How much do territories pay for documentaries and non-fiction programs?

by Janson Media Admin

in For Producers

It varies tremendously by market and territory, from new satellite services or small country broadcasters paying hundreds of dollars per hour to major market terrestrial networks or pan-territory satellite services paying as much as $50,000 per hour. Of course, the higher-paying markets are significantly more difficult to sell. More than that we really cannot say. Several trade publications publish periodic price charts, but a word of caution: rarely are they accurate. Often they confuse commission, coproduction, and acquisitions pricing levels. And most also retain the model of territory-by-territory pricing, which does not take into account the prevalence of multi-territory pan-regional satellite deals. Also usually they are television-based models that do not calculate DVD licenses and royalties or revenue from other markets (inflight, VOD, IPTV, etc.)

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