Sport

Finalists for VisitEngland's Tourism Pub of the Year announced

03-Apr-2014 By James Wallin

VisitEngland has announced the five finalists for its Tourism Pub of the Year award.

Glasgow bar guilty of Sky Sports copyright breach

28-Feb-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Sky has won a second breach of copyright case in Scotland after a Glasgow bar was found guilty of screening live football matches on two occasions without the correct viewing agreement.

Sky Sports & BT Sport reveal April Premier League fixtures

27-Feb-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

All of the games involving the current top four Premier League teams in April will be screened live after Sky Sports and BT Sport announced its schedule for the month.

BT and Carlsberg UK agree sports discount deal

26-Feb-2014 By Fiona Griffiths

Freetrade outlets that stock Carlsberg UK products and those that sign up to BT Sport will be entitled to a 50% discount on a BT Sport subscription under a new deal agreed between the companies.

The Big Interview: David Rey, Sky Business

07-Feb-2014 By Mike Berry

David Rey tells Mike Berry how Sky supports pub businesses and about its aims to be the trade’s first choice entertainment partner.

March 2014 Premier League fixtures announced by Sky Sports and BT Sport

28-Jan-2014 By Lewis Brown

BT Sport and Sky Sports have announced their coverage of Barclays Premier League fixtures for March.

Greene King offers licensees cut-price Sky Sports deal

24-Jan-2014 By Lewis Brown

Pub operator and brewer Greene King has offered its licensees a cut-price deal to reduce the costs of their Sky Sports TV package.

GP Generator: Rugby Six Nations

23-Jan-2014 By Phil Mellows

The eagerly-anticipated Six Nations rugby union tournament kicks off soon and licensees should make the most of the opportunity. As The Publican's Morning Advertiser finds, there is plenty they can do to entice the fans.

Sky Sports F1 HD confirms its coverage for next season's Formula One World Championship

20-Dec-2013 By Lewis Brown

Sky Sports F1 HD has confirmed its coverage of every race next season’s FIA Formula One World Championship, with ten exclusively live.

Sky victory in first Scottish copyright case

31-Oct-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Sky has won its first legal case for copyright infringement in Scotland against Mark Daly, designated premises manager of Old College Bar (219 High Street, Glasgow) who was ordered to pay over £10,000 for showing Sky Sports without a viewing agreement.

Stuart Barnes: Pubs set for rugby autumn internationals treat

28-Oct-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

A leading Sky Sports rugby commentator has highlighted how the forthcoming autumn internationals present a “fantastic opportunity” for pubs.

Sky becomes exclusive agent for Racing UK TV service

16-Sep-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Sky has become the exclusive sales agent for Racing UK’s commercial TV service on satellite.

Premier League preview: Jamie Carragher on the new football season

12-Aug-2013 By Mike Berry

Ex-England and Liverpool star and new Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher gives the Publican's Morning Advertiser his thoughts on the new Premier League season, and why pubs are great for watching live sport.

Sky launches new app to help pubs drive match day trade

12-Aug-2013 By Mike Berry

Sky has launched its new Pub Challenge app which aims to help licensees showing football make more of match days.

BT Sport launches today

01-Aug-2013 By Gurjit Degun

BT Sport is set to launch at 6pm today, and will be free to view on the first day for anyone with Freeview, TV from BT or Sky.

Pubs report positive trading after Olympics

01-Aug-2013 By Gurjit Degun

One year on from the Olympics, licensees around the park area in Stratford, east London, have seen good trading, and say they are optimistic about the future.

Sky Sports price freeze splits opinion

17-Jul-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The pub trade has broadly welcomed Sky’s price freeze announcement, but many are pointing out that the broadcaster will be showing fewer top-flight football games.

Premier League secures blocking order against live football-streaming site

16-Jul-2013 By Mike Berry

The Premier League has secured a judgment in the High Court requiring the six main UK-based Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access to one of the biggest live football-streaming sites in the UK.

Sky announces pub subscription prices for next season

15-Jul-2013 By Rob Willock

Sky is freezing subscription prices of its Sky Ultimate TV sports package for pubs “until at least June 2014” and offering half-price deals for new customers until the end of September.

Sky Sports and BT Sport reveal Premier League TV fixtures

11-Jul-2013 By Mike Berry

Sky Sports and BT Sport have released the first tranche of Premier League football fixtures that each channel will show live.

BT Sport reveals smartphone friendly PoS to lure customers into pubs

11-Jul-2013 By Gurjit Degun

BT Sport is to provide pubs with PoS that combines traditional and digital elements to encourage customers to watch matches in the pub.

Sky Sports to launch new dedicated cricket channel for Ashes series

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.

Broadcasters Danny Baker and Danny Kelly reunite to host BT Sport football show

03-Jun-2013 By Helen Gilbert

Broadcasters Danny Baker and Danny Kelly will reunite once again to host a new football programme for BT Sport.

