13-Jun-2013 By Mike Berry
Sky Sports is to dedicate an entire channel to cricket this summer, providing coverage of men’s, women’s and youth matches including this summer’s Ashes series.
16-May-2013 By Mike Berry
The first thing to say about BT’s entry into sports broadcasting is that it’s good news for pubs as it brings much-needed competition to a sector where Sky has effectively seen off all rivals. Remember ITV Digital and Setanta?
Sky Sports awarded qualification matches for UEFA EURO 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup
16-May-2013 By Michelle Perrett
Sky Sports has been awarded the rights to Home Nations and Republic of Ireland qualification matches for UEFA EURO 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
03-May-2013 By Mike Berry
Sky Sports has strengthened its line-up of football experts by signing Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher for next season.
02-Apr-2013 By Gurjit Degun
Sky Sports has signed a new five-year broadcast deal with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), extending the partnership to 25 years.
25-Feb-2013
Licensees with Sky Sports have been urged to ask customers to enter a competition which will give them a chance of winning two tickets to a Barclays Premier League match of their choice.
17-Oct-2012 By Rob Willock
Television broadcaster BT Vision is launching two new sports TV channels, BT Sport 1 and BT Sport 2, as it seeks to enter the pub market with commercial subscription offers for Premier League football and Premiership rugby matches.
Licensees convicted for showing Sky Sports without a commercial agreement
10-Sep-2012 By Michelle Perrett
More licensees have been convicted for showing Sky Sports without a commercial viewing agreement.
28-Nov-2011 By Adam Pescod
Sky Sports has announced the launch of a new channel dedicated to Formula 1 to tie in with its coverage of the sport next season.
06-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney
Carlsberg has signed a major one-year advertising deal with Sky Sports, which will see pub specific ads calling for people to reward themselves for hard work with a pint while watching some sport.
19-Aug-2011 By Mark Daniels
I have been pondering a question for a little while … it is one that will either make me appear incredibly thick (some would enjoy that) or will...
Sky Sports and BBC to show Formula 1
29-Jul-2011 By Adam Pescod
Sky Sports and the BBC will broadcast Formula 1 in the UK between 2012 and 2018, under a new rights deal.
Martin Dinkele: Why consumers read signals not signs
17-Jan-2011
There is a pub near me that re-opened six months ago. It used to have a dodgy reputation. Now it's got a new name and a new look. When you go in it...
07-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
A licensee feels he was treated like a second-class citizen after a TV provider refused to install Sky in his living area in case it was piped into...
22-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
The US Masters at Augusta National Golf Club will now be shown in 3D on Sky Sports next year. Sky will also have coverage of the par-3 contest from...
Sky under fresh attack over key fixtures
08-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
An angry licensee has hit out at Sky for "chopping and changing" the channels it uses to screen key sports fixtures, including England football and...
Sky in pubs: Enough is enough?
12-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
Licensees are faced with tough business decisions every week, if not every day, of their lives. And in the current climate these decisions just get...
21-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Sky has promised to backdate reductions in its fees at pubs that successfully appeal their business rates. The broadcaster will pay back the excess...
15-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
Sky costs the average pub £8k a year. But the benefits of its new charging regime could make a difference to the sector, says The PMA Team.
05-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
BT Vision has launched a new cheap deal for Sky Sports to home customers — a move which may add more pressure on pubs. BT has slashed the price of...
25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Sky is to screen two rugby union games in 3D at pubs this weekend — the Premiership final and England v Barbarians.
04-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Cash-strapped Britons are staying at home to watch more than four hours of TV a day, at the expense of going out to places like the pub. The...
18-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
More people could get cut-price Sky Sports at home, as BT and Virgin Media suggest they could reduce charges.
17-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Hosts have accused Sky of offering a reduced service for the same money by removing Sky Sports 3 from its basic commercial package. Sky Business...
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 holds prices for new season
14-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Sky has announced that it will not be putting up prices for its commercial packages for the start of the new football season. The company will...
13-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
But the cost of screening horse racing via At the Races is to rise by 50%, the broadcaster says.
Chelsea and Hull first up on Sky
09-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Details of the first Premier League games to be broadcast by Sky next season have been released. The first fixture on Saturday August 15 will see...
Watchdog investigates premium TV sports
26-Jun-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Broadcast watchdog OFCOM wants Sky to share its premium sports services with other channels to give consumers more choice. The plans - which...
26-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Media watchdog Ofcom is to open talks with the FA Premier League over the distribution of TV rights as part of its investigation into the pay-TV...
Pubs ponder compensation over Setanta
25-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Licensees paying Sky for Setanta channels are still trying to find out whether they could receive compensation after the demise of the Irish...
15-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pubs could benefit from the sale of some Premier League football rights for next season if Setanta fails to pay up. The embattled broadcaster holds...
Sky signs new European rugby deal
15-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore
Sky Sports has signed a new four-year deal for exclusive live coverage of two European rugby competitions.The agreement with the European Rugby Cup...
18-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Sky Sports has extended its rights to screen domestic and international cricket to include the period 2010 to 2013 in England and Wales.
Footfall fever
17-Jul-2008
The start of the premiership season is just a few short weeks away, so its time to prepare for those match days to lift your takings into the next...
ALMR slams Sky's latest 'price freeze'
17-Jul-2008 By Paul Collins
Sky TV in pubs now costs £1,000+ a month
10-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
Sky has announced a price freeze on its football packages for next year but some operators will see a large increase if they took advantage of last year's price freeze.
Sky freezes price of sports packages
10-Jul-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Sky has announced a price freeze on its sports packages which could provide a boost to licensees struggling to make ends meet. Letters have been sent...
Sky's new deal questioned
01-Aug-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Pubs that take Sky's extra football package, but not the basic subscription next season, will pay about one-third more for it and have to fork out...
Premiership Preview: get value for money
18-Jul-2007
SO SKY'S latest price hike is here. The 11 per cent rise is way above the inflation rate of just under four per cent. It has been slammed by...
12-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney
Trade leaders have reacted with anger at Sky's inflation-busting 11% average increase in its basic subscription charge for next year. In April, Sky...
14-Jun-2007 By John Harrington
Sky is extending its cut-price football offer for pubs until 22 June and adding new sports to the package. Sky is freezing its basic subscription...
Sky extends Football+ deadline
08-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
Sky has extended the deadline on its Football+ offer until June 22, it was announced today. The broadcaster is offering to freeze pubs' current...
26-Apr-2007 By John Harrington
Licensees left to ponder whether to jump in now or wait for next season's basic service costs to be announced
NewsDigest
12-Apr-2007
Marston's is offering cricket fans the chance to make their own TV adverts. Marston's has been running a series of umpire ads during Sky Sports...
LETTERs
08-Feb-2007
Rent hikes thin end of wedge There has been a lot of talk about the proposed hike in annual licence fees, not least in the pages of MA (Fees hike...
Cricket World Cup: TV guide
02-Feb-2007
If the British pub industry had put together an international cricket tournament to suit itself, it really couldn't have organised it any better than...
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...
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...
