Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht

Challenges facing Public Broadcasting and the broader Media Sector as a result of Covid-19: Discussion

Mr. Paul Farrell:

As I outlined, the evidence of that is in our increased investment in news. We have forgone our normal scheduling, which has created considerable chaos internally, as can be imagined, as we try to juggle our scheduling while we wait to find out when press conferences and various announcements will take place. We will continue to do that because our role in that regard has been rewarded, as I also outlined, with the growth we have seen in viewership. We have seen similar growth in the use of our player for the same kind of content. As a commercial public service broadcaster, we believe news is one of the cornerstones of our role and the value we bring to the nation. We will continue to support it wholeheartedly all the way through this period, as required.

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