RE: Premier League to resume action over foreign satellite screenings

Mr Richards

You must have a Pub half my the size of mine because Sky want charge me twice that much. There are weeks when the internationals are being played and on domestic TV you have no premiership games on but your still paying your subscription for roughly 2 weeks In summer your paying the same for sport when all you can offer is cricket not a big earner. The simple thing is that you have no choice but sky should you wish to show football in you Pub unless you use the Foreign Channels
So where is the freedom of choice

RE: Premier League to resume action over foreign satellite screenings

Few pubs qualify for £580 a month unless you're a backstreet boozer or in the sticks with a tiny RV. My Sky bill would be over £2k pcm and we took it out 4 years ago. ViaSat show more games than Sky and most local games are in UK commentary. My customers are ok about foreign commentary, as they know that Sky have forced most local pubs to give up Sky. The picture, being digital, is of course as good as Sky and often comes from BSkyB via ViaSat, so comments about "grainy" pictures are ill-informed. The Premier League can claim copyright, but this has already been addressed to a degree by the ECJ, in that the amount of copyright is permissable if it is marginal, as use of the Premier League logo and anthem are. If need be, we will turn the relevant FA sound-bites off. Sky and the Premier League need to wake up amd smell the coffee, as they are damaging pubs, which are still a key forum for supporters, and ultimately undermining the sport or propping up its worst aspects artificially.

RE: Premier League to resume action over foreign satellite screenings

One more thing does P Richards work for Sky, The FA or an agency of either? As he/she is absolutely in favour of keeping the monopoly. If the High Court rules that there should be a level playing field across the EEA then there will still be the issue of trade or domestic viewing cards. I think we will find that many parts of Europe will be paying more for trade subscriptions and we may pay a little less. But domestic card in commercial premises will still be illegal.

RE: Premier League to resume action over foreign satellite screenings

interesting this point in allowing rolling monthly contracts,but wondering how much are sky will be loading the fee,over and above the normal cost,

RE: Premier League to resume action over foreign satellite screenings

PR. Leopards don't change their spots. Their last increase was so massive, over 30% for my pub, many of us kicked them to touch. All they are now doing is trying to tempt those of us that dumped sport back. I for one will not be taken by their sales pitch again.
But it does give me a perverse pleasure at the moment throwing the mass of mail shots we are now getting from them straigh tin the bin unopened..