Sample Contracts & Reports

Producers or program suppliers may download samples of our distribution agreements here, along with other useful documents.

WORLDWIDE TELEVISION & MEDIA DISTRIBUTION

There are essentially two distribution options to choose from:

Retainer Agreement
Six-month Term (one market cycle): $6,000 retainer plus 15% sales commission; no deductible expenses.
Annual Term (two market cycles): $10,000 retainer plus 15% sales commission; no deductible expenses.
MIPTV Market Cycle runs from January 1st to June 30th.
MIPCOM Market Cycle runs from July 1st to December 31st.

Traditional Distribution Agreement
30-40% sales commission plus expenses; distributor at risk for promotional expense investment until recoupment from sales revenue.
Minimum three-year term.

RETAINER AGREEMENT

Retainer Agreement Overview

Our Retainer Agreement is a paid distribution/marketing agreement, best for producers who are uncomfortable signing a 3-year exclusive agreement, or who wish to maintain more direct control over the process for themselves. Producers can “test the waters” of the international market with this option, and can part company with us after as little as six months if they so desire.

We also work on a Retainer Agreement when pitching projects in development or projects still in production and in need of completion funding, or when pitching format concepts. Since there is no guarantee that the program/project/format concept will be completed and delivered, we must be paid for our work regardless.

Often, we will also offer a Retainer Agreement for quality programs or series which we would be proud to include in our catalog but for which we do not project a minimum level of sales revenue in a short time frame. Generally, we can only offer our Traditional Distribution Agreement for programs or series which we believe will sell to one or more of the major territories (UK, Germany, Japan, France), or to one of our global satellite clients (eg. Turner, HBO, Fox, Discovery, National Geographic).

Please also inquire about another distribution alternative which we now offer, Worldwide Broadcaster Push.

TRADITIONAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

The following agreement and sample royalty report is for our Traditional Distribution Agreement (for worldwide television and international DVD/videogram and new media rights), in which we are NOT paid a monthly retainer, and in which we are AT RISK for our promotional & marketing expenses until we have earned license fees from which to recoup them. Please note that we will NOT take domestic (USA) distribution rights only, but we will take international (non-USA) rights. Our preference is to ake worldwide rights. If a program or series is currently being broadcast in the USA, we prefer to have the rights in the USA when they become available for specific markets (eg. cable & satellite after a public television window). In addition to television and VOD rights, we must control new media rights (internet, EST, MOD, IPTV, mobile). We often also handle international videogram (DVD, VHS, VCD) rights, even when a producer has already released or licensed a program for US or North American DVD or video. We also handle inflight airline/non-theatrical rights and footage rights.

Traditional Distribution Agreement: (Download PDF)

Sample Royalty Report: (Download PDF)

Accompanying Notes to the Report: (Download PDF)

DVD LICENSE AGREEMENT

Producers or licensor's seeking an exclusive DVD (videogram) publishing/distribution deal may download a sample of our DVD License Agreement here. Royalty rates range from 10% to 15%, and license terms from 5 to 7 years. The territory is usually worldwide, although in some cases we can limit it to USA & Canada.

DVD License Agreement: (Download PDF)