Ms Dee Forbes:

Again, it depends on the rights. With the GAA, there is ourselves, BBC Northern Ireland and Sky. Depending on who has what match, one might not always get the player rights. As I say, it is on a case-by-case or sport right by sport right basis. It is likewise with the acquisition of media when dealing with companies like Disney or Warner. They typically see Northern Ireland as part of the UK so the rights are discussed on that basis and that is why people will sometimes not get a programme. Where possible when we are commissioning programmes we will typically buy 32-county rights. We will always commission for the Thirty-two Counties but there are occasions where for some reason we cannot. Music rights also have to be taken into consideration. It is not a simple issue. Of course we would have an all-island approach if we could because that is our remit. Our news, current affairs, Irish drama and factual content are all 32-county and that is a very important piece for us.