Thursday, October 13, 2011

Premeir League Broadcasting Revenue: Someone please explain


Premier League broadcasting revenue: how is it distributed?
Liverpool are calling for overseas broadcasting deals to be changed. How much is each club receiving and what is the ratio between top to bottom earning clubs?

The debate over the Premier League broadcasting deal was heightened last night after Liverpool called for overseas rights to be sold on a club-by-club basis.

Liverpool follow clubs such as Manchester United in arguing against the traditional English clubs' broadcasting deal. Andy Hunter writes:

Liverpool's managing director, Ian Ayre, has insisted the break-up of the established broadcasting deal, worth £3.2bn in total to all Premier League clubs for 2010-13, is "a debate that has to happen" with the Anfield club in favour of the Spanish model that allows Barcelona and Real Madrid to negotiate individual contracts that dwarf their domestic and European rivals.

The English broadcast income for clubs is generated in three parts: 50% shared between the 20 clubs equally, 25% in facility fees and 25% in merit payments which depend upon where a club finish in the league table. Facility fees are paid to each club every time their matches are shown on UK television, with each club being guaranteed a minimum of ten fees.

The overseas broadcasting income is shared in equal measures by all the Premier League clubs. A belief that the bigger clubs will earn more by arranging their own overseas deals has driven some of the Premier League clubs to push for the collective deal to be abandoned when it ends in 2013.

The ratio of top top to bottom-earning clubs has also dropped since last season - from 1.66:1 to 1.54:1. This shows how the Premier League distributes broadcasting income in a far more equitable way than other top European leagues. In comparison the ratio is 12.5:1 for La Liga and 10:1 for Serie A. The graphic above shows how large the gap in the ratio is between the Premier League and other European leagues.

The table below shows the total broadcasting payments for the Premier League during the 2010/11 season. The domestic payments consist of the equal share, facility fees and merit payment. The overseas payment and overall total are also shown.

What can you do with this data?




Data summary
Total broadcasting payments, Premier League season 2010-11 (£'s)

Club
Equal Share
Facility Fees
Merit Payment
Overseas
Total
Source: Premier League 2010/11 Season Review
Man Utd
13,819,031
13,548,306
15,135,120
17,926,595
60,429,052
Chelsea
13,819,031
11,616,544
14,378,364
17,926,595
57,740,444
Arsenal
13,819,031
11,616,544
12,864,852
17,926,595
56,226,932
Man City
13,819,031
10,167,565
13,621,608
17,926,595
55,534,799
Liverpool
13,819,031
12,099,417
11,351,340
17,926,595
55,196,383
Tottenham
13,819,031
9,201,639
12,108,096
17,926,595
53,055,361
Everton
13,819,031
7,269,787
10,594,584
17,926,595
49,609,997
Aston Villa
13,819,031
8,235,713
9,081,072
17,926,595
49,062,411
Fulham
13,819,031
5,820,898
9,837,828
17,926,595
47,404,352
Newcastle
13,819,031
8,718,676
6,810,804
17,926,595
47,275,106
Sunderland
13,819,031
6,303,861
8,324,316
17,926,595
47,373,803
West Brom
13,819,031
5,820,898
7,567,560
17,926,595
45,134,084
Stoke
13,819,031
5,820,898
6,054,048
17,926,595
43,620,572
Bolton
13,819,031
5,820,898
5,297,292
17,926,595
42,863,816
Blackburn
13,819,031
5,820,898
4,540,536
17,926,595
42,107,060
Wigan
13,819,031
5,820,898
3,783,780
17,926,595
41,350,304
Wolves
13,819,031
5,820,898
3,027,024
17,926,595
40,593,548
West Ham
13,819,031
7,752,750
756,756
17,926,595
40,255,132
Birmingham
13,819,031
5,820,898
2,270,268
17,926,595
39,836,792
Blackpool
13,819,031
5,820,898
4,540,536
17,926,595
39,080,036
TOTALS
276,380,620
158,918,704
158,918,704
358,531,892
952,749,97

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