Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Una May:

It is certainly one of the areas to which we are referring. From our point of view, the rights holders are the organisers of any sporting event. They become the rights holder for that event. Geo-blocking is a concern. There are some innovative solutions. The GAA has come up with its own solution and there are various solutions out there but it is a concern. Our reference is the broader area around rights holders being event organisers across the board such as small organisations that do not have the financial capacity to enter broadcasting agreements or arrangements. That will be in many cases and rightly pushed towards online versions and streaming options. However, geo-blocking is definitely of concern.

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