Distribution of rights fees for the 2007 – season. From the proportions noted in the table, it is clear that the less wealthy clubs in the Premier League extract significant amounts from the broadcast market, more than they would do if they were required to sell their rights on an individual basis. In fact, if all the available revenue from broadcasting was shared equally, each club would receive 5 per cent. Although direct empirical evidence from within the League to support this assertion is unavailable, in direct evidence from league like the Primera Liga in Spain provide adequate support. Under the current arrangement, the club with the smallest share received 3.8 per cent and the biggest share was 6.5 per cent, 1.2 per cent below and 1.5 per cent above the equal sharing threshold respectively. Put another way, the difference in percentages for the highest and lowest earning clubs is 2.7 per cent or £20.3m