Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

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

Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion

Mr. Tom Ryan:

We are probably at a point where some 22% of our revenue is garnered from broadcasting rights. On how that will change, I do not anticipate it will change much over the next four to five years, partly because those revenues are subject to contracts that are agreed and in place. The proportion will not change significantly because our overall revenue will not change significantly over that period either. The other sources of income we have are predominantly to do with gate receipts and so on. We took the decision this year, despite the inflationary environment, not to increase ticket prices. There is a finite audience for games and our revenues have plateaued in recent years. For this reason, I do not anticipate that proportion will change significantly.

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