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Craig Williams

Glasgow pubs screening Sky Sports without a licence fined £10k each in damages

Two pubs in the Greater Glasgow area have been ordered to pay more than £10,000 in damages after illegally screening games on Sky Sports without a licence.

The owners of the Old Govan Arms in Govan and The Stables Bar in Uddingston have received the hefty fines for infringing the broadcaster's copyright by showing the games without commercial viewing agreement.

The TV giant claimed both establishments were showing football matches without the correct commercial licence required for businesses, Advanced Television reports.

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