All streamed matches in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division will move to the FAI’s LOITV platform with all three divisions now available on one streaming platform.

The Premier Division will join the SSE Airtricity First Division and the SSE Airtricity Women’s National League on LOITV.ie after the mid-season break, with the 2021 season set to continue on Friday, June 11.

Last season and the first half of this were carried on WatchLOI in a partnership with RTÉ and GAAGo but the numbers tuning in did not justify that continuing over what will be a busy summer of broadcast sport on RTÉ.

Moving to the sport’s own platform makes sense and the coverage will be provided by each individual club’s approach, with the best of them including full commentary, replays and multiple camera setups.

The platform is managed by international sporting data giants Sportradar and this will be a long term solution for the sport.

The minimum level will be that provided by the Pixellot system which has worked well at the First Division and Women’s National League level through the first half of the season.

Supporters will be able to purchase a Premier Division Pass which covers all matches from now until the end of the season for €79.

Passes will be available to purchase on the new platform from Friday, June 4 with the First Division Pass available for €49 whilst all Women’s National League matches will remain free, upon registration.

The platform will provide a valuable revenue stream to clubs with Season Pass sales set to go to the subscribers’ selected club whilst pay-per-view revenue will go to the home side of the individual fixture.

“This is an exciting time for the League of Ireland and Irish domestic football,” said League of Ireland Director Mark Scanlon.

“The league and the clubs have put a lot of hard work into the development of this platform which will now house all three divisions on the one platform. This is a huge step forward with the platform owned by the FAI and managed by our partners Sportradar.

“The platform will provide a valuable revenue stream to clubs with all of the profits going directly to them and we’re already looking forward to the season continuing on Friday, June 11.”

 

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