Mr. Alan Esslemont:

TG4 made a submission on the national development plan. We think the State should reinvest in Saorview and rather than Saorview being basically RTE’s vertically integrated platform, it should become something that is much closer to the way Freeview Play is in the UK where the state has a role in it. Mr. McCarthy spoke about public service and the role Virgin Media Television plays in doing public service. We think something could grow out of that. More and more people find that having a decent portfolio of Irish channels and adding to that their Netflix and Disney plus subscriptions they probably have all the television they want. We think Saroview could present a major opportunity. As I said previously, if we all stood together on that public service content, a brand could emerge. As is happening in the UK there is Freeview Play, which can then become a pane on the landing page of all the broadcasting channels or carriers and which can be a way into Irish content. We strongly believe Saorview is an opportunity for Irish broadcasting that is being missed.