So it's just paid on a game-by-game basis once the season starts? I could have sworn you got some upfront in the lower divisions but maybe I just imagined it!
I've taken Swindon Town up to the Premier League and am just about to begin the 2017/18 season. The board made decent transfer funds available to get me there, but now the club's in the red and I desperately need the TV income to be able to buy players again (and pay Premier League wages!)...