Premier League revenue is set to rise 10 per cent to £6bn this season as the soaring value of international TV rights puts more distance between the English top tier and its European rivals.
The Premier League is expected to earn more from its overseas rights than from its domestic UK TV deal for the first time this season, thanks largely to its new $2.7bn six-year deal with Comcast’s NBC to show games in the US.
Europe’s top leagues are struggling to keep up, according to Deloitte’s annual football finance report released on Thursday. Revenue at Spain’s La Liga is projected to remain flat this year at €3.7bn, while Germany’s Bundesliga will enjoy a 16 per cent boost to €3.6bn.