Manchester United top Premier League TV revenue table
Champions Manchester United earned a record £60.8m in television
revenues for the 2012-13 season, more than any of their Premier League
rivals.
United were the most televised club, with 25 of their 38 matches broadcast.
Manchester City's second place finish saw broadcast income fall 4% to £58.1m, while bottom club QPR received £39.7m.
A new three-year broadcasting deal starting in August will allow next season's bottom side to earn more than this year's winners.
The Premier League's most and least televised clubs
- 25 live games - Manchester United
- 10 live games - Fulham, Norwich City, Reading, Southampton, Stoke, Swansea City, West Brom, Wigan Athletic
Television revenues will
increase for all clubs next season after the Premier League's broadcast
rights were sold for £3.018bn for seasons 2013-14 to 2015-16, an
increase of £1.77bn.
The figure does not account for overseas rights, which
are still under negotiation, and such a sharp rise in revenue prompted
several managers and chairmen to emphasise the importance of staying in
the league.
Relegated Wigan, Reading and QPR will all receive an increased parachute payment, while next season's league winners are expected to receive close to £100m in broadcast earnings.
In total, the Premier League's 20 clubs received more than £972m from domestic and overseas television rights in 2012-13.
Half of all domestic broadcast revenue is split evenly among the league's clubs, with a quarter of the money paid according to a team's Premier League position at the end of the season and the final 25% depending on how often a team is televised.
The Premier League's new TV deal
- £3.018bn over three seasons from 2013-14 to 2015-16
- An increase from £1.773bn for the previous three-year deal
- 154 matches to be televised live next season
- Overseas rights still under negotiation but expected to raise more than £2bn
Despite finishing third, Chelsea
(£55m) earned less than fourth-placed Arsenal (£57.1m) and fifth-placed
Tottenham (£55.8m) because fewer of their games were televised.
Arsenal and Liverpool were televised 22 times each, with Tottenham live on 21 occasions and Chelsea just 16.
Fulham, Norwich City, Reading, Southampton, Stoke, Swansea City, West Brom and Wigan Athletic were the least televised clubs, appearing live on 10 occasions each.
All overseas revenue is evenly split and this year accounted for a payment of £18.9m to each club.
Of the sides promoted last summer, West Ham (£48.7m) earned the biggest share of broadcast revenue courtesy of their 10th place finish.
Both Everton and Aston Villa appeared on television four more times in 2012-13 than in their previous campaigns, prompting both to benefit from a £2.9m rise in revenue. Newcastle United's 16th place finish led to a £9m fall in their share.
SOURCE; BBCNEWS
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