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Ex-pats will be able to watch live and on-demand championship coverage this summer for a fee. Cathal Noonan/INPHO

GAAGO - the new GAA streaming service - will sponsor the Football Championship

The product is set to launch next month.

Updated 19.50

GAAGO, THE NEW online streaming service provided by RTÉ and the GAA, will be one of the title sponsors of this year’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

The decision to offer live and on-demand championship coverage outside of Ireland for a subscription fee was met with mixed reaction when it was announced earlier this month.

Further details about the service are set to be announced next month but GAA Director-General Paraic Duffy hopes that this sponsorship will help to spread awareness.

“GAAGO is a new brand that will require significant levels of exposure and awareness, and sponsorship of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship will provide both in a most effective way,” he said.

GAAGO joins Eircom and SuperValu as the third sponsor of the football championship, replacing Ulster Bank in the multi-sponsor model. Etihad, Centra and Liberty Insurance will continue as the three sponsors of the hurling championship this season.

The GAA has been using a multi-sponsor model, similar to the UEFA Champions League, for its marquee championships since 2008.

Ulster Bank decided not to renew their six-year sponsorship at the end of last season, leaving the GAA’s commercial chiefs to seek out new partners who would be willing to pay in the region of €1.2-€1.4 million per year.

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