Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Mark Carpenter:
There are two different things here. The first specific question was regarding Premier League football. My understanding is that the policy intent around Premier League football is that if there are gambling logos on jerseys or in the background, whether this is covered by the Bill and whether it would prevent the transmission of that programming. Although the Bill is still to run through, my understanding is that the policy intent is not to prevent the transmission of that programming.
In regard to racing specifically, Sky operates a joint venture. It is a slightly independent entity - Sky is a shareholder in it - called Sky Sports Racing, which broadcasts horse racing. My understanding is that Sky Sports Racing and other channels that broadcast horse racing are calling for a specific exemption for advertising for horse racing because of the fact - as, I think, we would all accept - that betting and horse racing are reasonably inextricably linked. From their perspective in terms of the viability of operating a horse racing channel-----
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