football crackdown nets 212 pubs

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:39:00 GMT

More than 200 licensees have been prosecuted for screening football in their pubs using domestic Sky cards lats season.

Debate rages on Sky fee hikes

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:04:00 GMT

The size of Sky’s price rises have been questioned by operators who say their average increases are roughly twice the level stated.

Fuller's boss: Sky rises are incomprehensible

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:49:00 GMT

Fuller's managing director elect Simon Emeny hits out at the recent Sky rises, claiming it is jeopardising its long term relationship with the trade.

Sky and ALMR at odds over price hikes

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:38:00 GMT

The long-running dispute between Sky and the ALMR rumbles on — the two are at odds on the actual size of this year's price hike.

New Sky website to help licensees

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:27:00 GMT

Licensees can keep customers up to speed on top sporting events in their pubs by sending text alerts through Sky’s new website.

Pub foreign satellite window ‘closed’

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:42:00 GMT

The “window of opportunity” for screening foreign satellite football in pubs has closed, says a high-profile former foreign satellite supplier.

Free-to-air Ashes decision delayed until 2013

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:50:00 GMT

The decision on whether the Ashes cricket test series should be screened on free-to-air TV has been delayed until 2013.

EU foreign satellite judgment due in spring

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:10:00 GMT

European courts are set to make a judgment on a landmark foreign satellite case in the spring of 2011.

Foreign satellite pub prosecutions continue

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:36:00 GMT

Prosecutions against licensees for screening foreign satellite football are continuing, with two Black Country hosts fined £4,000 combined last week.

Pubs can get Gaelic sports for £100

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:47:00 GMT

Pubs will be charged £100 plus VAT for screening selected Irish sports from August until the end of the year.

BT offers cheap Sky Sports at home

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:14:00 GMT

BT Vision has launched a new cheap deal for Sky Sports to home customers — a move which may add more pressure on pubs.

Unlicensed jukeboxes seized from Scottish pubs

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:02:00 GMT

Hundreds of jukeboxes have been ripped out of Scottish pubs after the machines were found to contain illegally downloaded music.

Sky's rugby union coverage goes 3D

Tue, 25 May 2010 10:40:00 GMT

Sky is to screen two rugby union games in 3D at pubs this weekend — the Premiership final and England v Barbarians.

Pubs set for bumper weekend of sport

Fri, 21 May 2010 10:01:00 GMT

Licensees are urged to take full advantage of this weekend's bumper array of sport as three high profile finals take place tomorrow.

Kurnia lays on World Cup welcome mat

Mon, 10 May 2010 08:24:00 GMT

Lincolnshire operator Kurnia is laying out the football-themed welcome mat for customers in time for the World Cup.

Pubs could suffer as 10m get access to Sky Sports

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:30:00 GMT

Around 10m more people could have access to Sky Sports and Premier League football at home under a temporary deal announced yesterday.

Police pub checklist for World Cup

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:59:00 GMT

Police have sent licensees in the East Riding of Yorkshire a 14-point checklist of good practice to avoid problems during the World Cup.

Foreign satellite firm faces UEFA legal fight

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:29:00 GMT

Euroview is the latest foreign satellite football supplier to face a legal showdown in Europe — it has been sued by UEFA.

UKIP unveils pub manifesto

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:07:00 GMT

UKIP has dubbed itself the “party of the pub” after unveiling a wide-ranging pub manifesto, which calls for an investigation into beer pricing.

Premier League title clashes on 3D TV

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:15:00 GMT

Four more Premier League matches will be broadcast in 3D this month - three featuring title challengers Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.

Wetherspoon to show World Cup

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:01:00 GMT

JD Wetherspoon plans to explicitly market its pubs as the place in which to watch the World Cup.

Pubs left out of Sky price cut plans

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:39:00 GMT

Pubs have been left out in the cold over the proposed deal to force Sky to slash its prices to other broadcasters.

Pubs could be hit by Ofcom Sky decision

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Pubs will be left out in the cold on any price reduction deals on Sky, according to reports as Ofcom unveils its decision this week.

