Summer of sport sees boom in streaming services

Summer sporting events are providing a boom for streaming services.

Brazil forward Neymar: his team's recent World Cup clash with Croatia drew 15,000 viewers to RTE's web stream. Picture: Getty

Summer sporting events are providing a boom for streaming services and forcing providers to adapt to increased demand.

The Cork and Waterford Munster hurling championship replay drew a record 30,000 viewers for RTE this month. That match was web-only, but the recent World Cup match between Brazil and Croatia, which was also on TV, drew 15,000 viewers to its web stream.

Jonathan Lundberg, the head of technology infrastructure at RTE, told The SundayBusiness ...