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7 April 2016

Pub company fined for illegal Sky Sports transmission

A UK pub company has been ordered to pay more than £120,000 ($170,000) after being found guilty of illegally showing Sky Sports in three pubs that it owns.

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20 July 2018   The licensees of three UK-based pubs have been fined for illegally broadcasting Sky Sports on their premises without obtaining a licence.
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16 January 2018   The licensee of a pub premises in Huddersfield, England has been fined £24,331 in a criminal prosecution for airing Sky Sports without a valid licence.


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