TV Coverage

What you mean? Lots of games last year were only on GAA Go.

Well they may still end up behind the GAAGO paywall.

Sky basically got TV3/ Virgin package in 2014, its been reported Virgin have no interest in the rights this time with is a pity.

One big wrinkle is that GAAGO is a joint GAA and RTE project.

"Another major contributor to the profits of the RTE commercial arm was its sales of GAA matches internationally through its 50-50 joint venture with the GAA.

The RTE doubled its profits from the joint venture last year increasing from €237,000 to €536,000.

GAAGo is aimed at an international market and at the Irish diaspora around the world, featuring over 100 live and on demand games over the year.

Last year, joint venture firm, GAAGO Media DAC increased its revenues by 43 per cent to €2.86m as its profits almost doubled from €550,000 to €1.04 million. "

https://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/rte-commercial-arm-cashes-in-on-success-of-kin-and-gaago-1375877.html

I presume GAAGo made the GAA the same profit as RTE with it being a 50:50 venture so €536k for 2021 and €237k for 2020. Not to be sniffed at but smll enough peanuts compared to the Sky deal. Also I wonder how those numbers will hold up for this year.

I didn't bother renewing my annual membership for this years as there were a lot less games on for Irish viewers compared to 2021 when it had a lot of league games.

Also in terms of other sporting organisations - the ladies footballers had every leagus and championship played available to watch and I think pretty much all the League of Ireland games that weren't shown FTA were available.

Nothing...But they won't. Cost number 1 factor and they might have to remove the big big movie on a Saturday night and cause outrage on Social Media to be able to schedule the 16 extra games. Along with the love of the egg ball they show. Can't just have sport on all weekends is what RTE will come back with.

If RTE really wanted / want them, they'd be going out of their way for the rights.

TG4 don't have the funding you'd imagine, Virgin have scooped in on mid week soccer and rugby at present. But they have changed hands since they last had GAA so may show some interest again.

And other than that, no real player will come in, Premier Sports is in the middle of a takeover / re-brand and mainly is aimed towards the UK market now.

Sky always had two football quarter finals, not sure about provincial finals.

The Belfast Telegraph are reporting that the BBC are looking to broadcast finals and semifinals network wide, not just on BBC NI.

But there definitely are a shortage of takers for non RTE games.

So it looks as if nobody's picking up the games. RTE showing the exact same number as last year, and some going to GAA Go. Even though we've a large number of extra high profile games in next year's football championship. Farcical

People will still be delighted that big bad Sky are gone however, even when they're paying a tenner per game to load up a jumpy stream that's 90 seconds behind real time. I wonder how elderly rural people will manage with GAA Go, seeing as that used to be the argument thrown against Sky repeatedly

People who weren't happy with Sky having the rights aren't the reason Sky ended their agreement so I don't know why you're having a go at them.

The GAA should be very careful here.

whatever product they put out it needs to have standards.

Putting out shoddy productions which does nothing for them, just for the sake of it, is the worst thing they could possibly do.

Either do it right or don’t do it at all.

Surely RTE will choose all the big games now and the 14 "missing" games will be the ones streamed or attended by those interested?

No it wasnt games they never showed historically.

Almost all Corks hurling games were on Sky for the last few years, it was ridiculous.

Biggest hurling county in the country with the largest support and their games on Sky.

Ok but the vitriol from some towards them is unwarranted.

RTE Player ffs

Couldn't agree more, if Sky's games are replaced with a service with no pundits just co-comm and maybe only 1 camera angle GAAGO up to now then that is a drastic step backwards.

It'll likely have the one commentator (based locally) for matches that they have on the service

Like you said too, it'll be a one-camera job

Of course they land on €10 per game because it's an easy figure to pick out of the sky