Overthebar53 (Carlow) - Posts: 74 - 15/07/2023 12:13:12    2494466

https://extra.ie/

A snippet from the Oireachtas meeting

RTÉ and the GAA did not seek permission from the competition watchdog before charging the Irish public to watch games on their joint venture, GAAGO.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) originally approved the service in 2017, on the basis that it would only be available to overseas viewers, thus leaving customers in the State unaffected.

RTÉ and the GAA did not seek permission from the competition watchdog before charging the Irish public to watch games on their joint venture, GAAGO.





But RTÉ and the GAA proceeded to expand the service domestically, without CCPC approval. The CCPC on Wednesday confirmed they have opened an inquiry into the matter.

The subscription package, which this year cost €79 for access to 38 championship games, has been heavily criticized by GAA fans and politicians, with Fine Gael TD and former Mayo footballer Alan Dillon likening the service to 'a license fee increases by the backdoor'.

My take on it is because Croke Park has an undisputed 50% stake in GAAGO with a pay per view pay wall that brings the amateur status of the gaa into disrepute.

This has nothing to do with the amount of money charged to view the games, rather it's the principle of the thing and the thing being "amateur" status.

So, if we are going to have to pay for view, so too should we have to pay for play.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2843 - 15/07/2023 15:11:11    2494505

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2843 - 17/07/2023 11:25:06    2495050

The silence here is deafening it must be said, so much for gaa people being an open and transparent family that welcomes all and sundry, a previous kildare poster awhile back had an acceptance issue here and seems to have accepted the exit door. I hope he comes back so I can engage with him / her.

Please continue, as you were, - - - as will I.

supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2843 - 18/07/2023 10:49:40    2495337

GAAGO to now show some NFL?
I'm already on the fence about maintaining my subscription which isn't cheap and offers me, as a Galway fan, very limited content of interest (no Galway hurling or football club games shown). And now they're expanding into the NFL? I live in the US. If I want to watch that nonsense I have other places to watch it that won't cost me a penny. So what exactly is GAAGO offering and where are they going?

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3092 - 09/08/2023 20:20:36    2499804

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7181 - 10/08/2023 10:50:32    2499845

Having once attended a regular season NFL game in Chicago vs Green Bay (a "divisional rivalry" so a big game by all accounts), I can tell you an O'Byrne Cup match in January holds more appeal.......zzzzz

ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 991 - 10/08/2023 11:47:53    2499864

GAAGO e-mail this morning:

Thanks to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Irish GAAGO users will be able to watch their upcoming NFL preseason games free of charge on the service. The three Steelers games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Friday midnight), Buffalo Bills, and Atlanta Falcons will take place in August and are detailed below. They will be available to both existing and new GAAGO subscribers. Games can be watched live or streamed for a period of 72 hours after full-time.

This is the latest piece of activity from the Steelers in the Irish market having been granted rights to expand their brand and activities in Ireland, as part of the NFL's 'Global Markets Program'. Earlier this year, the Steelers launched a dedicated Irish Steelers podcast along with Irish social channels (Instagram: @steelersireland, Twitter: @SteelersIreland) offering unique content for Irish fans. A Steelers in-market event is due to take place later in the year with a fan watch party.

The franchise founders and owners, the Rooney family, maintain a deep connection to the island of Ireland through their ancestral roots in Newry Co. Down. Daniel M Rooney was appointed as the United States Ambassador to Ireland and was also one of the founders of The Ireland Funds which promotes peace, equality, and opportunity across the island of Ireland and among Irish communities worldwide.

The Pittsburgh Steelers played in the first NFL game to be held in Ireland when they took on the Chicago Bears at Croke Park in the pre-season "American Bowl" in July 1997.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7181 - 10/08/2023 13:18:30    2499884

Gaillimh_Abu (Galway) - Posts: 991 - 10/08/2023 20:20:02    2499992

bruffgael (Limerick) - Posts: 92 - 12/08/2023 11:03:56    2500165

foreveryoung (USA) - Posts: 1780 - 12/08/2023 14:09:45    2500191

festinog (Galway) - Posts: 3092 - 25/08/2023 00:17:15    2502162