Feathered Nest crowned VisitEngland Tourism Pub of the Year

24-May-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

A remote Oxfordshire village pub is celebrating after being crowned Tourism Pub of the Year by VisitEngland.

Concerns over rising costs for pubs to show Premier League football through BT Sport and Sky Sports

23-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees have said they will be out of pocket if they show all football games available in the UK, after the rights to the games were split between Sky Sports and new channel BT Sport.

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.

Pubs prepare for a TV sport game-changer

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?

BT turns up heat on Sky in pub TV sport fight

14-May-2013 By Mike Berry

The battle for the pub TV sports market is hotting up with BT Sport aiming to offer licensees an alternative to Sky at a far cheaper cost.

BT Sport unveils pricing plan and additional sports coverage for pubs

09-May-2013 By The PMA team

BT Sport has announced its subscription prices with the claim that its TV sports channels could save independent pubs 78% versus the cost of Sky.

Everton and Liverpool football players team up to celebrate BT Sport launch

03-May-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Everton football star Marouane Fellaini and Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge have teamed up to celebrate the launch of BT Sport.

Sky Sports signs up Jamie Carragher for next football season

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.

Baffito's wins Sky Ultimate Venue competition

03-May-2013 By Helen Gilbert

A Warrington-based Italian sports bar has become the latest watering hole to be recognised by Sky in its ‘Ultimate Venue’ competition.

Arsenal and England winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to star in BT Sport adverts

29-Apr-2013 By Helen Gilbert

Arsenal and England winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to star in TV adverts for BT Sport this summer.

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem secures spot on the VisitEngland 'bucket list'

22-Apr-2013 By Jordan Chamberlain

England’s oldest pub has made it on to VisitEngland’s ‘Bucket List’, in commemoration of St. George’s Day.

BT Sport named as sponsor of the Great British Pub Awards 2013

11-Apr-2013 By Jo Bruce

BT Sport is to be the title sponsor of the Great British Pub Awards 2013

West Ham Football club move could have a drastic effect on pubs in the area

05-Apr-2013 By Jordan Chamberlain

West Ham Football Club’s move from Upton Park could have a drastic effect on many of its traditional match-day pubs.

Sky Sports extends deal with Professional Darts Corporation

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.

Cardiff pub welcomes British and Irish rugby legends for filming of Sky Sports Rugby Club show

26-Mar-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The O’Neill’s pub in central Cardiff welcomed a group of British and Irish rugby legends for a special filming of Sky Sports Rugby Club show.

Councils in towns and cities find Community Right to Bid too risky

14-Mar-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Local authorities in town and city centres are finding it too risky to make use of a law that gives a community six months to bid for a pub.

BT Sport signs up Lawrence Dallaglio for live rugby coverage

13-Mar-2013 By Adam Pescod

Former England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio has signed up with BT Sport to become its leading rugby union expert.

BT to acquire FA Cup and Europa League sports rights

25-Feb-2013 By Michelle Perrett

BT is to acquire ESPN’s UK and Ireland TV channels business.

Sky Sports launches Premier League tickets competition for pubs

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.

Admiral Taverns pubs to receive 30% discount on Sky TV with Molson Coors deal

31-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Pub operator Admiral Taverns and brewer Molson Coors have teamed up to offer its tenants a 30% discount for Sky TV.

Sky Sports presenter Jim White hails pubs as ‘perfect’ place for transfer deadline day drama

24-Jan-2013 By Adam Pescod

Sky Sports News presenter Jim White believes licensees are “missing a trick” if they have no plans in place to broadcast ‘transfer deadline day’ in their pub next Thursday, 31 January.

How to make the most of Six Nations rugby

21-Jan-2013 By Phil Mellows

The Six Nations tournament is the highlight of the domestic rugby-union calendar and provides licensees with the opportunity to kick-start their trading performance after the post-Christmas lull. Phil Mellows looks to the battles ahead and passes on tips...

Premier League loses appeal over video replays in football broadcasts

21-Dec-2012 By Adam Pescod

The FA Premier League (FAPL) has lost an appeal over football video replays in the long-running QC Leisure case, after a judged ruled yesterday that they are not subject to copyright laws.

Stratford pubs report post-Olympics trade boost

21-Nov-2012 By Adam Pescod

The Olympic Games will have a positive long-term impact on pubs in Stratford, east London, where trading figures are higher than they were a year ago. That is the feeling of licensees who were visited by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser as part of its...

England football postponement "positive" for pubs

17-Oct-2012 By Adam Pescod

Pub operators were generally upbeat about trade following the postponement of England’s World Cup qualifying match with Poland last night.

BT to launch new sport TV channels to show football and rugby in pubs

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.

More than two-thirds of football fans will watch their teams from their local pub this season

06-Sep-2012 By Michelle Perrett

More than two-thirds (68%) of football fans will watch their teams from their local pub this season, with a quarter of those doing so at least once a week.