GAAGO subscription revenues rise 118% amid backlash

The profits for the subscription-based sports channel of the last two years allowed the firm to pay a €1.2m dividend to its joint owners, RTÉ and the GAA

The streaming company’s revenues were made up of €4.96m in subscription revenues and sponsorship income which increased threefold from €90,000 to €273,437. File photo: INPHO/James Crombie

Subscription revenues at the controversial GAA and RTÉ streaming joint venture, GAAGO, last year surged by €2.6m or 118% to €4.96m.

According to new 2023 accounts filed by GAAGO Media Ltd, the company’s overall revenues more than doubled rising from €2.4m to €5.23m as the platform benefited from its deal to broadcast GAA championship games to a domestic audience behind a paywall.