The new TV deal that has been struck between the Premier League, Sky and BT is the richest ever and will be worth just over £3bn (a 70% increase on the last agreement). The team finishing bottom in season 2014/15 will actually make more money from TV than Manchester City did last season as champions. The deal is worth 10 times the original Premiership deal back in 1992 – considered even then as a ridiculously large amount of money.
Like the original deal, the money will be coming from supporters’ and subscribers’ pockets. Note also that, in that same period, admission prices have increased by a similar amount. Again like the original deal, this huge windfall will not be spent at grass roots level or in the development of our national game, but will go on players’ wages and agents’ fees. And once again it will be the supporters who are short changed.
Adding injury to insult is the announcement that the number of games shown live will increase to 154 – nearly 43% of all matches. Expect even more disruption to supporters with changes to kick off times and disruption to travel plans.
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