Set up Partner VOD so your partners can share your Film with their communities, boosting viewership and revenue.
To set up your Film for Partner Video on Demand booking, select your Films tab on the left sidebar menu.
Next, select the Manage button for the Film you want to manage.
Then, from your Film Management Dashboard, navigate to the Video on Demand tab, where you can both set up your own Video on Demand and configure your Partner VOD parameters.
1. Configure your Video on Demand settings
2. Set up Partner Video on Demand
1. Configure your Video on Demand settings
Starting with Video on Demand, you can leverage your Film as a rental directly to your audience from your Talent profile, as a product for sale in event checkout, and inside your virtual event watch page shop.
To do so, it's as easy as toggling on Video on Demand and completing these settings:
- Price - How much will it cost to rent your VOD?
- Start date - When can your audience start renting your VOD?
- End date - When is the last date your audience can rent your VOD?
Utilize start/end dates to complement your Film's marketing efforts, theatrical screening schedule, and more.
After you save your settings, your VOD will be published.
Alternatively, if you've already saved this Film as a VOD, you can access the link to VOD Advanced Settings from this page.
Additionally, you can access your Video on Demand tab on the left sidebar menu at any time to view your Video on Demand.
2. Set up Partner Video on Demand
Take full advantage of your Video on Demand by enabling others to book it and share it across their communities and boost both viewership and revenue for your Film.
VOD Distribution Fees
To start with, customize how much and in what way you want to earn money for your VOD distribution. Choose from the following possibilities:
- Fixed fee & Maximum VOD Sales Limit - Set the dollar amount partners will pay to offer your Film as a VOD. Likewise, set a maximum sales limit for your fixed fee - this is required for fixed fees.
- For example, set your Fixed fee to $250 and set your Maximum VOD sales limit to 100 sales.
- Your affiliate pays $250 upfront to offer your Film as a VOD, and after they sell 100 rentals, they must rebook your Film to continue offering it as a VOD.
- % Share of VOD Sales & Minimum Payout per Transaction - Earn a percentage of each rental sale of your VOD. If you'd like to earn a minimum dollar amount per transaction, you can elect to also set your minimum payout per transaction.
- For example, you set a 25% share of VOD sales fee.
- Your partner pays nothing upfront to offer your Film as a VOD, and with every sale they make, you will earn a 25% share of each sale.
- In another example, you could set a 50% share of VOD sales fee with a $5 minimum payout per transaction.
- Your partner pays nothing upfront to offer your Film as a VOD, and with every sale they make, you will earn a 50% share of each sale, and a minimum of $5.
- Per Sale - Set how much you want to earn per transaction.
- For example, you can set $10 per transaction fee.
- Your partner pays nothing upfront to offer your Film as a VOD, and with every sale they make, you will earn $10.
Availability Window
You can elect to limit your VOD viewing window by setting a start date and end date, or you can remove date restrictions.
For example, if you'd like to maximize theatrical screening attendance, it might be a good idea to set your start date for after your theatrical screenings end.
Likewise, you can set the timing to coincide with marketing efforts for your Film.
Video on Demand Booking Options
Streamline your bookings by enabling Instant Booking for your Film so all inquiries will be automatically confirmed according to your pre-set parameters.
Video on Demand Pricing & Access
Set specific pricing controls for your Film as a VOD.
- Minimum Price - Set a floor price below which your partners cannot price your VOD.
- Maximum Price - Set a maximum price that limits how high partners can price your VOD.
- Allow VOD to be offered for free - Toggle this setting on to allow your partners to offer your VOD for free.
You can set minimum price, maximum price, and allow VOD to be offered for free simultaneously.
By doing so, you allow an affiliate to do all of the following:
- Set a price no lower than your minimum price.
- Set a price no higher than your maximum price.
- Set the VOD price at $0.
In other words, if an affiliate sets a price, it cannot be lower than your minimum price, nor can it be higher than your maximum price, and it can be $0.
- Allow pre-orders - Allow your partners to activate pre-orders so they can capture sales even before the sales start date. Gathr automatically notifies pre-order purchasers when the VOD is available for viewing.
- Rental Period - How long do viewers have to watch your Film when they purchase it as a VOD? Your partners won't be able to exceed your rental period after they've booked your Film as a VOD.
- Rental Duration - Once viewers start watching, how many hours do they have to finish your Film? Your partners won't be able to exceed your rental duration after they've booked your Film as a VOD.
- Allow Indefinite Access - Remove any limits for renters to view your Film.
Geographical Restrictions
Choose from allowing all regions to rent your Film, only allowing certain countries, and blocking certain countries.
- No geographic restrictions - Renters from all countries in the world can rent and view your Filim.
- Only allow certain geographic regions - Choose the countries from which renters can view your Film.
- Allow all except certain geographic regions - Block certain countries' viewers from viewing your Film.
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