Foreverinbluedreams wrote:To all those against this proposal, what are your thoughts on the way the domestic TV money is distributed in the PL? Should that be the same model too? Just an equal share across the board regardless of number of times shown live and position?
I'd say there needs to be a weighting of minimum 50% split evenly, then the rest calculated by an algorithm factoring in number of times shown and final league position.
On the foreign market, the PL should be sold as a package, and at least 80% split evenly.
A HUGE problem with using a 'games shown' calculation is that in Europe (possibly elsewhere) only 1 3pm kick off can be shown. If a team progresses past a certain point in the FA Cup, their games are rescheduled to midweek, and therefore fall outside of this allocation. They'll therefore be shown more often, and earn money disproportionate to that offered by the Cup itself. You'll then see mid-table teams throwing Prem games for the hope of cup progress and the re-scheduling of an otherwise unfanciable fixture, in order to pick up the foreign TV cash on offer, which will be worth more financially than finishing a place or two higher in the league. This'll detract from the PL in the long run.
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