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The hike was cancelled, and the Reds’ subscribers have been assured, by a contrite letter from ownership, that there will be no price increases for the next two years.

So chalk one up for the fans. They don’t win too many.

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On top of the revenue a Premier League team generates on its own, the 20 top-tier teams rake in a substantial amount from shared broadcast revenue. Here is how the 2014-15 season revenue broke down:

— Each team received an equal share of half of the U.K. broadcast revenue. That amounted to a little less than £22 million per team.

— A quarter of the U.K. broadcast revenue was split unequally based on the number of times a club appeared on TV. The so-called facility fee amounted to more than £19 million each for the two Manchester clubs, league champion Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. Stoke City, West Brom, Leicester City, Hull City and Burnley all received less than £9 million.

— The final quarter of the U.K. TV pool was paid unequally as a merit payment based on the standings. Top-four finishers Chelsea, Arsenal and the Manchester clubs each received more than £20 million; last-place Queens Park Rangers got just £1.2 million.

— The teams also shared equally in overseas TV revenue and central commercial revenue. Overseas TV accounted for £27.8 million each and commercial revenue was £4.4 million each.

All told the top four teams each received more than £96.5 million in shared revenue. Mid-table teams such as Crystal Palace, Everton and West Ham received in excess of £75 million. QPR netted £64.9 million.