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I wonder why GAA+ don't bother showing any club games?
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 21/08/2026 17:56:03
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Replying To Pope_Benedict: "I think TV as we knew it and know it, will fade away like the newspapers and the letters in a generation or two. Unlimited content flying into mobile devices these days, very likely RTE are losing viewers. There can't be many stuck viewing TV ads anymore in this day and age." I don't know if RTE will fade away, because while we can get news and info from lost of sources, not much of it can be trusted as authentic, unbiased and accurate and a lot of people trust RTE still. I do think Ireland needs to have a reality check into how public money is spent annually, like how we are ending up €10 billion further in National debt this decade, despite some of the most lucrative years on record.
The public sector needs a major overhaul, particular the admin sectors and the Unions that protect these non-productive environments, which has seen criminal project management costing the state billions in recent years and those responsible suffer no consequences.
A friend of mine works with a private company on National scale projects and recent dealt with a state owned entity, he said he was shocked that not once during a series of project meetings did anyone from the Public owned body once ask about the estimated cost or mention budgets, it was just a case of "Ah sure whatever it costs it costs".
Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1989 - 23/08/2026 20:08:47
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Replying To Commodore: "I don't know if RTE will fade away, because while we can get news and info from lost of sources, not much of it can be trusted as authentic, unbiased and accurate and a lot of people trust RTE still. I do think Ireland needs to have a reality check into how public money is spent annually, like how we are ending up €10 billion further in National debt this decade, despite some of the most lucrative years on record.
The public sector needs a major overhaul, particular the admin sectors and the Unions that protect these non-productive environments, which has seen criminal project management costing the state billions in recent years and those responsible suffer no consequences.
A friend of mine works with a private company on National scale projects and recent dealt with a state owned entity, he said he was shocked that not once during a series of project meetings did anyone from the Public owned body once ask about the estimated cost or mention budgets, it was just a case of "Ah sure whatever it costs it costs"." Im not sure if an unbiased news entity exists today, either on social media or the corporate media. I certainly find the rte very selective in terms of the news they reveal,but if people still trust them then it's not for me to tell them what to think.
Seniorleague (Galway) - Posts: 413 - 23/08/2026 21:10:10
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Replying To Seniorleague: "Im not sure if an unbiased news entity exists today, either on social media or the corporate media. I certainly find the rte very selective in terms of the news they reveal,but if people still trust them then it's not for me to tell them what to think." I get what you mean, especially in the US, where you have FOX/Pro-Republican, while CNN is more pre-Democrat leaning or certainly that is how they are viewed. The UK is similar, with more right leaning GB News vs more centered or left SKY or BBC.
RTE definitely can be selective at times, particularly in how they sometimes report National protests on fuel, on MICA blocks, Immigration protests or anything anti-Government. They often tend to understate the scale of these protests.
However I would still deem them more trustworthy than other international news agencies to report International affairs in a more unbiased basis.
Commodore (Donegal) - Posts: 1989 - 24/08/2026 08:54:30
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Pretty amazing results here. Maybe explains why the GAA are turning towards streaming
In 2025, among EU countries, the largest shares of internet users with paid subscriptions to a films, series or sports streaming services were in:
Ireland (63.9%)
Denmark ( 61.1%)
Lowest in:
Bulgaria (9.3%)
Slovenia (13.7%)
Ireland is number 1
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 27/08/2026 16:30:12
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Replying To Kew: "I wonder why GAA+ don't bother showing any club games?" Because the County Boards who run those club games own the broadcast rights to them. That's what allows them to do deals with Clubber or operate their own streaming service. If GAA+ wanted to show a club game, they'd have to pay the County Board, the same way RTE or TG4 do when they show a club match.
GAA+ doesn't have to pay for the broadcast rights of the inter-county matches it does show because the GAA centrally owns the broadcast rights to those ones.
Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 4173 - 27/08/2026 23:02:55
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Replying To Pikeman96: "Because the County Boards who run those club games own the broadcast rights to them. That's what allows them to do deals with Clubber or operate their own streaming service. If GAA+ wanted to show a club game, they'd have to pay the County Board, the same way RTE or TG4 do when they show a club match.
GAA+ doesn't have to pay for the broadcast rights of the inter-county matches it does show because the GAA centrally owns the broadcast rights to those ones." That's interesting. Its pretty much a independent competition from the GAA? So GAA deal with AI semi final onwards?
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 28/08/2026 10:26:03
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Free to air numbers in Australia
AFL: On average, AFL free-to-air broadcasts attracted more than 550,000 additional viewers than competing sports, winning 15 of 21 Thursday night contests and 16 of 23 Friday night contests on average audiences.
The 550,000 additional viewers is based on reach audiences. The average Reach on a Thursday for the AFL was 1.906m, the average NRL reach was 1.473m. The average Reach on Friday was 1.828m, the average NRL reach was 1.372m.
Average AFL (average) ratings on Fridays was 647,000, this was up from 621,000 last year. Seven says Fridays are up 5%, but VOZ has it up 4.1% for nationally broadcast matches. Close enough.
On average ratings, the AFL won 10 of 17 Thursday night contests where the AFL went head to head with the NRL, and 14 of 25 up against all NRL/W programming. If Reach is taken into account its 21/25 Thursdays to the AFL (16-1 head to head AFL)
On Average ratings, the AFL won Friday nights 21-4 (15-3 if you exclude double headers), If reach is your thing the AFL wins 24-1.
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 28/08/2026 14:20:13
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Replying To Kew: "That's interesting. Its pretty much a independent competition from the GAA? So GAA deal with AI semi final onwards?" Counties manage their own championships, the provincial club championships are organised by the provincial councils and the GAA are responsible for the All-Ireland series.
WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 3154 - 28/08/2026 23:11:15
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I think last night rte proved you don't need pundits and all the extra stuff. Gaaplus can copy clubber and show more games instead of just 40 with 7 guys as pundits and review shows etc. keep it simple and just games not guys talking.
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 28/09/2026 15:51:49
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Average adult audience for first transmission on RTE 2 TV
Ireland v Israel (Serbia, Sun 4 Oct) 435,000***
Ireland v Austria (Dublin, Thurs 1 Oct) 384,000
Israel v Ireland (Hungary, Sun 27 Sept) 414,000 ***
Kosovo v Ireland (Kosovo,Thurs 24 Sept) 323,000
*** No studio punditry, no RTE commentary, UEFA feed only, coverage started seven minutes before kick off and ended after the final whistle, no ad breaks, half time was UEFA highlights and still more viewers
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 06/10/2026 08:37:30
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Pretax profits at the parent company of GAA+, the pay-walled streaming platform established by the GAA and RTÉ, surged by 25.6 per cent last year to €1.41 million.
New accounts filed by GAAGo Media Ltd show that pretax profits increased to €1.4 million last year from €1.11 million in 2024, as subscription revenues rose by 8.65 per cent from €5.3 million to €5.77 million in 2025.
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 15/10/2026 20:06:07
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Replying To Pikeman96: "Because the County Boards who run those club games own the broadcast rights to them. That's what allows them to do deals with Clubber or operate their own streaming service. If GAA+ wanted to show a club game, they'd have to pay the County Board, the same way RTE or TG4 do when they show a club match.
GAA+ doesn't have to pay for the broadcast rights of the inter-county matches it does show because the GAA centrally owns the broadcast rights to those ones." I wonder what Clubber will do now that london Irish rugby club will be joining the championship in England? its shown on Clubber so that will boost viewing figures
combo (Galway) - Posts: 52 - 28/10/2026 11:12:23
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Interesting move the Irish rugby here. In a way the are following gaa plus. This shows why the gaa are moving towards streaming packages as TV deals don't bring in the money needed anymore.
