Payment Timing

Below is a table providing an example for anticipated payment disbursements based on platform sales periods. This demonstrates an example schedule based on a January 1 Go-Live Date.

PLATFORM	SALES PERIOD	GO-LIVE DATE	ROYALTY PAYMENT
Amazon Direct	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	May 31, 20XX
Amazon Instant Video (US)	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	May 31, 20XX
Amazon Instant Video (UK/DE)	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	April 30, 20XX
DirecTV	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Dish	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Google Play	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Hoopla	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Hulu	Quarterly	January 1, 20XX	June 30, 20XX
InDemand	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	April 30, 20XX
iTunes	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Microsoft	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Netflix	Quarterly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Sling	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Steam	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX
Vubiquity	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	April 30, 20XX
Vudu	Monthly	January 1, 20XX	March 31, 20XX

Content Owners will receive royalty payments and title reporting one month after they are received by Premiere Digital from Digital Platforms, which can take 3-6 months, depending on the platform:

• Initial payments from sales on most platforms will be received 3 months after the go-live date of a title. For example, if the go-live date for a title is January 1, payments for that title will be received on March 31.
• Payments from Amazon Instant Video (UK/DE), InDemand and Vubiquity are usually received 4 months after go-live date (April 30^th using the example above).
• Payments from Amazon Instant Video US are usually received 5 months after go-live date (May 31^st using the example above).

For an estimate on timing of receiving payments based on live dates and specific platforms, use our Payment Timing Calculator. 

Any questions about policies and procedures – as well as special requests - should be addressed to the Account Management team at [e-mail] and [e-mail].