Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 January 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33: Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Programme E - Broadcasting

9:30 am

Ms Dee Forbes:

On what we call non-linear streaming or viewing outside of the traditional TV set, we have seen growth in that in the past couple of years, particularly via the RTÉ Player. Again, the point of the player is that viewers can view whenever they want, they can catch up, they can watch live, etc. There has been significant growth in the area the past two years. That is also an area of growth for us in the commercial world. As it grows, we can monetise it. As regards the social media platforms, in the main, what we see there is more promotional or snippet-driven. It would be highly unusual to see-----

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