Chapter 230: Spanish Football Shakes
After the announcement by the representatives of Sky TV, the presidents of the various clubs immediately had a heated discussion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It's a big deal about every club's TV revenue.
The representative of Sky TV made it very clear that they cooperated with the Tagorewan Group to spend a total of 600 million euros to buy the TV rights of La Liga, 600 million euros is really not much, but it is worth pondering the phrase 'allocated to the participating teams according to the ranking', which means obviously, in other words, not all teams in La Liga can participate.
If you think about it carefully, you can also know that Sky TV is not a package to buy all the TV broadcasts of La Liga, otherwise it would be impossible to live without Real Madrid and Barcelona at the meeting, and Sky TV will not be able to do it at all, because the contract between Pro Radio TV and Real Madrid and Barcelona will not end until the summer of 2013, and the contract with Valencia will not end until 2014, and there are other teams, such as Real Sociedad, whose contracts will also be delayed until the summer of 2013. Since each club in La Liga is a separate negotiation of TV rights, each club has some differences in the contract with Pro Broadcasting Satellite TV, and even the years are different, and the Spanish Football League wants to integrate the TV rights of La Liga, at least until the summer of 2014, and it is impossible for Sky TV to directly buy all La Liga TV rights, unless they wholly acquire Pro Broadcasting Satellite TV.
Now Sky TV wants to compete with Pro Broadcast TV on TV broadcast, and it is only buying part of the TV broadcast rights of La Liga, so as to have the capital to compete with Pro Radio TV in the Spanish football market.
The two television outlets are competing with each other and is something that all Spanish clubs want to see.
Regardless of whether Sky TV can achieve its goal, all the presidents of La Liga clubs present feel that the trip is worth it.
The next step is to think about it.
It's a matter of the club's revenue, and it's a big part of it.
A TV contract of 600 million euros does not sound like much, but after all, there are not many clubs that can really sign, first of all, it is not possible to have a long-term contract with Pro Broadcasting Satellite TV, in other words, the club with the TV contract of Pro Broadcasting Satellite TV that ends next summer is eligible to sign with Sky TV.
This excludes four clubs - Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Real Sociedad.
"No wonder Atletico Madrid didn't invite the president of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia."
Many people suddenly realized.
If it is just to negotiate TV rights, Real Madrid and Barcelona are no longer invited, which is understandable, but Valencia is also the 'third pole' of Spanish football, but it is not among the invitees.
Real Sociedad president Aplibe became embarrassed.
Apube also knows the reason why Real Sociedad was invited, although the TV contract between Real Sociedad and Pro Broadcast TV did not end until 2013, Real Sociedad undoubtedly belongs to the category of small clubs in La Liga, and is still a very strong team, even if they can't participate in it, they are also in the 'same camp' as the clubs present.
Apuli Bay is just very annoyed!
Why do you want to sign such a long contract with Pro Broadcast TV!
Another crucial aspect of the partnership with Sky is that they cannot be relegated to La Liga next season.
Sky TV bought the rights to broadcast La Liga, and will definitely not broadcast La Liga games, and if it is relegated to La Liga, it will definitely not be able to fulfill the contract.
Rayo Vallecano president Blaissa asked the key question, "What will happen if we work with Sky and what will happen to the team's relegation next season?" ā
Then he asked, "Will the teams that will be promoted in the second division next season also participate in the TV broadcast share?" ā
Everyone else is getting serious.
This is a concern for all.
According to the explanation of the representative of Sky TV, the La Liga teams involved in the contract are between 13 and 16 teams, and the three extra teams are in the relegation and relegation places.
If only 13 teams participate, each team will receive an average of 46 million euros, which is almost equivalent to the income that Atletico Madrid and Valencia get from PRO Radio TV every year, which is already quite considerable for many clubs.
For example, Seville.
Last season, Sevilla received only 21 million euros in TV broadcasts, and Villarreal was even less than Sevilla, only 19 million euros, with their strength and ranking, no matter how bad they are, they can get an average, almost 50 million euros.
That's enough for the club to turn a profit.
If 16 teams participate, an average of 37.5 million euros per team, doubling the increase in TV broadcasting costs, is perfectly acceptable, but 46 million euros is better.
The Sky representative presented a draft contract and handed it to the club presidents and delegates present.
After that, everyone began to look closely.
According to the terms of this draft contract, as long as an agreement can be reached, the relegated team will also receive 5 million euros, which does not sound like much, but you must know that the broadcast contract signed for next season, in other words, the relegated club is not involved.
The 5 million euros were taken for nothing.
There are also clear regulations for the participation of the promotion team next season, that is, the guaranteed 30 million euros, regardless of the results of the promotion team next season, they can only get 30 million euros for participating in the contract, and suddenly the presidents and representatives of the club present have a smile on their faces, and they have found a sense of superiority from the contract.
The draft televising contract stipulates that each club will receive a television share ranging from ā¬65 million to ā¬30 million, depending on the league standings and the final accounting, but the amount will not vary too much.
As long as they are in the top 10 of the league, they will definitely get more than 40 million euros, and the teams outside the top 10 will have more than 30 million euros.
It is important to note that this does not include the TV advertising share.
For example, Atletico Madrid's advertising share from PRO Radio Satellite TV last year was 9.6 million euros, and Sky TV's share must only be more, not less.
