ALMR: Pubs 'footing the bill' for BSkyB's growth ambitions
29-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ
UK pubs and bars are "footing the bill" for Sky TV's ambitions to build itself into a larger, more profitable business, according to a leading pub...
Mark Daniels: My love/hate relationship with Sky
29-Jul-2010
Over the past two weeks I have been asked by various people in the trade what, if I'm so clever, magic formula would I come up with that would make...
26-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Licensees can keep customers up to speed on top sporting events in their pubs by sending text alerts through Sky's new website PreviewLive, launched...
Sky launches online one-stop shop
26-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A website designed to be a one-stop shop for pubs' sporting needs has been launched by Sky today. PreviewLive provides full sports fixture listings...
Sky boss: 'Disquiet [over price rises] is understandable'
22-Jul-2010
A great deal has been said about Sky's decision to change the way it sets its commercial subscription. As we might have expected, there have been...
22-Jul-2010 By Iain Holden
Sky Business's managing director Iain Holden explains the thinking behind the new "fairer" Sky charging system
Win a 3DTV as part of Proud of Pubs Week
19-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
As part of its support for this year's Proud of Pubs Week, Sky is offering one lucky licensee the chance to win a brand new 3D TV. The 47-inch LG 3D...
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.
'Last orders for Sky as pubs snub price hike'
14-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
Pubs across Edinburgh are calling time on their Sky subscriptions after facing a price hike by the broadcasting giant. A shake-up of how annual fees...
Mark Daniels: Sky-high pricing continues...
14-Jul-2010
Last year, Sky announced that they would be launching their 3D service, and that pubs would get the chance to try it out before the domestic market...
12-Jul-2010 By The PMA Team
Subscription fees for pubs will be based on rateable value, but discounts will be available for pubs with sizeable food trade or outdoor areas.
Sky unveils new pricing structure
12-Jul-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Sky has today announced a new system of charging licensees to use its services, which it claims will be fairer. The announcement follows a...
Licensees fined £13k for breach of Sky contract
10-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A pair of licensees have been ordered to pay £13,000 for screening Sky without a commercial contract. Vincent Mark and Gary Smith, of the Plough...
10-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Licensees of an Oxfordshire pub have been fined more than £13,000 after showing Sky football using a domestic card. Vincent Mark and Gary Smith of...
30-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
Around 10m more people could have access to Sky Sports and Premier League football at home under a temporary deal announced yesterday. Sky reached...
Sky announces the remaining Barclays Premier League fixtures to be shown in 3D
09-Apr-2010
The matches are:Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United on April 11 AprilTottenham Hotspur v Arsenal on April 14Manchester City v Manchester United on...
31-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Pubs have been left out in the cold over the proposed deal to force Sky to slash its prices to other broadcasters. And pubs could be further hit as...
Ofcom Sky ruling could be 'disastrous' for pubs
31-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Licensees could see a drop in sports fans watching live events in their pub after a ruling which will make it cheaper for consumers to watch premium...
Sky 3D kicks-off with Man United v Chelsea
19-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Sky has announced that it will officially launch its 3D TV platform next month in the key Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea....
25-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Sky charges for pubs will be held "until further notice" and won't change with the introduction of new business rate levels on 1 April. The news will be welcomed by licensees expecting a big hike in business rates.
3D football in pubs from April
28-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Hundreds of pubs will be able to screen live football matches in 3D for the first time from April. Broadcaster Sky has announced it is preparing to...
Licensee faces £6,000 pay-out over cancelled Sky
27-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
A distraught licensee is facing an upcoming pay-out of around £6,000 to Sky, despite quitting her pub last year. Julie Crane, who ran Bar 44, in...
Sports in a new dimension
02-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
While Andy Murray's groundstrokes failed to secure him victory at last week's ATP Tour Finals, behind the scenes groundbreaking experiments that...
05-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Sky's new system for calculating pub fees is to be in place by the time new business rates take effect next April, the broadcaster says. It could be...
07-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
A North London pub has been ordered to pay £12,030 in fines after using a domestic Sky card to screen sports. Alan and Beta Johnson of the Queens...
Sky planning exclusive pub 3DTV deal
28-Sep-2009 By Caroline Nodder
Pubs are to be first in line to get exclusive access to 3DTV next year. Sky has revealed that the cutting edge technology, which allows viewers to...
Mark Daniels: To Sky or Not To Sky, that's my question
28-Sep-2009
On the one hand, I'd quite like to be able to offer my customers the ability to watch Sky in the pub, but on the other Sky's pricing model is quite...
30-Jul-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A licensee whose trade was hit hard by the loss of Irish sport on TV has been allowed to terminate his Sky contract following a dispute with the...
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 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.
16-Apr-2009 By Ros Shiel
A former drinks PR's optimistic guide to life after redundancy. Days since redundancy: about six months Invoices issued last month: seven - a...
'One in four pubs pull out of Sky deals'
14-Jan-2009
According to the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), a quarter of UK pubs have cancelled their Sky subscription. Sky generates an...
Window of opportunity?
26-Nov-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Depending on your point of view foreign satellite TV suppliers are either cowboy operators out to make a quick buck from desperate licensees or the...
13-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
A Bridgend licensee has been stripped of her personal licence and ordered to pay nearly £7,000 for screening football using a domestic Sky card.
22-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
Multiple operators have to sell around 25,000 extra pints over the course of a season to cover the cost of a Sky subscription. The Association of...
'Pubs must sell 25,000 extra pints to pay for Sky'
22-Sep-2008 By James Wilmore
Sky has come under fresh attack over research claiming some pubs have to sell 25,000 extra pints over the football season to cover the cost of a...
Bar Talk
17-Jul-2008
Has your Sky subscription increased? Adrian Clay Raikes Hall Blackpool I've just had to get the new Sky Ultimate package, costing an extra £69 per...
Football Preview: Sky making it a rich man's game
17-Jul-2008
Like sir Alex Ferguson moaning at the ref and sports journalists bemoaning the scarcity of English talent, licensees' anger at Sky's prices come the...
Sky-high prices
17-Jul-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensees have slammed Sky's latest deals on sports packages for 'giving with one hand and taking away with the other'. Last week The Publican...
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...
19-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Hertfordshire host convicted of five offences of dishonest reception with intent of avoiding charges
Punch licensees abandoning Sky
12-Jun-2008
Licensees have been increasingly abandoning Sky TV, a survey of more than 4,000 Punch Taverns licensees has revealed.The poll shows that between 2003...
Mark Daniels: Sky's the limit
29-May-2008
The place was empty; nobody was interested. In the hours leading up to the game, most of the people who are big football fans expressed a total...
Pub owner hit with £22,000 fine for illegal Sky
04-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore
The owner of three pubs has been hit with a bill of nearly £22,000 for showing Sky without a commercial licence - the largest penalty ever issued...
04-Apr-2008 By John Harrington
Fine is the largest penalty yet for screening Sky via domestic contracts
Sussex licensee faces hefty bill for illegal Sky
14-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
An East Sussex licensee has been ordered to pay more than £5,000 after being convicted of showing Sky without a commercial licence. Elaine Boggins,...
Licensee faces £10,000 bill for illegal Sky
07-Feb-2008 By James Wilmore
Two licensees have been dealt severe punishments for showing Sky without a commercial licence - one hit with a pay-out of £10,000 and another having...
10-Jan-2008
MA legal editor urges licensee to steer clear of foreign satellite systems