A complex puzzle worth solving

While fixed license fees or buyouts have been the standard licensing model for SVOD rights acquisitions by global DPs, the trend towards AVOD and hybrid streaming models means content owners are more likely to negotiate a share of the ad revenue, perhaps with a guarantee.

You must calculate royalties owed to the owners and other participants, accounting for any recoupment of guarantees, deductions, rate escalations and prior period payments.

Finance and
accounting

Finance and accounting teams will need to perform multiple types of calculation for operational purposes — to perform contractual statement generation, billing, revenue recognition, cash application and amortization — and for strategic analysis and reporting.

3 reasons you may struggle with calculation complexity

Revenue shares are more likely with the growth of AVOD

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INDUSTRY
CONSOLIDATION

A battle
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MODELS

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AVOD on
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COMPLEXITY

Media
money maze

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