Town and City installs 3D TV in 20 pubs

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Town and City Pub Company is to install 3D TV in 20 of its pubs to screen football, starting with Manchester United v Chelsea.

More than 1,000 pubs embrace 3D football

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:09:00 GMT

More than 1,000 pubs and clubs in the UK and Ireland have signed up to receive 3D football through Sky.

£19k costs for pub soccer screening

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:23:00 GMT

A licensee has been ordered to pay £19,294 in costs after losing an appeal over foreign satellite football screenings.

Video cast: Licensing Minister answers your questions

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:36:00 GMT

Licensing Minister Gerry Sutcliffe says the beer tie is an issue that "needs to be addressed" in a wide-ranging interview with the MA.

Hosts removed in soccer crackdown

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:29:00 GMT

Council chiefs have removed the designated premises supervisors of 11 Humberside pubs suspected of screening football via the internet.

Pubs closed for 'internet soccer screenings'

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:12:00 GMT

Twelve Humberside pubs have had their licences suspended for allegedly screening football via the internet.

12 pubs raided in foreign satellite action

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:55:00 GMT

Three people have been arrested after raids on 12 pubs and "several" private addresses - in the "biggest crackdown yet" on foreign satellite football.

Sky 3D Live Screening: Paul Charity reports

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:13:00 GMT

Paul Charity reports from the world's first live 3D sports screening at a Fuller's pub in Ealing as Manchester United beat Arsenal.

Hosts fined as foreign satellite soccer trials begin

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:32:00 GMT

Two licensees have been forced to pay more than £2,000 in the first of a series of court cases over foreign satellite football screenings.

Pubs could be hit by cheap Sky Sports at home

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:10:00 GMT

More people could get cut-price Sky Sports at home, as BT and Virgin Media suggest they could reduce charges.

Need a footy pub? There's an app for that

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:36:00 GMT

Football fans can locate pubs showing games via their mobile phones thanks to a new application.

Burnley pub hosts face TV charges

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:25:00 GMT

Licensees of two Burnley pubs have been arrested in an investigation into foreign satellite football screening.

Sky will not give evidence in landmark foreign satellite case

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:23:00 GMT

Sky and several other sports broadcasters will not be allowed to give evidence in a landmark foreign satellite football case.

Free-to-air sports debate reignited

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:49:00 GMT

The Government says it has yet to decide on which sports should be protected and will wait for an impact assessment.

Pubs fined over TV licences

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:14:00 GMT

Hosts have been urged to ensure they have the correct TV licences after two pubs were fined £1,000.

Licence revoked for illegal football screening

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:36:00 GMT

A licensee has had her licence revoked for screening Premiership football via a Sky domestic contract.

Pub boost as Ashes added to free-to-air list

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:10:00 GMT

All home matches in the Ashes cricket series between England and Australia should be broadcast on free to air TV, a panel has recommended.

Sky plans new pub fee system

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:37:00 GMT

Sky’s new system for calculating pub fees is to be in place by the time new business rates take effect next April, the broadcaster says.

Clubs fined for TV satellite screenings

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:26:00 GMT

A crackdown is underway on private members clubs that show foreign satellite football — two clubs have already been fined.

Bumper month of sport for pubs on Sky

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:43:00 GMT

Sky Sports has urged bars and pubs to not miss out on the bumper months of sport available in November.

Mass pub foreign satellite case ruling out

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:20:00 GMT

A group of 26 licensees from 19 pubs across the country will now each face magistrates over charges of using foreign satellite systems.

Foreign satellite verdict due on 4 November

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:15:00 GMT

The judge in the biggest foreign satellite football case to date has retired to consider his verdict.

Birmingham bar fined for illegal Sky screenings

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:10:00 GMT

A Birmingham bar has been slapped with a £14,015 fine for screening Sky Sports and Setanta without a commercial contract.

No action against pubs over England game

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:17:00 GMT

The firm that broadcast Saturday's internet-only England football match has "no plans" to take action against pubs that screened the game.

Ashes set for terrestrial TV return

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:48:00 GMT

The Ashes is believed to be making a welcome return to terrestrial TV — the high profile test series is set to gain protected status.

