Sport

Sport pubs unable to convert partial fan return into matchday trade

08-Dec-2020 By Stuart Stone

Despite sport fans being able to return to stadiums in tiers one and two – and consume alcohol there – from 2 December, traditional matchday pubs haven’t experienced anything like their usual boost.

Sky Sports and BT Sport suspend service for pubs closed under new restrictions

02-Dec-2020 By Stuart Stone

Both Sky Sports and BT Sport have announced continued cost concessions for pub subscribers unable to trade following England’s exit from a second national lockdown.

Amazon makes Autumn Nations Cup rugby coverage free for Scottish and Welsh pubs

12-Nov-2020 By Stuart Stone

Streaming giant Amazon Prime Video has announced that live Autumn Nations Cup matches will be available to premises able to open in line with Government restrictions – for free – via a dedicated PrimeVideo HD channel on Sky.

Additional Premier League games made available for pubs at ‘no extra cost’

12-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

Pub operators with existing Sky Sports and BT Sport subscriptions will not be asked to stump up the extra £14.95 pay-per-view charge to screen Premier League games not already picked for broadcast.

Almost one fifth of most lucrative pub sport events finish after 10pm

06-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

While the Premier League recently revised its kick-off times to ensure that fans have the opportunity to watch games before the Government’s pub curfew, 10pm closure could yet kick a number of lucrative sporting events into touch.

Premier League confirms only half of remaining October fixtures to be televised despite fan ban

06-Oct-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Premier League has revealed a total of 15 matches, five each weekend after the forthcoming international break, will be broadcast live via Sky Sports and BT Sport.

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‘There’s nothing better than walking into your pub and seeing your bar staff in your home shirt’

28-Sep-2020 By MA Editorial

The Globe, a regular matchday haunt for fans of Brentford FC, has been operating at just over 10% capacity as the west London club begins life at a new stadium after 116 years at Griffin Park.

Crystal Palace v Everton not available in pubs, Amazon confirms

25-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

Premier League rights holder Amazon has revealed Saturday’s clash between Crystal Palace v Everton won’t be available in commercial premises.

Premier League updates kick-off times to avoid pub curfew clash

24-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Premier League has revised its fixture schedule across the last weekend of September and first week of October in light of the Government’s 10pm pub curfew.

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‘When we show football here, it's a community event’

15-Sep-2020 By MA Editorial

Clement Ogbonnaya of south London pub, the Prince of Peckham, explains how he’s successfully introduced live sport to his inclusive, community venue on the border between north and south Peckham.

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Will a season of behind closed doors football leave matchday pubs ‘skint’?

11-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

With plans to open turnstiles from October now under review, matchday pub operators and stadium beer suppliers outline the impact of a prolonged, pandemic-enforced, fan exile on their businesses.

NFL pub experience ‘lends itself well’ to Covid-secure trading, says GBPA winner

11-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

The manager of the 2019 Great British Pub Awards’ Best for Sport winner believes that the existing playbook on American Football screenings makes the NFL well suited to post-lockdown pubs.

All Premier League fixtures in September to be televised

09-Sep-2020 By Stuart Stone

All 28 Premier League matches scheduled to be played in September will be broadcast live via existing partners Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC, the league has confirmed.

Sky launches pub film series ahead of new football season

01-Sep-2020 By MA Editorial

Sky Business has launched a new video series focusing on pub licensees’ preparations for the new football seasons in tandem with a range of new tools for its customers.

Sporting return: how can televised fixtures help pubs make a post-lockdown comeback?

01-Sep-2020 By MA Editorial

With both sport and pubs making their long-awaited return from a blanket break in play, The Morning Advertiser (MA) asks how televised fixtures can help operators rediscover some pre-lockdown form.

Amazon Prime confirms 2020/21 Premier League fixtures

21-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Amazon has confirmed which fixtures from the forthcoming Premier League season will be exclusively broadcast via its Prime Video service after the 2020/21 schedule was revealed on 20 August.

MatchPint scores exclusive bookings partnership with Access Collins

03-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

Sport pub finding app MatchPint has teamed up with DesignMyNight's sister company Access Collins to offer its more than 5m annual users a new and improved pub pre-booking journey post-lockdown.

Budweiser and BT partner to offer discount

30-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Budweiser Brewing Group has partnered with BT Sport to offer reduced prices on pubs’ sport subscriptions.

Premier League season kick off date announced

27-Jul-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

The new Premier League season will begin on Saturday 12 September, it has been confirmed.

Amazon makes Premier League games available to reopened pubs for free

09-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Amazon Prime Video’s three remaining Premier League fixtures for the 2019/20 season will be made available to pubs via broadcaster BT Sport, it has been confirmed.

Indoor sport at pubs not in the spirit of Covid-secure guidance

03-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs should discourage customers from playing games such as pool or darts when they reopen from 4 July in accordance with the Government’s guidelines on how to limit the potential spread of Covid-19.

BT Sport to remain free for pubs throughout July

29-Jun-2020 By Stuart Stone

BT Sport has announced that it will remain free for pubs and clubs until August – meaning partners will have free access to what remains of the broadcaster’s Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup coverage this season.

Post-lockdown sport pubs to tackle noise during live screenings

25-Jun-2020 By Stuart Stone

Socially distanced pubs have been advised to tackle fan volume during post-lockdown sport screenings in a bid to kick aerosol transmission of Covid-19 into touch.

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Get ready for Premier League kick-off (part 2)

29-May-2020 By Stuart Stone

With a Premier League kick-off scheduled for 17 June and pubs slated to start opening less than a month later, what challenges could the return of live sport pose operators?