The 10 major international rugby unions (the Six Nations and the southern hemisphere's SANZAAR giants) have formed a new, unified commercial agency. They are pooling all their global broadcasting and streaming rights together into a single entity to prepare for the 2030 television rights cycle.
This aggressive strategy is heavily driven by the shifting realities of modern sports streaming and broadcast economics:
• Combating a Sluggish TV Market: Traditional broadcast television revenues have hit a ceiling and are lagging behind matchday and sponsorship income. The unions need to aggressively grow their media valuation, and they cannot do that as isolated entities competing against each other for the same broadcaster budgets.
• Creating "Bespoke Packages" for Big Tech Streamers: Global tech giants and streaming platforms-like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple, and DAZN-rarely want to buy the media rights to just one localized tournament. By packing the Six Nations Rugby, the Rugby Championship, the British & Irish Lions tours, and the new Nations Championship into one portfolio, rugby can offer massive, year-round, global content bundles that appeal to streaming giants.
• Sparking Bidding Wars: Instead of a single broadcaster taking everything, the new agency plans to offer highly targeted, piecemeal packages. For example, a streamer could bid specifically for southern hemisphere matches that align perfectly with their subscriber time zones, forcing traditional broadcasters and digital streaming apps to bid against one another and drive prices up. )
• Financial Survival and Revenue Sharing: Rugby unions globally are facing intense post-COVID financial pressure. Under this new strategy, the wealthier northern hemisphere unions will share their lucrative profits with southern hemisphere nations (who historically struggle with lower TV market values), ensuring the entire global game remains financially viable.
Because existing TV contracts are locked in until the end of 2029, this structural change won't alter your viewing habits immediately. However, come 2030, this deal lays the exact groundwork needed for international rugby to potentially move behind a major global streaming paywall.
Kew (Galway) - Posts: 472 - 04/11/2026 22:49:14
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Replying To Kew: "Interesting move the Irish rugby here. In a way the are following gaa plus. This shows why the gaa are moving towards streaming packages as TV deals don't bring in the money needed anymore.
The 10 major international rugby unions (the Six Nations and the southern hemisphere's SANZAAR giants) have formed a new, unified commercial agency. They are pooling all their global broadcasting and streaming rights together into a single entity to prepare for the 2030 television rights cycle.
This aggressive strategy is heavily driven by the shifting realities of modern sports streaming and broadcast economics:
• Combating a Sluggish TV Market: Traditional broadcast television revenues have hit a ceiling and are lagging behind matchday and sponsorship income. The unions need to aggressively grow their media valuation, and they cannot do that as isolated entities competing against each other for the same broadcaster budgets.
• Creating "Bespoke Packages" for Big Tech Streamers: Global tech giants and streaming platforms-like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple, and DAZN-rarely want to buy the media rights to just one localized tournament. By packing the Six Nations Rugby, the Rugby Championship, the British & Irish Lions tours, and the new Nations Championship into one portfolio, rugby can offer massive, year-round, global content bundles that appeal to streaming giants.
• Sparking Bidding Wars: Instead of a single broadcaster taking everything, the new agency plans to offer highly targeted, piecemeal packages. For example, a streamer could bid specifically for southern hemisphere matches that align perfectly with their subscriber time zones, forcing traditional broadcasters and digital streaming apps to bid against one another and drive prices up. )
• Financial Survival and Revenue Sharing: Rugby unions globally are facing intense post-COVID financial pressure. Under this new strategy, the wealthier northern hemisphere unions will share their lucrative profits with southern hemisphere nations (who historically struggle with lower TV market values), ensuring the entire global game remains financially viable.
Because existing TV contracts are locked in until the end of 2029, this structural change won't alter your viewing habits immediately. However, come 2030, this deal lays the exact groundwork needed for international rugby to potentially move behind a major global streaming paywall." rugby following GAA? Not really.
KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 4026 - 07/11/2026 20:30:00
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