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Despite the conclusion of the long-running Karen Murphy satellite TV case, licensees await a definitive ruling on copyright and its implications for broadcasting live football. Keep up-to-date with proceedings here.

TV footy crackdown as rival offers cheap deal

28-Jul-2005 - by John Harrington Licensees are being warned of another crackdown on those showing Premiership football illegally this season. It comes as another equipment supplier...

Football watching rises but spending is down

21-Jul-2005 - by Ewan Turney People watch live football in pubs more now than ever but spend less when they do so. That is a key finding...

Ouch!: Sky stings pub subscribers

21-Jul-2005 - Some hosts hit by 29% subscription rate hikes by Tony Halstead Some licensees are facing Sky subscription increases of close to 29% following the satellite...

Sky charges need revision

21-Jul-2005 - The poet Thomas Stearns Eliot once described April as the cruellest month 'mixing memory with desire. If he had decided to open a pub rather...

Uproar as Sky fees jump 12%

14-Jul-2005 - by Graham Ridout Licensees have reacted angrily to the news that Sky subscription rates are to rise 12% more than four times the rate of...

1,000 pubs join cheap Sky claims TV supplier

07-Jul-2005 - by John Harrington One thousand pubs could be receiving illegal screenings of Premiership football from just one equipment supplier for as little as £19 a...

Hosts told to pay Sky £8,265.72

30-Jun-2005 - Satellite broadcaster Sky has won a case against licensees who showed sport at their pub on their domestic contract. Sky staff noticed that the Sky...

Sky scheme to collar TV sports cheats

23-Jun-2005 - Licensees and customers will be able to spot pubs showing Sky Sports illegally more easily this summer. The satellite broadcaster is to launch a new...

Trade message to Sky: 'please show restraint'

23-Jun-2005 - by Ewan Turney Licensees and pubcos have urged Sky to show restraint when it unveils new subscription rates later this year. For many licensees, however,...

Pub's TV soccer solicitor must pay costs

02-Jun-2005 - A solicitor has been ordered to pay £646 in "wasted costs" after failing to appear in court to represent a licensee charged with illegally screening...

Iain Holden

26-May-2005 - commercial director,Sky Business (19) Although probably not on most licensees' Christmas card list, Iain Holden, the man behind Sky's 18% increase in standard subscription...

Rebel footy TV host loses court appeal

19-May-2005 - An Essex licensee who attempted to ban broadcasting copyright inspectors from his pub has lost an appeal against a conviction for illegally screening a Saturday...

Bish cautious on Sky changes

12-May-2005 - by Ewan Turney Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers chief executive Nick Bish believes that the idea of basing Sky subscription rates on the capacity...

Exploding the myths on TV soccer

05-May-2005 - I need to set the record straight once again on the question of screening football matches in the bar. This is because two separate...

Tackling Sky's unfair' pub subscription rates

05-May-2005 - by John Harrington Sky subscriptions for pubs should be set at twice the level of domestic users, based on VAT returns, or reflect the...

Talks begin to get fairer Sky charges

28-Apr-2005 - Trade wants end to rateable value banding system by Tony Halstead Satellite broadcaster Sky is being urged to sit down and hammer out...

Licensees join fight to tackle pirate TV footy

28-Apr-2005 - by Tony Halstead Licensees are helping soccer bosses win their battle against pirate TV screenings of Premier-ship football. More than 50 calls are...

Crackdown on pubs showing illegal TV

24-Mar-2005 - The Premier League has launched a crackdown on pubs screening illegal Saturday afternoon matches in the north east. The news comes after Craig Shaw,...

Licensees to be hit bySky double whammy

03-Mar-2005 - by Tony Halstead Pubs are to be hit with a double whammy price increase by Sky from August. The broadcaster has revealed it...

Hosts fearful of Sky TV subs hike

10-Feb-2005 - Licensees could face increased Sky subscription bills from next April when new rateable values take effect on pub businesses throughout England & Wales. An...

Court action mounting against TV footy cheats

16-Dec-2004 - by Tony Halstead More licensees are facing criminal prosecutions for illegally screening live Saturday afternoon Premiership soccer in their bars. The Premier League...

50% discount on Prem Plus infuriates hosts

18-Nov-2004 - by Paul Charity and John Harrington Satellite broadcaster Sky has been offering some licensees a massive 50% discount on a Prem Plus subscription. The revelation...

Prem Plus fixtures are just getting worse'

11-Nov-2004 - Further to the debate on Sky's pricing ("Reaching for the Sky", Morning Advertiser, 4 November) I have seen my Sky subscription bill rise from £1,200...

Development of the service

04-Nov-2004 - Iain Holden joined Sky in 1993 to set up the company's commercial arm, the Sky Business Division. During the following 11 years, the division...

Has Sky reached its limit?

04-Nov-2004 - Howls of protest greeted increased Sky subscriptions during the summer. The Morning Advertiser news desk had never received so many angry phone calls on...