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Foreign Satellite TV

The long running debate over the legality of foreign satellite football as an alternative to Sky is still to reach a conclusion, despite the ECJ ruling in October. Keep up-to-date with proceedings here.

Sky issues copyright warning to licensees

12-Jan-2012 - Sky has sent a letter to non-subscribing licensees warning them the use of European decoder cards to air live Premier League football in their pubs may fall foul of copyright laws.

Date set for High Court pub football hearing

21-Dec-2011 - The High Court hearing into how the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling on the use of foreign satellite football systems in pubs applies in the UK has been set for 24 February.

Licensees fined £17,000 over Sky screening

01-Dec-2011 - Angela Briscoe and Edward Geater of the Bold Privateer Public House in Shipley, West Yorkshire, were ordered to pay £17,014 in fines and costs last week for showing Sky Sports with a domestic card.

ECJ Judgment: The case, and the implications

13-Oct-2011 - The European Court of Justice’s (ECJ’s) judgement rocked football last week, when it ruled in favour of Karen Murphy in a long-running case against the Premier League for screening football matches via a Greek decoder system.

Murphy "overwhelmed" after winning case against Premier League

13-Oct-2011 - Karen Murphy has been left “overwhelmed” by the congratulatory messages she received from all parts of the globe following her landmark victory over the Premier League last week.

'Courts unlikely to stop use of European decoder cards in pubs'

05-Oct-2011 - A leading competition lawyer claims it is unlikely the UK courts will stop the use of European decoder cards being used in pubs.

Has The Final Whistle Blown for Sky?

05-Oct-2011 - I was on my way to a meeting yesterday when the news came over the car stereo that Karen Murphy had been successful in her legal battle with the Premier League over using a foreign satellite to show her customers football matches, and I almost crashed the car with joy.

Premier League: pub foreign satellite broadcasts still illegal

05-Oct-2011 - The Premier League believes that the screening of football matches in pubs via foreign satellite systems is still illegal because the broadcasts contain some copyrighted material — such as the Premier League logo and anthem — which require its authorisation before use.

Foreign satellites: Fuller's congratulates tenant on victory

04-Oct-2011 - Simon Emeny, the group managing director of Fuller’s — the London brewer which leases the Red White and Blue in Portsmouth to Karen Murphy — has backed today’s satellite ruling.

Karen Murphy wins European case against Premier League

04-Oct-2011 - The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled against the Premier League stating that pubs can show football matches via foreign (European) television decoders.

Foreign satellites: trade bodies welcome ruling but urge caution

04-Oct-2011 - Pubs have been issued with a stark warning over the use foreign satellite decoders in the wake of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling today.

Hosts cleared in satellite footie case

05-Sep-2011 - Three Staffordshire licensees have been cleared of dishonestly screening live Premier League football matches via foreign satellite systems after a judge dismissed their cases.

Sky 3D TV deal for customers

16-Aug-2011 - 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

29-Jul-2011 - 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

29-Jul-2011 - The landmark judgement on the legality of foreign satellite football in pubs is not expected until "September at the very earliest", according to a spokesman...

Sky price freeze for pubs

14-Jul-2011 - Sky is freezing prices for the next football season to help publicans gain more "certainty" over costs. The broadcaster said it is also...

Kent pub foreign satellite appeal dismissed

14-Jun-2011 - 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

13-Jun-2011 - More than 2,000 pubs and clubs have installed technology that lets them show 3D football via cinema-style screens. Punch Taverns' managed pub brands Original...

Sky investigates the effect of 3D TV

26-Apr-2011 - Sky is to investigate the effects of 3D television, following warnings that it can leave viewers feeling dizzy and nauseous, according to a report in...

Staffs licensee has foreign satellite conviction quashed

28-Mar-2011 - A licensee has had his conviction for screening Premier League football via a foreign satellite system quashed by the High Court. In March last...

Pub boost: World Cup remains free-to-air

18-Feb-2011 - 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

17-Feb-2011 - 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

15-Feb-2011 - A group of Sunderland licensees has raised the idea of forming a "crime-watch group" to shop pubs that screen foreign satellite football. That's according...

Quinn 'despises' foreign sat screenings

14-Feb-2011 - Sunderland Football Club chairman Niall Quinn has attacked the use of foreign satellite systems to show football in pubs. In a strongly-worded attack, Quinn...

Pub's soccer fine despite ECJ deliberations

10-Feb-2011 - Magistrates have refused to adjourn a prosecution for foreign satellite football screenings at a Humberside pub pending the European ruling.