The article is accurate though in terms of pointing out that its the same big clubs earning the most money. Clubs can even afford a season or two of poor results because their historic performances keep them earning good money.
I think it would be fairer if Villa did earn more money than us for their performances so far in the CL, they have been better. You could argue they finished 4th last season, and we were domestic champions, so maybe that should have some weight when distributing CL cash, but that means we earnt more in prize money domestically anyway.