Premier League Broadcast Distribution for Season 2023/24.

The Premier League has published the value of payments of broadcast and central commercial revenues to Premier League clubs for the 2023/24 season.

Key Highlights for Season 2023/24:

• The 2023/24 season is the second year of a three-year cycle.

• Total distribution to Premier League Clubs reached a record £2.848 billion, a 2.4% increase from the previous year.

• 67% of the total value is evenly distributed among clubs, making it the most equitable model in Europe.

• Manchester City, the top club, received £175.9 million.

• Sheffield United, the bottom club, received £109.7 million.

• The Premier League’s broadcast rights are nearly double those of Spain’s La Liga.

• International broadcast rights now surpass domestic rights in value.

• Domestic rights are expected to rise by 2.6% in the next cycle (2025/26 to 2029/30).

Club by Club Distributions

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HOW IT WORKS

Under the Premier League's model, broadcast deals with both domestic and international media organizations are negotiated centrally for a set period (known as a cycle). In addition, the League earns income from other commercial deals which it also distributes through this model. The revenue generated from these deals, after costs, is then shared among Premier League clubs, plus the wider football community, including the English Football League, youth development programs, and other grassroots initiatives.

This approach is considered the most equitable of any major European league,

Broadcast Deals

The current cycle runs from the 2022/23 to the 2024/25 season, and worth approximately £10.5 billion over the three years (around £3.4 billion per year). Of this, £4.9 billion is from domestic rights, and £5.6 billion from international rights. This is the first cycle in which international rights have surpassed domestic rights in value.

While domestic rights have been flat over the past two cycles, international rights saw a significant 22.8% increase in this cycle, highlighting the growing global popularity of the Premier League.

The value of the Premier League's broadcast rights is considerably higher than those of other major European leagues, with its total nearly double that of Spain's La Liga, the next highest.

The Premier League’s domestic broadcast agreements are with Sky Sports, TNT Sport, Prime Video, and the BBC for highlights. Internationally, the league has deals with around 40 different media organizations, with major partners including NBC in the US, ESPN, and Sky.

Distribution

As mentioned earlier, the Premier League receives broadcast revenue from media organizations and then distributes it to the Premier League clubs and the wider football community.

The chart below illustrates the revenue received by the Premier League (orange line). It shows a significant increase, with the total amount more than tripling since 2010, rising from just over £1 billion per year to £3.4 billion today. While the figures generally align with the negotiated amounts, there are variations from year to year, particularly during the COVID seasons.

The chart also displays the amount the Premier League distributes (green line) to clubs. The gap between the two lines represents the Premier League’s operating costs plus the support if gives to the wider game, such as youth development, stadia funds and its charitable activities. Approximately 90% of the revenue received is distributed to clubs, a percentage that has remained fairly consistent over the past decade.

Of the total distributions, about 90% goes to the Premier League. This percentage has been slightly increasing over time.

A significant amount of the remaining funds is distributed as ‘controversial’ parachute payments to clubs relegated from the Premier League. While the league doesn’t publish a detailed breakdown, these payments can reach as high as £150 million to £250 million in a season.

The support the premier league gives the wider game is illustrated in the diagram below:

Distribution to Premier League Clubs Season 2023/24

In the 2023/24 season, total distributions to Premier League Clubs saw a slight increase, rising to £2.848 billion from £2.781 billion the previous year. These funds are distributed as follows:

Domestic Rights (value of £1.333 billion):

• Equal Share (46.7% of the value)

• Facility Fees, based on the number of live games (26.6% of the value)

• Merit Payments (26.6% of the value)

  
  

International Rights (value of £1.351 billion):

• Equal Share (82.4%)

• Merit Payments (17.6%)

  
  

Central Commercial (value of £164 million):

• Equal Share (100%)

In total, 67% of the distribution is equally shared among the clubs, 21% is based on merit (league position), and 12% is determined by the number of live matches.

For a club, this means:

• A guaranteed £95.1 million as an equal share.

• £2.8 million per league position in merit payments. The lowest-placed club (Sheffield United) received £2.8 million, while the league winners (Manchester City) got £56.4 million.

• £0.9 million per live game. The club with the fewest live games (Burnley) had 10, while the club with the most (Arsenal) had 31.

  
  

Therefore, the minimum a club can expect to receive in a season is approximately £109 million and the maximum about £176 million, a difference of about £67 million. This difference has widened over the years. In season 23/24 the top club received 1.6 x the bottom club, whereas back in 2010/11 this ratio was 1.38.

Even with this increasing difference, The Premier League still distributes its funds more equitable than any of the major European Leagues, and no doubt contributes to the current competitiveness of the league.

Full Table Season 2023/24

Outlook

As previously mentioned, the 2023/24 season is the second year of a three-year cycle, so we anticipate that club distributions will be similar this season. However, the new domestic deal, set to take effect in the 2025/26 season, is valued at £6.7 billion over four years, marking a 2.6% increase from the current deal. Additionally, international broadcast rights will enter a new cycle in 2025/26. While total figures aren’t available yet, we expect an increase due to the growing popularity of the League in international markets.

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