Gaelic Sports
GAA and RTÉ bring in Simplestream for OTT revamp
GAA extends RTÉ and TG4 rights deals, signs expanded agreement with BBC
Sky set to exit as GAA broadcaster after nine years
Inter-county GAA Championship games shown online amid fans’ absence
RTÉ boosts GAA coverage with Eir Sport pact
TG4 commits to developing Ladies Gaelic Football Association
Irish-language free-to-air broadcaster TG4 has struck a four-year extension to its broadcast rights and sponsorship agreement with the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, on the back of a record year for the organisation.
GAA’s Sky deal met with fresh challenge
Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association has been met with a fresh challenge to its rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports after the Roscommon County Board passed a motion calling on the body to end the contract.
GAA enjoys uplift as it takes greater control of its content
Eir Sport secures new GAA rights package
GAA unveils new rights agreements, retains digital content
RTÉ and Sky set to retain GAA rights – report
Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association is set to strike a five-year extension to its rights deals with public-service broadcaster RTÉ and pay-television broadcaster Sky, according to the Irish Independent.
Sky remains in the mix for rights as GAA Congress rejects motion
Pay-television broadcaster Sky will retain the ability to extend its rights deal with the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland after a motion to make all televised championship games available free to air was defeated.
GAA chief keen to extend pay-television contracts
Paraic Duffy, director general of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, has stated his desire to extend contracts with pay-television broadcasters, despite calls for games to return to free-to-air channels.
Kerry proposes return of GAA action to free-to-air TV
The Gaelic Athletic Association’s (GAA) Kerry County Board will propose a motion at the 2016 GAA Annual Convention to return live coverage of championship matches to free-to-air television in the Republic of Ireland.
GAA president hits out at RTE’s ‘tiresome’ coverage
Gaelic Athletic Association president Aogán Ó Fearghail has labelled coverage from Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ as “tiresome” and “consistent in its negativity”, adding it could be a factor when it comes to negotiating a new rights deal.
Jeffrey Orridge, commissioner, Canadian Football League
Interview with Jeffrey Orridge, new commissioner of the Canadian Football League, about extending its deal with pay-television broadcasters TSN and RDS to 2021.
GAA’s pay-television strategy set to come under scrutiny
Three County Clare clubs have formed motions to their county convention seeking free to air television coverage of Gaelic Athletic Association Championship matches beyond the expiry of the current broadcast deal in 2017, according to the Irish Independent.