Karen Murphy, landlady of the Red, White and Blue pub in Portsmouth in a challenge to protect her rights to use a Greek decoder card to show live Premier League matches, is potentially opening a door that could see change in the way media is viewed across Europe.
The Red, White and Blue pub uses a Greek decoder card to show live Premier League matches at much cheaper rates than BSkyB currently charge commercial premises in the UK.
The FA Premier League, which sells TV rights exclusively to broadcasters across Europe on a territory by territory basis, is attempting to clamp down on British pubs buying in live coverage from foreign broadcasters.
The European Union’s highest court was advised to rule that EU law does not prohibit pubs showing live Premier League matches from foreign broadcasters.
We will watch this one develop with interest and post regular updates.