Newcastle United are in line for a boost in Premier League television money ahead of what promises to be a busy summer.
The Premier League splits UK broadcasting income into three categories: an equal share where half of the pot is distributed evenly between all 20 clubs; a 25% merit payment based on where a side finishes; and, finally, a 25% facility fee, which is calculated by how often a team are broadcast live in this country.
Newcastle's rise up the table, which has seen the Magpies' games selected more regularly for broadcast, means the club stand to earn substantially more in UK TV money than last season when Howe's side banked more than £18.5m in facility fees and a merit payment of almost £17m for finishing 11th. While those figures were significant, Arsenal were awarded more than £25m in facility fees, after having eight more games televised, and the Gunners also received a merit payment of just over £27m for finishing fifth, which is where Newcastle currently lie in the table.
