Premier League

Football nets British tourism industry £684m

10-Sep-2015 By Liam Garrahan

International football tourists have scored £684m for the British tourism industry, a 15 per cent rise since 2010, according to VisitBritain.

Premier League prosecutes pub over foreign satellite football screening

31-Jan-2014

The Premier league has begun its crackdown on foreign football broadcasts in pubs, with one landlord forced to pay out £65,000 in legal costs after a ruling in the High Court.

Premier League clamps down on illegal Sky TV in pubs as Liverpool licensee fined

26-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Pubs across the UK are being warned against using unauthorised satellite systems to show live sport as a Liverpool licensee has been ordered to pay over £6,000 for showing Sky Sports illegally.

Sky freezes pub prices as TV football battle intensifies

15-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The competition from TV broadcasters to supply live sport in pubs is heating up, with Sky freezing the price of its Sky Ultimate package and BT Sport providing a range of adverts and PoS material in support of its new commercial packages. 

Jamie Oliver signs five-year deal to provide catering at Manchester City

11-Jan-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts has signed a five-year deal with Manchester City Football Club to provide all its catering at the Etihad Stadium through a newly-formed company - Fabulous Fan Fare.

TV football in pubs: Premier League prosecution ruled void, others may be affected

20-Aug-2012 By Peter Ruddick

A prosecution brought against a pub showing live Premier League football on TV by using an Albanian satellite system has been ruled 'void' by the High Court with legal experts claiming other similar rulings may now be in doubt.

Elior nets £10m West Ham contract catering deal including hotel services

18-Jul-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Contract caterer Elior UK has secured its second contract with a Premier League football club, netting a two-year deal with West Ham Utd.

TV football in pubs: Industry shouldn't bankroll Premier League live rights

15-Jun-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The British Beer and Pub Association has called on Sky and BT to ensure they do not pass on the cost of live TV rights to screening Premier League matches to business customers including pubs and bars.

Pubs warned about TV football coverage by sports lawyer

28-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Publicans have been warned by a leading sports lawyer not to misread the victory of Portsmouth landlady Karen Murphy in the High Court as an acceptance of the legality of showing Premier League matches without a valid UK subscription service.