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- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Do you accept there are pockets of Ireland where GAAGO will not work until we have broadband?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. Did Mr. McBennett watch the first session of the meeting?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Okay. He understood the issues we are trying to come to terms with here.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Exactly. I was referring mainly to those in rural areas where the connectivity is not good enough. There is also a certain demographic of people who may not be comfortable with the technology.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Mr. McBennett will appreciate the issues here. Is there ever a situation where there is just a clash of fixtures, within the GAA fixtures, for example, and there are just not enough TV stations to broadcast all of them?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Yes.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: That comes back to my point. We have RTÉ 1, RTÉ 2, TG4 and GAAGO. Has RTÉ considered the possibility of using the RTÉ News Now channel to broadcast matches?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I will move on to the witnesses from TG4. These big games would give the channel and the Irish language great exposure. This is fantastic. Would the station welcome the opportunity to broadcast more of the big clashes in football and hurling?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Funding is the issue, rather than the arrangement between RTÉ and GAAGO.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: It is a funding issue but TG4 would welcome more matches.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Does the Tour de France get good viewer figures?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: I do too.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: It is a perfect example of how niche and less-well-known sports can explode and get large numbers viewing them. This is the best exposure I get to the Irish language. My last question-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jul 2023)
Christopher O'Sullivan: Briefly, it was stated that the Six Nations championship is a perfect example of where Virgin Media works in co-ordination with RTÉ in terms of broadcasting. Would Virgin Media like to do the same in terms of GAA games?