Scottish Premier League

Sky contract rate up 14%

23-Jul-2009 By John Harrington

Licensees who take Sky on a general premises contract — the package for venues with leisure facilities — will see a 14% increase in rates from...

Sky and ESPN strike £65m deal to secure Scottish football rights

17-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore

Sky and ESPN have secured the rights to Scottish Clydesdale Bank Premier League football for the next five seasons for £65m. The Scottish Premier...

Sky and ESPN win SPL broadcast rights

17-Jul-2009 By John Harrington

Scottish Premier League (SPL) games are to be available on the Sky Ultimate package after Sky and ESPN won broadcast rights for the next five seasons.

Sky wins legal cases

14-Feb-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Five licensees have been prosecuted this month for using domestic contracts to screen Sky football matches. One host had his personal licence...

NewsDigest

01-Nov-2007

A huge crackdown on Scottish pubs using foreign satellites to screen English and Scottish Premier League games has begun. Authorities plan to visit...

SPL court victory in foreign satellite case

07-Sep-2006 By John Harrington

The Scottish Premier League (SPL) has notched up its first- ever court victory against a licensee for showing foreign satellite football. The...

Whyte & Mackay in £1m footy deal

04-Mar-2004

Whyte & Mackay, the Maxxium UK-owned whisky, is involved in a £1m sponsorship of Scottish Premier League football club Hibernian. The five-year...

Licensees could charge pub-goers to watch Sky football

12-Sep-2002

Licensees could begin charging pub-goers to watch football matches if Sky fees continue to rise.Pubs in Dundee have become the first in the country...