A city pub has become one of 16 nationally to be hit by fines for broadcasting Premier League football without authorisation.

Virtuoso Craft Brewpub and Smokehouse, on Kett's Hill, Norwich, formerly the Kett's Tavern, has been ordered to pay the Premier League £6,770, for breaching copyright.

The pub had been broadcasting Premier League football through a foreign provider, including all Norwich City matches, dating back to before the Canaries' 2014 relegation and subsequent promotion in May.

The Premier League has won legal battles with 15 other pubs across the country, equating to a total of £92,603 to be paid, as part of its bid to protect its copyright, and investments made into the league by domestic broadcasters.

There are rules covering the televising of live Saturday 3pm kick-offs at the same time that they are being played.

The Norwich pub has joined a long list across the nation that have found themselves in legal disputes with the league, with pubs electing to purchase coverage through foreign providers.

A Premier League spokesman said: 'These cases provide further evidence for the pub trade that using illegal foreign broadcast systems to show Premier League football is extremely risky.

'Injunctions and significant costs awards are regularly being made in the Premier League's favour in the high court, and two suppliers of systems which facilitated illegal broadcasts being made in pubs have been jailed in the last year.

'We would advise all publicans to ignore the lies peddled by suppliers who make false claims about the legality of foreign broadcasts of our matches, and to contact Sky Sports and BT Sport, as they are both authorised to show live Premier League football in commercial premises in the UK.'

Virtuoso co-owner, Ami Hodgson, declined to comment.

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