They didn’t really think it through did they?
Christ
How many subscribers does it have?
I’d guess it will get worse if it was already shit. Streaming services are expensive to run, look at the state of RTÉ Player.
Game coverage will drop without Sky. Id guess Sky rights were already indirectly subsidising the service which was part of the logic of selling out to them (their core reasoning was bullshit).
I doubt it will generate that many extra subscribers in Ireland if Sky were broadcasting the less popular games. One thing it might do for the GGA is improve attendances.
Not short term anyway
Now TV mate. Loads of offers. Good thread on boards.ie regarding offers for Sky Sports. Most i have paid for a monthly offer is 13 Euro over the last 2 years. Internet is crap so can’t get dodgy box.
100%. I’ve never seen an organization sabotage it’s product as much as the GAA have done in recent times. This is another retrograde step imo. Instead of having a slick presence on a channel like Sky, we now have a dodgy buffering stream with possibly no analysis at ht or fulltime. This is taking games further away from the likes of Michael Duignan’s father (RIP).
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I think we have to wait and see what the GAA do with regards to GAAGo, I reckon they’ll surprise us.
Is Declan Meehan still a presence in the Croke Park IT?
How do you reckon they’ll surprise us?
What are you expecting to happen?
I’m expecting interest levels among the general public to wane if there are no games on a normal TV Channel on Saturday’s.
I’d say viewership will be much smaller on the GAAGO than what used to watch on Sky even.
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I think you’ll be surprised so.
Based on this I’d guess Sky were paying around €5m per annum? There's A Serious Misunderstanding About How Much The GAA Are Getting From Sky Sports | Balls.ie
Second choice and non exclusive but they were a subscription service so would have been paying some level of premium.
Add to that a conservative €1.5m in production costs and €6.5m would be needed to bridge the gap with no Sky.
I had a quick look at GGAGOs accounts there.
€3m in revenue for 2021. At €100 a pop that would imply 30k subscribers but of course there will be ups and downs all year round, so maybe 100k annual users?
The big driver of that will be people wanting to see the Tier 1 games abroad. I find it hard to imagine that with RTÉ broadcasting them for free that there would be nearly the interest in new subscriptions for the service from the domestic Irish audience.
So without a price increase, I’d be sceptical that they could even double those turnover figures.
Streaming services generally cost a fortune to run. There is mass consolidation in the industry. I struggle to see how RTÉ, let alone the GGA can run such a service.
I note though that it is co-owned by RTÉ - this introduces a dilemma. It is arguably in both’s interest to put more Tier 1 games on the App- has this been picked up in the media?
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When even the RTE Player is shit, I dont see how this GAAGO will be able to be trusted.
Expect mass outrage when people’s streams start to buffer at an important stage in a match, the viewer has paid a 10er to watch.
Exactly.
In truth the government should have stepped in on streaming a few years ago. There should be one platform that all Irish broadcasters can leverage off if desired.
If they were charging 10 euro per game for one camera, one commentator, no analysis or anything, they’ll have to up prices if they wish to bring a little razzmatazz to the production.
What’s LOI TV charging per game? cc @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy
Who knows, maybe they will?
LOI tv is 7 euro a game.
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There is no way in hell GAAGO had 30k subscribers
Why would there be mass outrage I thought nobody gave a shite about round robins or the championship in general?
Mass outrage is probably a little strong as there’ll be small enough numbers actually watching these games, but anyone that does pay a 10er and is interested will be pissed off if their stream is jumpy and cuts out at any stage during a game.
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