Media Protection Services

Premier League stops using Media Protection Services to prosecute licensees

30-Aug-2012 By Adam Pescod

The Premier League will no longer use Media Protection Services (MPS) to prosecute licensees it believes have illegally infringed its rights by broadcasting football through a foreign satellite system.

ECJ ruling leaves future open

13-Oct-2011 By Peter Coulson

I am put in mind of that horsey scrum at the beginning of the Grand National, when everyone is, in fact, jockeying for position before the tape goes up. Spotting your own horse in the chaos is extremely difficult, and he may have fallen down at the first...

12 pubs raided in foreign satellite action

02-Feb-2010 By John Harrington

Three people have been arrested after raids on 12 pubs and "several" private addresses - in the "biggest crackdown yet" on foreign satellite football.

Group probes Sky screenings

25-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

A group representing foreign satellite suppliers has set up a new company to investigate alleged screenings of Premiership games in mainland Europe...

Group probes Sky screenings abroad

25-Oct-2007 By John Harrington

Foreign satellite suppliers set up a new company to investigate alleged Sky screenings in Europe

Pub fightback on TV football

08-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney

Over 80 Bolton licensees have formed an action group against Media Protection Services

Police raid Bolton pubs in foreign satellite crackdown

06-Sep-2007

A fresh round of raids have occurred on pubs that are suspected of screening football matches via foreign satellite systems. On Monday police raided...

Case dropped against foreign satellite pub

05-Dec-2006

A Coventry licensee has avoided prosecution for showing foreign satellite football after Media Protection Services offered no evidence against him....

London lawyers to challenge Sky

17-Aug-2006

A firm of London solicitors is offering to defend licensees against criminal prosecution for showing foreign satellite football. The firm,...

4,000 hosts cautioned over illegal sport on TV

01-Sep-2005

by John Harrington Nearly 4,000 pubs received official warnings about screening football illegally during the 'closed period last season, the Morning...