The GAA have announced their new media rights deals for the next three championship seasons with TV3 taking over the second television package, while Newstalk break RTE’s dominance on radio rights with a deal for second choice championship games.
The deal covers the period from 2011 to 2014 but only the championship in the next three seasons.
RTÉ will broadcast 31 championship games and TV3 will cover nine to be broadcast live annually. TV3 will also broadcast both minor All-Ireland finals.
TG4 will air Sunday Allianz League games and Setanta will have the rights to Saturday games in the same competition.
TG4 will also have the rights to broadcast club and colleges games and have also secured a new mid-week package of live Wednesday night games from the Ulster Bank Third Level Colleges Competitions and the under-21 Football Championship.
RTÉ remain the primary rights holder in radio, with Newstalk awarded live broadcast rights for second choice championship games.
Commenting on the conclusion of deals, GAA president Christy Cooney said: “We are delighted with the high interest in the broadcast rights for our games and we believe this is the correct balance between showing live games and our commitment to supporting club activity.
“We would like to thank our broadcast partners for their continued interest in bringing our games to GAA supporters and would also like to welcome Newstalk who will be GAA media partners for the first time.”
The GAA will now go to tender for international rights.