The reopening of cinemas around the country will come as very welcome news to both cinema lovers and the Irish creative screen industry. We are living through an extraordinary disruption of Ireland’s creative screen industries, and one that has been further accelerated by Covid-19. Screen content revenues include revenues like subscriptions to on-demand streaming platforms, pay TV and advertisements on non-Irish based broadcasters and operators. The future of Irish culture and storytelling on screen depends on itWe estimate that every year, in excess of a billion euro is paid by Irish audiences and Irish advertisers to content services not located here. International companies that benefit most from screen content revenues raised in Ireland must make a contribution to ensure the Irish creative screen industries continues to thrive into the future.

Source: The Irish Times December 01, 2020 00:56 UTC