Despite the rising cost of offering Sky Sports, many licensees have traditionally decided it was a service worth having and reluctantly kept paying. But with its new 'fairer' pricing system still likely to mean a hike for the majority, are pubs finally deciding that the benefits no longer outweigh the cost?
Of course the showing of TV sport does not require that licensees have to pay for the additional entertainment permission and red-tape which is considered vital to protect the public for just about any other gathering.
This article suggest quiz nights as an alternative to Sky Sports. I wonder how long it will be before quiz nights require licensing or are subject of some kind of stealth taxation?