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Sky paid £1,314 million and Setanta paid £392 million for these broadcast rights.
This deal represents approximately £28 million to each Premier League football club per year.
* Following the collapse of Setanta, Disney-owned ESPN bought the packages available.
2007 Update: German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere regained the rights to show Bundesliga matches after getting approval from regulatory authorities for its deal with cable television operator UnityMedia.
Values of the Premier League Television Facility Fee by football club for season 2004/05. The facility fee is one part of the overall television revenues distributed to Premier League clubs. It is based on the number of TV appearances each club makes during the domestic football season.
Figures are for average number of viewers during course of match but does not include those watching in pubs and clubs.
Portugal versus England drew the highest audience in 2004, at over 20 million viewers. The most watched club football match was Chelsea v Arsenal in the Champions League Quarter Final which had an estimated 7.7 million viewers.