Articles by Lee Taylor
Pub owners rally to fight proposed PPL fee increase
The Association for Licensed Multiple Retailers announces that it has raised an additional £7000 in an attempt to oppose a planned 4000% royalty fee increase for pubs holding special music based events. AMLR’s BEDA Late Night Working Group chairman, John Hayes, comments, “We are doing all we can to raise more money to fight this…
Most consumers think pints taste better with background music
A new study has discovered that the majority of consumers actually believe pleasant background music in pubs improves the taste of their pint. Of those surveyed, 53 per cent stated nice music would moderately to significantly enhance their experience, and a further 33 per cent did not mind hearing music while they drank. The report, conducted on…
Soundnet offers spooky songs to cash in on Halloween sales boost
The Orchid Group pub company has seen mounting interest in Halloween over the last few years and now predicts 12 per cent sales growth over this year’s period of celebration. According to the company’s marketing executive, Bella Kirkton, “The influence of popular occult TV programmes, films and books such as Twilight, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries,…
What’s new, digital jukebox pussycat?
Spending every day working with jukeboxes, it’s not often that the Soundnet team are thankful for a silent, music-free atmosphere. By a stroke of luck, however, it was exactly that silence that allowed the staff over at digital jukebox manufacturers, Sound Leisure, to hear the cries of an abandoned kitten right outside their door. When the…
Soundnet digital jukebox stars in leading Glasgow blog
The Snaffle Bit pub, home to a Sound Leisure Jukebox, powered by Soundnet, has become the latest stop on a round-up of Glasgow’s best Jukebox venues by guided audio tour producer, The Walking Heads. The tour guide company comments that the traditional fine ale and whisky pub ‘could be forgiven for not being an obvious choice…
Ditching the DJ as VenueHub digital jukebox is a hit for Sittingbourne Sports Bar
Having recently upgraded to the VenueHub digital jukebox model, Sittingbourne Sports Bar manager Kris Forshaw is so pleased with the new addition to his bar that he’s decided to forego booking a weekend DJ completely. Kris was impressed by the model’s video function, a feature which allows customers to select an impressive range of music…
Consumers want variety in beer and background music systems
New research from The Campaign for Real Ale has revealed that there are over 1,000 breweries operational across the United Kingdom; the highest total currently in business since the 1930s. The findings, which are included in the 2013 edition of iconic publication ‘The Good Beer Guide’, discovered that there were 1,009 breweries now operating in…
Final digital jukebox winner revealed
This summer, Soundet have been giving customers the opportunity to win a fantastic Apple iPad with our innovative ‘Summer of Sport’ competition. Today, we can reveal the final winner of the contest as Lucas Stanley, a Bromsgrove resident who claimed his prize in The Lime Bar &Thai Brasserie. The Summer of Sport competition gave our digital…
Bestival to be streamed live across YouTube
Coverage of this year’s Bestival music festival will be broadcast live over the internet after a landmark deal. The event, which is held annually on the Isle of Wight, will be broadcasting across video site YouTube, with 40 acts set to be available to global viewers during the event. It is the first time a…
Pubs and restaurants most welcome for UK holidaymakers
Foreign holidaymakers to Great Britain feel the most welcome in restaurants and pubs, according to a new study from tourist body VisitBritain.com. The study, which questioned 9,000 overseas travellers visiting the country for a holiday, found that 21 per cent of all visitors felt ‘most welcome’ in restaurants, while 13 per cent stated they felt…