Bullets top first round broadcasting royalties
Nyasa Big Bullets topped the TNM Super League first round broadcasting rights royalties income after raking in K9.15 million.
It was a double dose of good news for the People’ s Team who also sit proudly at the summit of the first round gate revenue earnings with K30.5 million out of the K123 million that was shared among the 16 flagship league teams.
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) issued a summary of the first round broadcasting royalties on Thursday which shows that Mighty Mukuru Wanderers come second on K5.66 million.
Silver Strikers are third on K3.54 million while Civil Service (Civo) United are fourth on K2.37 million.
Blue Eagles and Karonga United are fifth and sixth respectively, having made K1.85 million and K1.82 million, respectively.
Surprisingly, Moyale Barracks FC, who are one of the oldest teams in the doemestic top-flight, made the least earnings of K460 000, followed by rookies Rumphi United who made K490 000.
According to Sulom treasurer Malinda Chinyama, the broadcasting rights cover both television and radio.
Moyale general secretary Mike Chimwala attributed the low earning to the team’s poor performance at the start of the season.
He said: “We were surprised to see that we are the least earners and I would probably attribute it to our slow start to the season.
“That affected us because obviously game advertisers want to be associated with teams that are doing well in marketing their brands, but we hope for the better in the second round.”
On his part, Bullets chief administration officer Albert Chigoga said overall, they are not satisfied.
He said: “We could have done better, but nevertheless, this is a huge step in the right direction.
“If things stay like this, coupled with commitment to improve, we will be happier. That said, pre-payment of broadcasting rights has always been our desire.”
Wanderers board secretary Humphrey Mvula said while there has been positive movement, “probably as we move forward, we must be looking at greater improvements an exploring better ways of sharing”.
He added: “I hope this money will be paid to the teams as soon as possible.”
But Silver chief executive officer Thoko Chimbali was not amused, saying: “The TV rights management is a sham. Teams are losing out on revenue just because content producers are residents of one city and are beaming 80 percent of the games from one region with a focus on specific teams.
“Match organisers should consider engaging content producers that have the capacity to cover the entire country.”
On his part, Civo general secretary Ronald Chiwaula said: “We really appreciate for the revenue collected, it’s not that bad.
“However, a monthly update should be promoted to have a progression update.”
The summary sheet shows that K44.175 million was made.
