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Old 20-08-09, 12:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Yet another pub landlord has been fined for showing live Premier League football matches from a foreign satellite channel.Peter Sankey, of the Doverdale Arms in Droitwich, admitted that he was showing the live Premier League games after acquiring equipment capable of receiving broadcasts from the Albanian broadcaster DigitAlb, and was fined £800.This is not the [...]

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Old 20-08-09, 12:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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If he only gets done once a year he will be well in front won't he.
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Currently the basic cost of a Sky Sports package for a pub is £7,521 per year,
He can get done 7 or 8 times a year and still be quids in
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What another one? I never knew it cost 7.5k for Sky pub rights. I thought it was 2.5k Also, how would they have busted this guy? Would they simply have received a tip off?
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my local pub has insurance they are not allowed to show EPL 3pm saturday games but all other times are fine spl anytime they want
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i think it cost them around £250 a year a small price to pay for peace of mind
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