NEWS: The GAA has clarified streaming policy around Tipperary club games

The GAA has clarified that counties may continue to stream club games even when other matches are broadcast on television.

This eases the pressure on Tipperary GAA fans, who have been spoiled for choice over the last few years with streaming service Clubber TV broadcasting games across the county.

This update sweeps away confusion about the group’s new streaming rule. Many had thought counties would be blocked from showing games online whenever national TV channels aired matches.

John Fogarty of the Irish Examiner reports that the GAA did not intend a nationwide streaming blackout

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The initial policy, published earlier this month and reported by John Fogarty, stated that counties were “not permitted to stream a match at the same time as any national broadcast partner coverage.”

This rule raised concern among counties and streaming companies. They feared losing the chance to broadcast local championship games online whenever another match was televised in Ireland.

The GAA now says the rule applies only to the county hosting the televised match, restoring the usual procedure.

To remove any doubt, the rule now includes the phrase “from their county.”

Counties can keep streaming their own games, even if a national broadcaster is airing a live match from another county.

This update reassures counties and streaming services concerned by the previous rule. The GAA clarified that streaming requests must be filed six weeks in advance. It initially appeared that counties needed approval six weeks prior to every game, complicating planning. Now, the GAA confirms that the rule applies to the entire competition, not just individual matches.

The term “competition” now appears on request forms alongside “match.” Recently, the GAA’s streaming rules have become more important as counties aim to deliver club matches and other games directly to fans. Thanks to this update, counties and streaming companies can be confident there will be no nationwide streaming ban during televised games.

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