{"id":2102,"date":"2023-05-09T11:23:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T10:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/full-transparency-needed-on-gaago-pay-per-view-service\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:41:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T09:41:29","slug":"full-transparency-needed-on-gaago-pay-per-view-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/full-transparency-needed-on-gaago-pay-per-view-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Full transparency needed on GAAGO pay-per-view service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Putting games behind a paywall is a slap in the face for GAA&#8217;s dedicated volunteers and supporters<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>There must be full transparency behind the process for selecting GAA games for pay-per-view, according to Social Democrats sports spokesperson Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is growing disquiet over high-profile games \u2013 such as last weekend\u2019s Munster Senior Hurling Championship clash between Cork and Tipperary \u2013 being put behind a paywall on the GAAGO streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIdeally, all GAA games should be available free-to-air, given that hurling and Gaelic football are our national sports and part of Ireland\u2019s cultural and social fabric. While this may not always be possible due to the large number of games and scheduling restrictions, it should never be a case that GAA fans have to pay to watch big ticket events on television.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are genuine concerns that major games are being put behind a paywall in a cynical attempt to drive subscriptions to GAAGO, a partnership with RT\u00c9. There must be full transparency on how individual games are selected for pay-per-view. We also should know who makes these decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GAA owes its success to the hard work of tens of thousands of volunteers all over the country. Putting games behind a paywall is a slap in the face for these ordinary members and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI fully agree with calls for a review of the subscription model and believe we need an open and honest debate on the subject.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>May 9, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putting games behind a paywall is a slap in the face for GAA&#8217;s dedicated volunteers and supporters There must be full transparency behind the process for selecting GAA games for pay-per-view, according to Social Democrats sports spokesperson Gary Gannon. \u201cThere is growing disquiet over high-profile games \u2013 such as last weekend\u2019s Munster Senior Hurling Championship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gary-gannon","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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