Football season preview
28-Jul-2006
Live football on TV will once again be dominated by Sky Sports with 43 Barclays Premiership games being screened over the first five months of the...
Freddie picks up drinking honour
20-Jul-2006 By John Harrington
Cricket hero Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff has been honoured with the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Beer Drinker of the Year award. Flintoff, the...
Pubs sell 59 million extra pints during World Cup
13-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Convenient kick-off times and a "feelgood factor" among fans helped many pubs enjoy bumper sales during the World Cup.According to the British Beer...
12-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Sky and the FA Premier League have dropped charges against three Portsmouth licensees who showed foreign satellite football in their pubs. Derek...
12-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Trade bodies have told a group of MPs that one of the big issues threatening the viability of community pubs is the cost of Sky Sports. Martin...
Pubs lose out as World Cup violence erupts on streets
06-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Pubs in the North West were hit by a three-hour blanket shutdown after serious violence erupted following England's defeat in the World Cup. While...
04-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Sky and the FAPL are considering dropping charges against three Portsmouth licensees after suffering defeat in the courts again. Andrew Cornwall of...
Football free pubs report good return
29-Jun-2006
The Three Arrows in Middleton, on the outskirts of Manchester, is seeing soaring food sales with a range of promotions. Giving free bottles of wine...
Rulings boost Premier League's position
29-Jun-2006
The Premier League has claimed that two court rulings last week have bolstered its fight against foreign satellite operators. Sean Bennett, licensee...
Extend your World Cup event to before or after kick-off
23-Jun-2006
The following questions are supplied by Pawprint1/ Which South American country hosted, and won, the first World Cup in 1930? Uruguay (who beat...
World Cup boost for brewers and pubs
22-Jun-2006 By James Wilmore
Brewers and pubs are reaping the benefits of England's World Cup campaign. Sales of Carlsberg lager quadrupled during one England game, according to...
Call for pubs to kick out Sky
22-Jun-2006 By James Wilmore
Disgruntled licensees are urging pubs to kick out Sky - as a response to the satellite operators latest price hike. Licensees have contacted The...
22-Jun-2006 By Andrew Pring
Arrogant. Insulting. Heavy-handed. And greedy. Just some of the politer comments from readers when they learnt Sky's charges will rise by 13% next...
20-Jun-2006
Since news broke of Sky's 13% subscription rise from next season, licensees have been contacting Morning Advertiser in their droves to say they will...
19-Jun-2006 By Tony Halstead
Trade groups and licensees have condemned Sky's latest subscription hike which will see charges rise by more than 13% from next August. NEW COMMENT
Fury at Sky price rises
15-Jun-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees have been left outraged by the latest hike in price for an annual Sky subscription. On top of previous inflation-busting rises, pubs face...
15-Jun-2006
We've had a huge response from licensees up and down the country over Sky's price increases - click here to see more and add your comments.
15-Jun-2006 By Tony Halstead
Licensees and pub operators celebrated a bonanza trading weekend as heatwave temperatures and England's opening World Cup match against Paraguay...
14-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Judge calls for more time to consider evidence in foreign satellite football case
Trade booms for World Cup pubs
13-Jun-2006
England's victory in their first group game against Paraguay on Saturday saw hordes of happy fans toast the team's success with a pint or two and the...
12-Jun-2006
Pubs up and down the country enjoyed a trouble-free start to the World Cup - but the same could not be said for the big screen events in Liverpool...
08-Jun-2006 By Ewan Turney
England's licensees prepare for World Cup boost with an extra 11million pints expected to be poured this Saturday.
Pubs flagged down ahead of the World Cup
07-Jun-2006
Licensees in Tyne and Wear are being targeted by authorities demanding they take down World Cup flags and bunting as they could be a fire...
Make the most of football fever
06-Jun-2006
Only a few days to go. You can almost smell the horse linament and the dodgy burgers on the Frankfurt wind and hear the faint clicking of toe bones...
01-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Wolves reportedly planning to halve its subscriptions because of Sky's prices. NEW COMMENT
TV football deal sparks fears
11-May-2006
But despite the end to Sky's 14-year stranglehold of Premiership football, licensees fear they will be no better off. Setanta won the right to screen...