After reading the draft contract, everyone present had a clear idea that as long as this contract is signed and the league is not relegated this year, then next year's TV broadcast revenue can reach at least 40 million euros.
Everyone present looked left and right, and they couldn't think of a reason to refuse.
The presidents of Sevilla and Villarreal, in particular, were so distressed by the injustice of television rights that they decided to sign without even thinking about it.
Later, the CEO of Atletico Madrid, who presided over the meeting, said, "We didn't have any other way before, but now we have a new way!" By partnering with Sky UK, we will be able to get the most out of it! It's in our interest, and we need to fight for ......"
Then Little Hill made a passionate speech, which made many people feel very excited.
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The televised meeting led by Atletico Madrid did not reach a direct agreement, but the clubs have already stated that they want to sign the contract, and they have also finalized it to sign it on January 1 next year.
The buffer period of more than ten days is also for each club to digest the latest news.
In fact, signing a new contract is not all beneficial, it is still risky, and it is impossible for the Spanish Football Federation and Pro Broadcasting TV to sit idly by and watch Sky and Tagorewan Group join forces to take a big slice of the La Liga television broadcast.
Pro Broadcast Satellite TV only has contracts with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Real Sociedad, these four teams account for more than half of the commercial value of La Liga, but if other teams cooperate with Sky TV, it means that they have no right to broadcast live matches at the home stadium of other teams, and the interests of Pro Broadcast Satellite TV will be greatly damaged, and not only Pro Broadcast Satellite TV, Real Madrid and Barcelona's TV broadcast income will also be greatly affected.
The Spanish Football Federation will not do anything to see this happen.
When the news broke that Sky was going to buy out the television rights of other teams in La Liga, Spanish football was hit by a major earthquake, and the news dominated almost all the front pages of the media before Christmas.
One club after another has come out to denounce La Liga's sharing system and support Sky TV's approach, while others have also come out against other clubs.
The proponents say --
"It's for the interests of their respective clubs!"
"There is more competition, so that La Liga can develop! La Liga is long overdue for the moment of breaking the ridge! ā
"We can expect the rise of La Liga clubs!"
"Spanish football has a big overhaul! This is a football revolution that changes for the better! ā
The voices of the naysayers are also very loud --
"It's dividing Spanish football!"
"In the future, I will watch La Liga, and I will be on two TV stations?"
"La Liga TV, why work with a British company! Webcast also sold to the Tagore Wan Group? It's incredible! Why not sell it directly to Atletico Madrid! ā
"We want to defend the integrity of Spanish football!"
The big controversy began.
The Spanish Football League does not use the weapon of public opinion alone, and in two days, they quickly introduced a policy to prohibit La Liga clubs from selling TV rights alone.
Unfortunately, no one buys their policies.
The Spanish Football Federation is not a Spanish government, they are a non-governmental group that serves the entire Spanish league, otherwise they would not be so inclined to Real Madrid and Barcelona because the two clubs can bring enough benefits.
If the Spanish Football League wants to adopt a policy, it needs the consent of the vast majority of professional clubs, and the clubs in La Liga are the top priority, so to speak, as long as a club in La Liga does not agree, the new policy of the Spanish Football League cannot be passed.
The policies they forcibly adopt have no legal effect.
Then the Spanish Football Federation, in conjunction with the Spanish Football Federation, took Sky and Tagorewan Group to court to stop the two from cooperating to 'split Spanish football'.
It's a pity that the Spanish government is not that efficient.
The Spanish government does not serve the Spanish Football League, such a lawsuit starts, it takes two or three months to prepare in advance, even if the two sides face off in court, the Spanish Football League is powerless to prevent other La Liga clubs from signing contracts with Sky TV, and according to the analysis of professional lawyers, it is impossible for the Spanish Football League to win the lawsuit, because there were no clear regulations in the past, and now it is almost impossible to complete it if you want to introduce new regulations to prevent it, at least before 2014, in other words, In the last two days, clubs have sold TV rights to whomever they want, and the Spanish Football Federation has nothing to do.
The only thing PRO can do is not work with Sky in terms of business, and they can't do anything legally with it.
At this stage, it is very difficult for the Spanish Football Federation to do anything, because they are about to run for the presidency, and the professional league is made up of 20 teams in La Liga and 22 teams, and the presidents of each club are members of the committee.
As the president of the Spanish Football Federation, Tebas definitely does not want to offend many La Liga clubs, because the election of the president of the Spanish Football League requires the vote of committee members, and the support of many La Liga clubs can almost determine the name of the next president.
But Tebas also has no way.
After this big news, he certainly has no hope of continuing as president of the Spanish Football Federation.
If other La Liga clubs reach a partnership with Sky and the Tagorewan Group, many clubs in La Liga will surely vote for Atletico Madrid's new president in the race for the presidency of Junior Hill, because Atletico Madrid has brought tangible benefits to other clubs in the lead.
On the contrary, if Tebas prevents a deal from being reached, there is still a little chance.
When the other clubs in La Liga want to increase their TV broadcast share, they will have to look at the face of the Spanish Football League.
For this opportunity, Tebas also has to fight for it.
In the Spanish media, the work of Atletico Madrid is not over, and the winter transfer work will be dealt with before Christmas, and the winter transfer window will open in January, and many European media have begun to report the winter transfer news.
Atletico Madrid doesn't need to add any players.
The squad is already very stable, with plenty of players on all fronts.
Instead, Wansheng considered eliminating some players...... (To be continued.) )