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Premier League season to resume on 17 June

29-May-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Premier League has revealed that the 2019-20 season will return from lockdown on 17 June – just 18 days before some pubs are slated to reopen.

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Award-winning publicans use £2,000 prize pot to support NHS

30-Apr-2020 By Stuart Stone

The operators of the Garden House have pledged to use £2,000 worth of tech vouchers to treat staff at local NHS services.

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BT Sport suspends billing ‘until further notice’

28-Apr-2020 By Stuart Stone

Broadcaster BT Sport has revealed it will not be charging its pub partners for subscriptions until further notice amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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How can pubs help fans get their sporting fix during Covid-19 lockdown?

22-Apr-2020 By Stuart Stone

There’s no live sport on TV nor a pub currently open to watch it in. But this doesn’t mean operators can’t help fans and customers get their fix during the Covid-19 shutdown

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Coronavirus and sport: what's the latest on the break in play?

31-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

With fixtures kicked into touch by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, we round up the latest news on the sporting world’s time out

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English football suspension extended to 30 April

19-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

English football has been further postponed until no earlier than 30 April, football bodies have announced.

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Euro 2020 football tournament postponed until 2021

17-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Euro 2020 football tournament has been postponed until next year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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BT and Sky Sports suspend billings

17-Mar-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Broadcasters Sky and BT Sport have announced they will suspend billing on their services for pubs.

BT Sport’s women’s football pledge backed by more than 1,000 pubs

13-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

BT Sport’s Red Lioness Pledge now has more than 1,000 signatories after 150 Stonegate Pubs committed to showing more women’s football.

'We plan to continue creating innovative concepts in different spaces' says Puttshack boss

11-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

Indoor mini golf concept Puttshack’s expansion has been in full swing since a £30m equity raise in 2019. We teed up CEO Joe Vrankin to discuss the group’s forward drive.

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Pubs could be barred from showing live sport

11-Mar-2020 By Stuart Stone

Publicans may be prevented from screening live sport if fans are banned from attending fixtures amid fears of ‘moving crowds from stadiums to pubs’ and continuing the spread of Covid-19, according to reports.

Oxfordshire pub to star in Sky advert after competition win

27-Feb-2020 By MA Editorial

The licensees of the Grapes pub are poised for their TV debut after winning Sky’s Pints. Camera. Action! draw.

Pubs to sell an extra 7m pints during Six Nations 2020

21-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

Experts are backing pubs to convert strong Home Nations showings at the 2019 Rugby World Cup into pints and profit during the first Six Nations championship of a new decade.

Euro ban on Man City ‘could cost the night-time economy millions’

18-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

The broader impact of UEFA’s decision to ban Manchester City from European football tournaments ‘cannot be underestimated’ according to Greater Manchester’s night-time economy adviser Sacha Lord.

Licensee fined close to £30,000 for Sky Sports copyright infringement

17-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

A pub operator has been ordered to pay almost £30,000 after being found to have infringed Sky’s copyright.

Pubs are cheaper place to watch football than at home

14-Feb-2020 By Alice Leader

Many football fans enjoy the atmosphere at the pub on sporting occasions but new insight shows they are wrong to think it’s cheaper to watch their team’s games at home.

The MA Podcast – Ep 4

Fuller's boss Simon Emeny on the future of the pubco

13-Feb-2020 By MA Podcast

In the fourth episode of The MA Podcast, Ed Bedington talks to Fuller's boss Simon Emeny about the pubco's future, threats to the trade and why we should be celebrating success.

Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen

Pubs and white collar boxing: avoid a knockout blow

11-Feb-2020 By Poppleston Allen

The Institute of Licensing is conducting a survey on white collar boxing, after being contacted by a media company working on a documentary on the subject.

Free LaLiga and Premier Sports for pubs from Screach

06-Feb-2020 By Stuart Stone

Integrated venue marketing and live sports streaming platform Screach is aiming to make some noise in the pub trade by offering its streaming services for free.

Top tips: innovation on the social bingo scene

28-Jan-2020 By Poppleston Allen

Social bingo is enjoying a revival with many operators providing innovative approaches.

Pubs preparing for 'another a bumper year of sport'

24-Jan-2020 By Stuart Stone

Ahead of a huge year of sport in 2020, The Morning Advertiser spoke to pub operators and industry experts about the events they hope will boost their bottom line in the next 12 months.

Licensee billed £18,000 for illegally screening Sky Sports

23-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A licensee has been found guilty of illegally screening Sky Sports to customers with the intent of dodging the applicable costs.

Stonegate kicks off ‘UK first’ LaLigaTV partnership

20-Jan-2020 By Stuart Stone

Stonegate Pub Company has become the first UK operator to team up with LaLigaTV – offering visitors to selected sites the chance to watch Messi, Modric and more.

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Tanner brothers open to new pubs / JW Lees boss on the trade

03-Jan-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones gives his view on issues in the pub trade and confirms there are no plans to sell the brewery, following similar sales in the trade this year.

Belle of the ball: how the Griffin Belle became a home away from home for Brazilian football fans

20-Dec-2019 By Stuart Stone

Mike Reed, operations director at Belle Pubs & Restaurants, explains how the Griffin Belle in Vauxhall, south London, has become a matchday mainstay for fans of Brazil's most supported club, Flamengo.

900 pubs sign up to trial live sport streaming

12-Dec-2019 By Stuart Stone

Six pub groups boasting a total of 900 sites have committed to trial live sport streaming in partnership with Screach and Premier Sports.