Two big new municipalities are suspending MyGame: both Drammen and Tromsø want to have a political foundation before the basic sports streaming service is finally allowed.
– The cameras will be covered before we can say yes. One case was ordered for a final decision in March. Then it will be yes or no, said Jarle Heitmann (AP), election leader for Culture, sport and the outdoors in Tromsø after a meeting on Wednesday.
The same commission is responsible for the political decision when the case is examined within two months. Before that, no cameras will be in operation in Tromsø, not even in cross-country sports for people over the age of 18.
Drammens Tidende was able to report on Wednesday that Drammen is also shutting down cameras that have been installed in two of the city’s town halls. Councilor Elisabeth Enger writes that it is important to pursue the case for political consideration in its justification.
– I am very happy that the councilor is taking this seriously and freezing development until we can deal with it politically, Herman Ekle Lund (V) told the local newspaper.
The left-wing politician asked questions about the management of the MyGame solution in Drammen.
Thus, Drammen and Tromsø join the ranks of large municipalities in anticipation of the use of the streaming service on a large scale in Norwegian sports, where the plan is for both children’s sports and adult sports to be streamed over the internet.
VG previously reported that Oslo, Bergen and Kristiansand have put their foot down to stream sports activities for people under the age of 18. In Stavanger, they have also said a temporary “no” to over 18s, pending MyGame meeting three specific requirements from the municipality.
In Trondheim the matter has not been decided, but the municipal director Ola By Rise has written a ten-page note that also points in the direction of “no to streaming by the under 18s.
Now the “Youth City Council” has also evaluated the matter. Trondheim’s advisory body for politicians, made up of young people between the ages of 13 and 18, unanimously recommended no to under-18s streaming of sports.
– We welcome the political treatment in the municipalities that adopt it. We are confident that the project will receive broad support in Municipality-Norway, provided everyone receives valid and correct information, MyGame communications manager Svein Graff previously told VG.
MyGame argues with more engagement in grassroots sports if they can stream 100,000 games across the country. The company will also put an end to unregulated streaming, setting filming in a safer environment.
Among the critics is the NIF board member Marco Elsafadi and head of the cultural commission of the Storting, Grunde Almeland (V).
Almeland called all one scandal and believes that children under 18 should avoid being filmed on the sports field.
