Good day, bad day: Lay of the lands after TV rights reshuffle

The Sky falling in on the tv rights package is undoubtedly a costly blow to the GAA, with sources estimating a financial impact of €1-2m.

END OF AN ERA: Former Sky Sports GAA presenter Gráinne McElwain and pundits, from left, Ollie Canning, JJ Delaney and Jamesie O'Connor. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

GOOD DAY?

BBC AND EX-PATS: BBC and its ongoing growth across GAA is the big winners from the Sky fallout with the GAA. The channel will now take over the broadcast of the All Ireland semi-finals and finals, which had been part of the Sky deal. The channel will hope to entice a greater audience than Sky across Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland for the hurling and football finals, which will be broadcast on television (with the semi-finals going onto its iPlayer digital service). BBC also picks up 10 Allianz league games for streaming and club championship games across its Sounds and Radio Foyle/Ulster platforms.