That last paragraph is interesting, would there be much work in that? Would there be the appetite for it?
There’s a very special One Drive account that anyone with all the right friends in all the right places has access to.
Oh that one for the coaches. Tis gas to see the heads pop up there. Old friends are best as my father would say.
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A far corner of the internet?
You mean - the internet?
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Is there not a gap to bridge commercially? I think it’d be great if tg4 broadcast a load of games - although the likes of peddlers and apples would probably complain that they couldn’t understand the commentary - but if gaa go only does the leftover games it’s no longer commercially viable and is going to be broadcasting games at a loss. That makes no sense.
The same lads do be giving guff about lads watching Clifford tear defences apart below in Kerry Club games. Too much Clifford. Too little Clifford.
That Maradona fella was hidden away, shur no one ever heard of him.
You essentially need to be able to access the darkweb to see David Clifford
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I have to say that if my Dad was still alive he would be going nuts at the GAA+ situation.
He went nuts when Setanta showed National League matches on a Saturday night!
‘Why can’t they be on our own station?’
I’d say most people are watching it through dodgy boxes so you’re basically correct.
The GAA/ McBennett/ Plus on one hand can’t say we are showing more matches than ever and think people will be happy. Newsflash, there are now more games than ever, leaving knockout games off any platform in this day and age is antiquated bollox that does not add up when LOITV can provide a stream for every game across two divisions on a Friday night for nine months of the year. Don’t get me started on Saturday/ Sunday game, in England MOTD is on its last legs and they’ve already got rid of football focus. Tailteann cup games getting priority on channels over the primary AI series is the final kick in the teeth
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I genuinely think we’re spoiled now with availability. I think the older generation do understand that also. I think a big issue is the modern generation want everything for nothing.
I can appreciate the Tailteann issue with games this weekend, and even as a Tailteann county, I would definitely think that needs review. But there was a good reason for it at the time to try sell it to the competing counties. The competition is now embedded, and I doubt any competing county would give a fuck if it was on GAA+ this weekend. I think the landscape of GAA broadcasting has changed a lot over the past 3-4 years, and this will be reflected in the new deal to come. However, I dont doubt it will change again in the next 3-4 and that lads still wont be happy then. Its almost like some lads would whinge about anything. The same lads (albeit it 4 lads on here and that seems to be the nub of it) who dont like the new game (or claim not to), are the ones giving about that they cant watch it.
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I broadly agree with you. I think the tailteann could easily be on GAA+ or, even better, TG4 now and the competition wouldn’t be harmed.
I would prefer if the more niche games were on GAA+, where hardcore fans would seek them out anyway, and the bigger games that are more likely to attract a huge audience left on terrestrial TV
We are talking about giving 60% (12 out of 20) of the games sky used to show to free to air. Even if you make it an even split and give Gaa go 10 games plus all these A/I series games which aren’t currently being streamed or televised there are still plenty of games to make gaa go viable.
It needs to become leaner and cheaper as a product too.
You have to remember as well that the GAA need to make money.
Who is going to pay for a subscription for niche matches?
They have already whored themselves out to the concerts by taking all GAA from Croke Park in August. That’s worse in my opinion.
I think there is a hardcore that will pay, and will accept a very basic amount of coverage, no one commentator, no panel etc.
I don’t agree really. It’s a new product it needs to be attractive. Needs decent coverage and decent matches for people to be attracted to it. It’s also good that the matches on it get good coverage.
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There’s only 60k die hard subscribers so I’d say most of them will still get it if it’s showing all the lesser matches. Give terrestrial tv first pick and make it a bit more agile as someone said.
The gaa own it and are making money but I dont think anyone could claim it’s a zero sum game. They are definitely losing out on the promotion of the game overall which also makes money medium to long term.
Given how much they are getting right lately I’m hopeful the next TV deal will be a better one and allow them capitalise fully on how brilliant the new rules and new format is.
How many of these subscribers are overseas?
I have a subscription and it’s been great value for money. If you’ve a Samsung tv , you can download the app to it too which is very handy.
The only games I can’t get are the All Ireland Semis and Final as they are on the BBC.
They’ve also got a load of club games on later on in the year. The catch up function is great too.
I had a looked just there and I can still access 5 hurling games from the 7/8th Feb.
I can also watch Waterford v Cork from 2004 anytime I want in case I forget how that went.
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There is a huge amount of people in this country with only a passing interest in either code but if there is a match live on the tv they will switch it on and watch it or have it on in the background by force of habit as much as anything.
This segment will never use GAA Go. Like the Clare v Tipp Munster under 20s final on a Wednesday evening with nothing else really on drew something like 250k viewers on TG4 a month or so ago. If that match was being streamed on YouTube (not even behind a paywall) it would have probably got 10k to 20k of views.
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Again I can’t see how any would argue with this…put as many games as is physically possible on terrestrial tv.
What is the counter argument? Is it just about the 5m made from subscriptions? Surely thats pocket change to the gaa and not pure profit either.