26 hosts face pub foreign satellite prosecution

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:23:00 GMT

A group of 26 licensees from 19 pubs across the country will face Chester Magistrates on Monday in the biggest foreign satellite football case to date.

Huge fine for pub showing illegal Sky Sports

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:12:00 GMT

A North London pub has been ordered to pay £12,030 in fines after using a domestic Sky card to screen sports.

Pubs will miss out on England match

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:57:00 GMT

Pubs will not be able to screen England’s World Cup qualifier against the Ukraine, which will only be shown to online subscribers. The game is expected to be shown in a number of Odeon cinemas but will not be available to pubs.

Jump in foreign satellite soccer prosecutions

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:23:00 GMT

MPS says it has had its busiest two months since prosecutions began. Operators of 23 pubs and clubs have been hit with fines on average of £1,174, with average costs of £712.

Punch puts 11 pubs on market

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:39:00 GMT

Punch Taverns has put 11 freehold pubs up for sale through the East Anglia office of Fleurets.

Hosts’ anger as Sky moves Sports 3

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:20:00 GMT

Hosts have accused Sky of offering a reduced service for the same money by removing Sky Sports 3 from its basic commercial package.

Host wins foreign satellite soccer appeal

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:21:00 GMT

A licensee has won his Crown Court appeal for screening foreign satellite football by arguing he didn’t act dishonestly.

World Cup here we come!

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:37:00 GMT

We’ve done it! Licensees have reason to celebrate this morning after last night’s 5-1 thrashing of Croatia means England have confirmed their place in the 2010 World Cup.

Extra costs for failed pub soccer appeal

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:25:00 GMT

A licensee has been ordered to pay an extra £5,000 in costs after an appeal against a conviction for screening football via a foreign satellite system failed.

Sky nets Spanish football rights

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:06:00 GMT

Sky Sports has extended its rights to screen La Liga Spanish football until the end of the 2011-2012 season.

Worcestershire pub fined over foreign satellite footy

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A Worcestershire licensee has been fined £800 and ordered to pay costs of £800 after screening Premiership football via a foreign satellite.

Preston pub fined over foreign satellite footy

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:55:00 GMT

A Lancashire pub has been fined £500 for screening premier league football via a foreign satellite system.

ESPN to screen Italian football for pubs

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:38:00 GMT

Bars with Sky Ultimate will now be able to show top Italian football league Serie A via ESPN.

Tune in to Sky 167 for Gaelic sport this weekend

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:37:00 GMT

Pubs hoping to screen Irish sport this weekend should tune into Sky channel 167 — not 437 as previously advised — the Morning Advertiser can reveal.

New crackdown on foreign satellite footy

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:10:00 GMT

The group that investigates foreign satellite football says it’s employing 10% more staff to look into the screenings at pubs this season.

Gaelic sports back on Sky

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:56:00 GMT

Irish sports are set for a return to British pub screens following a six-week hiatus after the collapse of Setanta in the UK.

BBC asks Government for more free-to-air sport

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:06:00 GMT

The BBC has asked the Government to make more sport free-to-air — including key international football matches.

Sky lets licensee end contract early

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:10:00 GMT

A licensee whose trade was hit hard by the loss of Irish sport on TV has been allowed to terminate his Sky contract.

Sky and ESPN win SPL broadcast rights

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:56:00 GMT

Scottish Premier League (SPL) games are to be available on the Sky Ultimate package after Sky and ESPN won broadcast rights for the next five seasons.

Pub income hit in wake of Setanta’s collapse

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:54:00 GMT

Pubs across Britain are losing out after the plug was pulled on Irish sport on TV with the collapse of broadcaster Setanta in the UK.

Pubs look to cash in on the Ashes

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Pubs are praying for another dramatic Ashes series to pull the punters in as Sky Sports commentator David Lloyd speaks to MA.

Ofcom keen for football rights talks

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:41:00 GMT

Media watchdog Ofcom is to open talks with the FA Premier League over the distribution of TV rights.

ESPN snaps up Premier League football rights

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:56:00 GMT

US-based broadcaster ESPN snaps up Premier League football rights from Setanta but things unlikely to change for pubs.