AdamCarpenter1985 0 Posted July 12, 2011 If the pub or venue is actually signed up to Sky Italia (sky italia box, sky italia card etc) then there isn''t a problem. Rileys and Weatherspoons are currently working out deals to install sky italia in a load of their venues.Its only if you haven''t paid for Sky Italia and are receiving it that it''s illegal.That was the whole gist of the Portsmouth ruling. We''re in Europe, so why can''t we buy European products - such as sky italia.For the record, Rileys did have SKY Italia installed, but have now had it uninstalled due to the threat of legal action from SKY.The rumour is that SKY have changed all the rights for anyone to show 3pm kick offs, because they have first showing rights of all Premier League games, unless they are on ESPN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,095 Posted July 12, 2011 @bigslob I thought the steam packet had a german version of sky? I might be wrong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lets be aving you! 0 Posted July 13, 2011 Really cogent analysis, CanaryDan23. Thanks very much for clarifying the situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted July 13, 2011 So does anyone know of anyone in North Norfolk showing these games? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lets be aving you! 0 Posted July 13, 2011 And is there anywhere in or around Thetford showing these games? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plan b 0 Posted July 13, 2011 This whole thing about Sky taking a publican to court is wrong, the people who Sky should be taking to court over this is the Premier League. Sky brought exclusive rights to show premiership games in this country, the premier league then goes off and flogs the same stuff to other broadcasters, at probably lower costs, to show the games in other countries. In this day and age, due to a free european market and the internet, it is impossible to restrict who shows what and where. There is no ''law'' that does not allow you to watch any channel you wish, you can subscribe to any foreign channel you wish to, why should there be a restriction if it''s a sports channel?Sky should not be pursuing someone who legally subscribed to a channel, they should be pursuing the premier league for not fulfilling their end of the bargain of an ''exclusivity contract'' that is impossible , and probably illegal, to enforce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,712 Posted July 13, 2011 [quote user="CambsCanary"]Really cogent analysis, CanaryDan23. Thanks very much for clarifying the situation.[/quote][Y]Seconded,and cheers Chrisr! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary23 0 Posted July 13, 2011 Thirded! Anyone know of any other pubs in the Lowestoft or Yarmouth area showing games? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted July 14, 2011 Plan B, the case presented to the European Court is between Karen Murphy and the Premier League. Sky are not involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plan b 0 Posted July 15, 2011 [quote user="canarydan23"]Plan B, the case presented to the European Court is between Karen Murphy and the Premier League. Sky are not involved.[/quote] Well, I was half right! Even so the premier leagues beef should be with the tv company that sold the publican the subscription, either that or be more stricter with the contract they made when they sold them the rights. Either way, it really isn''t the publicans problem, the premier league can''t make up laws, that''s down to parliaments etc, they haven''t got a leg to stand on if they continue to pursue someone who legally brought a tv channel, they really should be after the Italian/Greek channel who sold her it, unless of course they realise that the contract they made them didn''t include this sort of thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,123 Posted July 16, 2011 Anyone know if its just pubs that can get these packages or can domestic customers get them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
