Get football updates directly to your inbox Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailHundreds of struggling pubs could call time when Sky and BT Sport hike charges in the New Year. Screening Sky Sports games currently costs around £1,000 a month in subscription fees but many town centre and inner city pubs pay far more because the price is based on their rateable value. Sky, which made £2billion in profits last year, says Premier League football can boost drink sales by £30,000 a year. He said: “I pay over £20,000 a year for Sky and BT Sports and that’s going up by another grand in April. The price is based on business rates and pubs pay nearly twice as much for these compared to other businesses.

Source: Daily Mirror December 16, 2018 00:22 UTC