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.
01-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Wolves reportedly planning to halve its subscriptions because of Sky's prices. NEW COMMENT
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
