Premier League plans to crack down on illegal foreign satellite broadcasts in pubs and bars ID Inquiries is expected to visit around 8,000 premises, having been appointed by the league to carry out investigations into the unauthorised and illegal use of foreign satellite systems and web streams in the UK. The firm replaced Media Protection Services, which had been the league's partner for several years and brought prosecutions against dozens of publicans, including Portsmouth landlady Karen Murphy. However, it was embarrassed at the start of last season when it saw one of the prosecutions it brought overturned on appeal. A Premier League spokesman said: "We look forward to working with ID Inquiries as we significantly up our enforcement activity in this area with more planned investigations than ever before. This newly enhanced investigations programme follows recent successes in the High Court, including injunctions against the use of foreign satellite systems, and unauthorised streaming websites, being used in commercial premises to broadcast Premier League football. We remind all publicans that Sky Sports and BT Sport are the only authorised broadcasters of live Premier League matches in the UK and that legal action will be taken against those who use unauthorised satellite systems to show Premier League matches in commercial premises.