According to TA reports, although UEFA expects that the new copyright cycle starting in 2027 will see annual broadcast revenue soar from 4.4 billion euros to 6 billion euros, this has not dispelled everyone's doubts.
The 30% revenue growth promised by UEFA’s commercial platform Relevent may have potential negative impacts. Serie A is "very worried" that this "cake" will not become bigger, but may lead to their own share being compressed. If this happens, Italian clubs may decide to reduce the league from 20 teams to 18 in order to maintain each team's share of revenue, an idea that was resisted in early 2024 when only four clubs, Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus and Roma, expressed support.
Meanwhile, Ligue 1 must regret their decision to reduce the league from 20 teams to 18 teams in 2023. The move resulted in a direct reduction of 74 games from its media rights library, as the streaming platform pursues both quantity and quality. The direct consequence is that the expected broadcast revenue of Ligue 1 clubs is now even lower than that of clubs in England's second tier league (English Championship).