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On April’s Fools day 2014, the Gaelic Athletic Association announced a 3-year broadcasting deal with Sky Sports. The deal involved the sale of exclusive rights to a portion of championship games.

The plan didn’t really come together.

Dr Paul Rouse (School of History and Archives, UCD1) is the author of The Impact of Pay TV on Sport

Dr Rouse writes:

Although the GAA hierarchy has sought to portray the deal with Sky as a success and consider the reaction of people in Britain to be ‘a vindication’, the reality is, at best, much more complex – and one might legitimately arrive at entirely the opposite conclusion. After all, what we now know is:

Viewing figures for showcase GAA games in Ireland collapsed; The supposed new service for Irish emigrants in Britain, not only already existed, but did so in a more extensive way; Irish emigrants wishing to watch Gaelic games in Britain must now pay much more than was previously the case; The part of the deal which allowed the broadcast of matches on TV in Australia no longer exists and there is no plan – in any real sense of that word – for internationalisation.

Idris wept.

Read more: Sports Rights Commercialization Revisited: Sky and the GAA (HistoryHub)

Previously: Sly Sports

Thanks Spaghetti Hoop

redrockSome of the cast of TV3’s Red Rock

 

Would the public take to a soap based around a busy Dublin Garda station in a fictional coastal town starring hot people?

In their droves apparently.

[Irish-made TV3 soap] Red Rock burst onto our screens on Wednesday evening with an average audience of 323,200 viewers.
The first instalment of the garda drama reached a peak figure of 371,100.
The soap pipped long running UK offering Emmerdale to the post – the show pulled in an average of 325,000 viewers.

Fair City play though, in fairness.

Red Rock: New soap reaches 410,800 viewers on debut (IrishMirror)

Previously: Get Your Red Rock On

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Meanwhile, via RTÉ:

Fair City was the most watched soap in Ireland last night with an average audience of 569,000 (36%) Irish soap fans tuning in to watch last night’s episode. Fair City had a reach** audience of 735,700 while an additional 31,400 TV viewers watched the episode on RTÉ One+1. 10,057 caught up on the Carrigstown action on RTÉ Player. Fair City was also the second most watched programme among 15 – 34s (24%) after Operation Transformation.

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Hoodie, check.

Harpie, check.

Hottie, double check.

Layabout dad, check.

Moody Gardai, check.

Troubled gay character, wait and SEE.

John Gallen writes:

Tonight sees TV3s new drama Red Rock air it’s first look at the programme via a “feature length TV ad” tonight on TV3 at 7.40pm. This will be the first look at TV3s new drama. In all fairness, I can only wish them well with it! Anything is better than Corrie :)

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Last night’s Tonight with Vincent Browne in which our host – joined by Fionn Davenport (Irish Times) and Catherine Halloran (Irish Daily Star) reviewing de papers – expertly avoids mixing up Twink’s lost puppy with the Irish Sun’s front page splash.

Puppies.

Watch in full here.

Previously: Three Of Cups

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“The Competition Authority must urgently review the extent of Mr O’Brien’s influence in newsprint, digital and radio. It needs to assess how that would be affected by a deal with TV3 in the areas of advertising and talent-sharing. The Competition Authority should seek to determine whether INM and Communicorp have engaged in any joint selling of advertising involving their respective platforms and the value of any such transactions.”

“That there is already co-operation between INM and Communicorp is not in doubt. In addition to scratching each other’s back on editorial matters there is also a growing trend for “contra” advertising. In 2012 INM received the equivalent of €500,000 in advertising from Communicorp and those stations received the same amount in return.”

“Last year those respective figures had increased to €1m. The authority also needs to find out what business arrangements, if any, exist between Mr O’Brien’s Topaz Energy, the country’s biggest oil and convenience brand with 330 stations, and INM’s newspaper titles.”

From an editorial in yesterday’s Sunday Times, further to the news that TV3 is planning to form a partnership with Communicorp, the radio group owned by Denis O’Brien.

Previously: Anything Good In The Sunday Times?

Topaz The Morning To You

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On last night’s Tonight with Dearbhail McDonald (top), Dearbhail was joined by Ali Selim (Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland), Carol Hunt (Sunday Independent) and solicitor Kevin Brophy.

The discussion turned to polygamy and its role in Islam.

Note the subtle shaking of the head at 0:11 and wide-eyed disbelief at 0:39.

Watch in full here.

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TV3 reveal TMZ stalwart Peter O’Riordan as the latest addition to Xposé.

He’s from Cork though, proving you really can’t have it all.

Kidding.

More of the TV3 Autumn schedule to follow.

Previously: Remember That Hot Irish Guy Who Works For TMZ?

You Have Met The Buff Irish Guy Who Works For TMZ?

TMI, Dude

Cork Paparazzi In LA

TMZ Rip Ireland ANOTHER New One

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On last night’s Tonight with Alison O’Connor, Alison was joined by Colette Browne (Irish Independent) and Hugh O’Connell (TheJournal.ie).

On the subject of the suspected Ebola fatality in Donegal, Hugh said:

“Obviously with headlines like these, it does create a sense of like ‘Oh my God Ebola is in Ireland’ but you know it is important to say that it is only suspected at this point so you know we have to wait and see the outcome of these tests. So we should know tomorrow what we’re dealing with.”

From last Friday:

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Eek.

Previously: Going Viral

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