Media Sector
Dail Éireann — 2023-12-05
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Alan Dillon (FG), Mayo

I thank the Minister for another comprehensive response. I would add that the media landscape is becoming more complex as more of the public consume their media from different platforms. There will be a growing need for media literacy and education as a result. We can see that, around the digitalisation and the streaming services, there is a huge shift now to consuming content on demand through platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, etc. As legislators, we may need to address consumer competition issues. As I mentioned previously about the GAAGO streaming platform, I feel that RTÉ, as our national broadcaster, has a conflict of interests in having exclusivity around our national game. Also, if we look at how social media plays as regards user-generated content, we see a lot of media platforms not paying for content and scraping it off the publisher's website. We need to be conscious of this in an ever-changing landscape.

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Sitting date: 2023-12-05