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RT gains exclusive national GAA rights for the next five years

09/12/2016

RT gains exclusive national GAA rights for the next five years

RT today announced that it has secured key GAA rights for the next five years. The new agreement between RT and the GAA includes the rights to 31 live GAA Championship games per season on RT One and RT 2, and RT Player, and the exclusive national radio rights package for both the GAA Championships and Allianz League on RT Radio 1 . RT has also secured exclusive national Irish language radio rights on RT Raidi na Gaeltachta.

RT Director-General, Dee Forbes, said: I'm delighted that RT has renewed and strengthened its longstanding and successful partnership with the GAA until 2022. As the national public service media organisation, RT is proud to remain central in sharing the unique cultural and sporting experience of our national games with the Irish public. Gaelic Games are at the heart of Ireland's culture and identity and I look forward to continuing to strengthen and evolve RT 's partnership with the GAA into the future as we embrace developments in technology and emerging audience trends. RT is committed to delivering quality Gaelic Games coverage across all platforms to serve the widest possible audience .

TV & Online - RT has retained the rights to 31 live GAA Championship games from 2017- 2021 for RT One and RT 2, and RT Player, in addition to highlights on The Sunday Game and Allianz League Sunday.

Radio - RT Radio 1 and RT Raidi na Gaeltachta have secured exclusive national radio rights for the next five years, to include GAA Championship 2017-2021 and GAA Allianz Leagues 2018-2022.

Ryle Nugent, Group Head of RT Sport, said: In an increasingly competitive sports rights market, retaining GAA rights has been central to RT Sport's mission to secure rights to coverage of our national games, national teams, and major events. This new agreement means that RT Sport will continue to deliver 31 live GAA Championship games on television and on RT Player, and that RT Radio 1 and RT Raidi na Gaeltachta will be the exclusive national radio partners over the next five years, strengthening our long-standing history and association with our national games. In addition, RT will continue to broadcast Sunday night highlights on The Sunday Game and Allianz League Sunday .

Date: Friday 9 December, 2016.

Cearta eisiacha raidi ar chluich n isi nta CLG faighte ag RT agus cearta teilif se coinnithe acu go ceann c ig bliana

T s f gartha ag RT inniu go bhfuil na pr omhchearta ar chluich Chumann L thchleas Gael do na c ig bliana at le teacht bainte amach ag an gcraolt ir. Faoin gcomhaont nua idir RT agus CLG, beidh na cearta ag RT 31 chluiche i gCraobhchom rtas CLG a chraoladh beo gach s as r ar RT One, RT 2 agus ar an RT Player chomh maith le pac iste de chearta eisiacha raidi go n isi nta ar chluich Chraobhchom rtas CLG agus chluich na Sraithe Allianz a bheith ag RT Raidi 1. T cearta n isi nta raidi bainte amach ag RT freisin ar RT Raidi na Gaeltachta.

D irt Pr omh-Sti rth ir RT Dee Forbes: T r m ad orm go bhfuil athnuachan d anta ar an gcomhph irt ocht at againn le CLG go dt 2022, comhph irt ocht at ann le fada agus a bhfuil an-rath uirthi. Mar an eagra ocht n isi nta me n seirbh se poibl , is dar m r br id do RT a bheith l rnach sna cluich n isi nta a roinnt le pobal na h ireann, cluich a bhfuil t bhacht cult ir agus sp irt ar leith ag baint leo. Is dl thchuid de chult r agus d'aitheantas na h ireann iad na Cluich Gaelacha agus t im ag s il an chomhph irt ocht idir RT agus CLG a neart agus a fhorbairt tr th a nglacfaimid le forbairt i gc rsa teicneola ochta agus le treochta at ag teacht chun cinn i measc an lucht f achana. T RT tiomanta cl dach ar ardchaighde n a dh anamh ar na Cluich Gaelacha agus iad a bheith ar f il ar gach ard n chun freastal ar an lucht f achana is m agus is f idir .

Teilif s & Ar l ne Na cearta coinnithe ag RT ar 31 chluiche i gCraobhchom rtas CLG 2017-2022 ar RT One, RT 2 agus an RT Player.

Raidi - RT Radio 1 an t-aon chraolt ir raidi ag a mbeidh cearta eisiacha raidi ar Chraobhchom rtas CLG 2017-2021 agus ar chluich na Sraithe CLG Allianz 2018-2022. RT has also secured exclusive national Irish language radio rights on RT Raidi na Gaeltachta.

Deir Ryle Nugent, Gr pcheannasa RT Sport: I margadh cearta sp irt a bhfuil n os m agus n os m ioma ochta ann bh s t bhachtach do RT Sport na cearta ar chluich CLG a choinne il. Is misean RT Sport na cearta a fh il chun r gcluich n isi nta, r bhfoirne n isi nta agus m rimeachta eile sp irt a chraoladh. Mar gheall ar an gcomhaont nua seo beidh RT Sport in ann lean int le 31 chluiche de chuid Chraobhchom rtas CLG a chraoladh beo ar an teilif s agus ar an RT Player agus beidh RT Radio 1 ar an aon chomhph irt raidi n isi nta sna c ig bliana at ag teacht, rud a neart idh an ceangal a bh riamh againn leis na cluich n isi nta. Chomh maith leis sin leanfaidh RT ag craoladh bhuaicphoint na gcluich san o che D Domhnaigh ar The Sunday Game agus Allianz League Sunday .

D ta: D hAoine an 9 Nollaig, 2016.
LINK: http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2016/1209/83775...
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