Newcastle to bank eight-figure fee as TV broadcasters back up Amanda Staveley's statement


Nine of Newcastle United's opening dozen Premier League games have been selected for live broadcast in the UK - which suggests the Magpies are in line for a considerable TV payment.

Clubs receive a facility fee when the top-flight's lucrative broadcast and central commercial revenues are divided up. This particular sum is based on how many times a side's games are moved for television.

Newcastle, for instance, banked £22.8m in 2022-2023 after the Magpies had 26 of their 38 top-flight fixtures beamed out when the black-and-whites qualified for the Champions League. In contrast, Bournemouth, who only had 11 matches picked, received £10.2m.

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Newcastle have already had three times' more games chosen by broadcasters compared to this stage of the campaign two years ago. Newcastle's clashes against Bournemouth, Spurs, Wolves, Manchester City, Everton and Chelsea were selected in the first round of picks and the Premier League announced last week that three of the Magpies' four top-flight fixtures in November, versus Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and West Ham, were also being transmitted.

Former Newcastle owner Amanda Staveley previously revealed TV companies 'love it because they get real content' and those words have been backed up by Sky Sports and TNT Sports' selections. Should that come as a surprise?

Newcastle have tightened up this season, but there were an average of 3.86 goals in Premier League games involving Eddie Howe's team last year, which was more than any other side in the top-flight, and there has already been plenty of late drama in the Sky clashes against Bournemouth, Spurs and Wolves.

Further afield, the club's international television audience has increased by 62% in the last 12 months and Newcastle were involved in three of the top 10 most watched Champions League group games in the U.S. last season.