Euro 2016: UEFA publishes the regulations for public screenings of the competition

UEFA, which holds 95% of the EURO 2016 SAS, the organising company for Euro 2016, published FAQs and regulations in force for licences for public screenings of the 51 matches of the competition, on 19/08/2015.

A public screening "refers to the televised broadcasting of football matches outside the domestic setting, for example a football club, a school, a municipality or an event agency," said UEFA.

"Public screenings taking place in bars, restaurants or hotels may not be subject to a licence from UEFA. If these premises have the relevant ‘commercial premises’ TV subscription, as well as the necessary relevant local authorisations, to normally operate screens in their premises and in addition do not commercially activate the screening of UEFA EURO 2016 matches through sponsoring of the event and/or charging of admission fees, no additional UEFA licence is needed," stated UEFA

Public screenings for commercial purposes: license costs vary from €500 to €8,000

• The public screening of events falls into two categories: commercial and noncommercial.
• For both categories, the broadcaster…