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...
Setanta deal not for pubs
08-Feb-2007
A deal which could allow Freeview digital customers to watch Premiership football next season without a Sky subscription will not be available in...
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
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.
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...
01-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Wolves reportedly planning to halve its subscriptions because of Sky's prices. NEW COMMENT
Pubs will get Setanta games as part of Sky package
09-May-2006
This announcement follows last week's award by the FA Premier League of 92 live matches per season to Sky and 46 live matches per season to Irish...
What the Sunday papers said
07-May-2006
Having seen off a £4.6bn bid from R20 last week, managed pub and bar group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is considering snapping up Whitbread's...
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...
Sky Sports or Foreign channels ?
04-Jan-2006
I have Sky Sports and Premiership Plus, but yet the busiest pubs in my town over Christmas were the ones showing the football via foreign satellite....
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...
Sky profit up 34% as costs fall
11-Aug-2005
British Sky Broadcasting has boosted operating profits by 34% to £805m as the cost of sports fell by £56m to £747m. Sports costs, which account...
Football preview: Footie kicks off
29-Jul-2005
Publicans face a dilemma as the football season takes off - to pay the increased Sky subscription or risk losing trade, reports Phil Mellows.It...
Sky looks to tighten loophole
22-Jun-2005
Sky is acting to close a loophole after a licensee was repeatedly allowed to cancel his subscription and then renew it over a six-year period.Tim...
Set sights on Riflemans Arms
03-Mar-2005
Buyers will find that the Riflemans Arms in Derbyshire has built up a good following with sports-minded customers, according to its selling agent....
Reaching for the Sky
04-Nov-2004
Sky enraged pub subscribers during the summer by increasing the cost of its standard package by 18% and Prem Plus by 300%. The PMA Team meets its...
Sky: shop pubs that show sport illegally
04-Nov-2004
Broadcaster opts for pint-glass bug by Tony Halstead Sky is encouraging licensees to shop other pubs that show sport illegally. The satellite...
Licensees drop Sky
06-Jul-2004
Angry licensees are dropping Sky after the recent increase in its Premiership Plus package.The hike will see licensees charged for the pay-per-view...
Licensees in uproar over Sky Premiership Plus price hike
02-Jul-2004
Licensees are in uproar as Sky has hiked the price of its pay-per-view football channel Premiership Plus.The Publican has been inundated with calls...
OFT decision on Sky deal is imminent
08-Jan-2004
The Office of Fair Trading is expected to rule this month on a complaint by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers that Sky has abused its...
EC Sky decision expected 'shortly'
04-Dec-2003
Speculation is rising that the European Commission (EC) is about to break up the monopoly of football between the Premier League and Sky.Last week a...
Dudley pubs charged twice for Sky
11-Sep-2003
A pub owner says Sky will receive double its money from his three pubs during this football season.Licensee Graham Wright is selling the pubs around...
Licensees' fury at Sky football deal
14-Aug-2003
Licensees have reacted with fury to the news that Sky has been given the rights to all live Premiership football coverage until May 2007.The news is...
Trade group demands fresh Sky TV probe
07-Aug-2003
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has demanded a new investigation into Sky's pricing arrangement with pubs.In a letter sent to...
FLVA and BBPA seek to re-open Sky case
07-Aug-2003
by Claire Hu The Federation of Licensed Vict-uallers Association and the British Beer & Pub Association have jointly written to the Office of...
Sky defends latest price increase
31-Jul-2003
Sky has defended its latest price increase for its pay-per-view football channel Premiership Plus.Licensees have spoken out against the price hike,...
Anger as Sky hikes up fees
03-Jul-2003
Sky has caused outrage among licensees by hiking up its annual subscription charge for Premiership football in pubs.The move has come with no...
Sky could lose football rights
18-Jun-2003
Trade leaders are concerned that moves from Europe to break Sky's monopoly of Premiership football coverage could lead to higher prices for...
It's all clear for Sky
04-Sep-2002
The OFT's decision not to take action over Sky's 'monopoly' has angered hundreds of licensees. Jackie Annett examines a fraught relationshipMany...
Licensee calls for Sky boycott over latest price increase
05-Jul-2002
A Scottish licensee is calling for a country-wide boycott of Sky after the latest increase in subscription costs. Stuart Allan, licensee of the...
Licensee fined for showing football without commercial contract
22-Feb-2002
A licensee in Cumbria has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 after being found guilty of showing Sky Sports in his pub without a commercial...
ITV Digtal commercial package a success
20-Sep-2001
Sky's rival broadcaster ITV Digital has reported that it is very pleased with the way the launch of its new commercial package has gone.Although it...
A feast of football - preview of the 2001/2 season
01-Aug-2001
This football season looks set to be a winner for publicans, with more live matches than ever being shown on TV. Phil Mellows sees what's on...
ITV to launch pub sport rival
17-May-2001
Digital package to take on Sky with cut-price subscription feeITVDigital has become the first broadcaster to challenge Sky's dominance in the pub...
Carling u-turn on FA Premier League sponsorship
11-Apr-2001
Carling is set to perform a dramatic u-turn and renew its title sponsorship deal with the FA Premier League, according to media reports.It is thought...
Return of the Judderman
20-Nov-2000
The Judderman is returning to terrify TV viewers nationwide as part of a new Metz Christmas advertising campaign.The sinister-looking puppets, last...
