Mr. Jerome Pels:

Unfortunately, the fees the FIH or EHF get from television rights are not very high. The first thing they need to pay out of the fees is the cost of production. We are not party to the contract for our Olympic qualifier in Donnybrook. It was run between the FIH and RTÉ and we believe the revenue covered the cost of production, including camera crews and other technical aspects. The FIH has been investing significantly in television production but it is not a profit-making situation, although it could be if the game becomes more popular. For example, cricket generates significant television rights that then come back to the national federations. The money generated at international level flows back to national level. The fees for hockey are not yet at that level.