Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 July 2023

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

Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion

Photo of Ciarán CannonCiarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In order to stream a match on GAAGO, a considerable amount of money must be expended on putting a technical team in place, including camera operators, technicians, directors and panellists. On the basis that this money is already being expended and significant income is already accruing from abroad in particular, through people viewing the matches and paying their subscriptions or pay-per-view, would it not make sense to broadcast the match outside the GAAGO platform to people who might not have access to the app or have the broadband connectivity necessary to be able to view it? It might eat into GAAGO subscriptions but has this analysis been done?

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