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‘We do not have the resources or money of some of the streamers or the likes of Channel 4, which has invested significantly in this’, Ms Flood told the PAC on January 20. Ms Flood continued to say that ‘further evolution’ of the player would be necessary to acquire ‘additional specialist skills which will require increased operating expenditure’, adding that in order to get a specific figure, ‘further product technical scoping and benchmarking’ would be necessary. RTÉ have said that bringing the RTÉ Player to the industry standard will cost tens of millions of euro. RTÉ’s head of Public Affairs Vivienne Flood has claimed in the broadcaster’s Public Accounts Committee that bringing the national broadcaster’s player to standard would need a ‘minimal requirement’ of several million euros being invested in it, according to reports. It has received persistent criticism from users, however, as ‘unreliable’ - especially when it comes to live sporting events with a large audience viewing via the service.
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The player allows the streaming of exclusive RTÉ content and programming, as well as live streams for people that watch online.