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Foreign Satellite TV

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.

Sky and ALMR at odds over price hikes

29-Jul-2010 - 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

26-Jul-2010 - Licensees can keep customers up to speed on top sporting events in their pubs by sending text alerts through Sky's new website PreviewLive , launched today. ...

Pub foreign satellite window 'closed'

22-Jul-2010 - The "window of opportunity" for screening foreign satellite football in pubs has closed, says a high-profile former foreign satellite supplier. Tony Holman said the opportunity...

Free-to-air Ashes decision delayed until 2013

21-Jul-2010 - 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

14-Jul-2010 - European courts are set to make a judgment on a landmark foreign satellite case in the spring of 2011. Morning Advertiser understands that once licensee...

Foreign satellite pub prosecutions continue

12-Jul-2010 - 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

06-Jul-2010 - Pubs will be charged £100 plus VAT for screening selected Irish sports from August until the end of the year. Broadcaster Premier Sports is currently...

BT offers cheap Sky Sports at home

05-Jul-2010 - BT Vision has launched a new cheap deal for Sky Sports to home customers — a move which may add more pressure on pubs. BT...

Unlicensed jukeboxes seized from Scottish pubs

14-Jun-2010 - Hundreds of jukeboxes have been ripped out of Scottish pubs after the machines were found to contain illegally downloaded music. Grampian Police, BPI Anti Piracy...

Sky's rugby union coverage goes 3D

25-May-2010 - 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

21-May-2010 - Licensees are urged to take full advantage of this weekend's bumper array of sport as three high profile finals take place tomorrow. Heineken sponsored events...

Kurnia lays on World Cup welcome mat

10-May-2010 - Lincolnshire operator Kurnia is laying out the football-themed welcome mat for customers in time for the World Cup. Mats that resemble football fields have been...

Pubs could suffer as 10m get access to Sky Sports

30-Apr-2010 - Around 10m more people could have access to Sky Sports and Premier League football at home under a temporary deal announced yesterday. Sky reached an...

Police pub checklist for World Cup

29-Apr-2010 - Police have sent licensees in the East Riding of Yorkshire a 14-point checklist of good practice to avoid problems during the World Cup. Considering the...

Foreign satellite firm faces UEFA legal fight

28-Apr-2010 - 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

27-Apr-2010 - 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

08-Apr-2010 - Four more Premier League matches will be broadcast in 3D this month - three featuring title challengers Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal. The matches are: ...

Wetherspoon to show World Cup

01-Apr-2010 - JD Wetherspoon plans to explicitly market its pubs as the place in which to watch the World Cup. The company is set to screen most...

Pubs left out of Sky price cut plans

31-Mar-2010 - Pubs have been left out in the cold over the proposed deal to force Sky to slash its prices to other broadcasters. And pubs could...

Pubs could be hit by Ofcom Sky decision

29-Mar-2010 - 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

26-Mar-2010 - 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

19-Mar-2010 - More than 1,000 pubs and clubs in the UK and Ireland have signed up to receive 3D football through Sky. The broadcaster will also offer...

£19k costs for pub soccer screening

18-Mar-2010 - A licensee has been ordered to pay £19,294 in costs after losing an appeal over foreign satellite football screenings. Gregory Turner appealed his initial £500...