World Cup warm-up: On the ball for the Cup
03-May-2006
Keeping your customers happy during the World Cup.While Wayne Rooney's fourth metatarsal has been giving most of the English nation sleepless nights,...
World Cup warm-up: World Cup ideas
03-May-2006
Are you warmed up for the World Cup yet? Here are some ideas to bring some of the atmosphere of the greatest football tournament into your...
World Cup warm-up: Plan your strategies
03-May-2006
Top tips to increase your profits during the World Cup.Licensees are looking forward to busy bars when the FIFA World Cup hits pub screens. Carlsberg...
Screening sports: Plasma pitfalls
03-May-2006
As many pubs buy plasma screens for the World Cup, Mike Clayton identifies hidden problems.Orders for TV-type plasmas have increased significantly....
Screening sports: Race you!
03-May-2006
It'll take more than the World Cup to pay for your big screen. Wesley Yin-Poole puts his money on racing.Horse racing, previously considered by many...
02-May-2006 By John Harrington
The trade is hopeful the cost of screening live Premiership football could fall as the FA Premier League hands out its packages for 2007. Sky secured...
Confusion over TV sport rules
13-Apr-2006
Licensees are being told not to take at face value claims that it is now legal to show football via foreign satellite systems.Letters have been sent...
AV Guide: All to play for in the World Cup
23-Mar-2006
Football can increase your footfall so it's time to review your big screen offering.You might have noticed there's a little football tournament...
21-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The Union Pub Company is offering tenants a support package to help them stay ahead of the game during the World Cup.
Row over 'closed period' football screenings
25-Jan-2006
A Newcastle licensee has attacked football chiefs for allowing one city bar to show live matches on Saturday afternoons. No pubs are permitted to...
Limber up for the Six Nations
24-Jan-2006
Brewers are all set to capitalise on rugby fans taking to the pubs during the tournament - so let them help you, advises Phil Mellows.Tetley's, the...
'Icons of England' list recognises status of pubs and pints
12-Jan-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The traditional English pub and a pint of real ale have both made it on to a list of what it means to be English. The Government's list of Icons of...
Pubcos challenge FA over TV football ban
08-Dec-2005
Hosts go to court as Spirit Group and Greene King question the legality of Saturday 'closed period' by John Harrington Around 100 Spirit Group and...
Pubco forced to pay Sky £65,000 damages
08-Dec-2005
by Lucy Britner North London pub company Irish Pubs has had to pay £65,000 in damages to Sky for illegally showing football at 11 pubs. Sky...
Call to end PRS fee for Sky TV
27-Oct-2005
A Pembrokeshire host is looking for trade support after refusing to pay a Performing Right Society (PRS) bill to watch football in his pub. Steve...
Sky heading for footy defeat
27-Oct-2005
Sky looks set to lose its monopoly on Premier League football as the European Commission (EC) considers new plans for the division of TV rights. The...
Northern Ireland smoke ban leaves England vulnerable
20-Oct-2005
Pressure on the government to announce a full smoking ban in England is reaching fever pitch after Northern Ireland became the latest country to opt...
An end to Sky's 'monopoly'?
19-Oct-2005
An end to Sky's stranglehold on live televised sport moved a step closer last week after Premier League chiefs met with the European Competition...
Sky faces challenge to dominance of sport
13-Oct-2005
Sky is facing a trio of challenges to its domination of sport on television.It is widely rumoured that the European Commission could be about to act...
Pubs boosted by cricket fans' frenzy
15-Sep-2005
The thrilling climax to the Ashes series proved a winner for the trade as England fans old and new gathered to watch the national cricket team see...
Cricket - the game for brewers and the MA
15-Sep-2005
England's Ashes joy this summer, in case you're the only one who hasn't noticed, has been played out against a backdrop of Red Stripe billboards at...
EC - Sky must loosen grip on Premier games
15-Sep-2005
by John Harrington The European Commission (EC) is to send the FA Premier League a statement of objections to Sky's dominance of live football. The...
Ashes to ashes?
18-Aug-2005
Wales is preparing to say goodbye to smoking in licensed premises, but will the small Welsh pub survive? TONY HALSTEAD reports It's impossible to...
Sky, damned Sky and its football spend statistics
11-Aug-2005
Last year, Sky charged me £16 per game for PremPlus. I paid this, not because I thought there would be a good audience for football at Saturday...
