ABSTRACT
The foregoing chapters covered expenditures. Starting here, chapters cover revenue. This unique chapter takes the reader on a guided tour of release windows and revenue streams, explained by Linda Benjamin, IMAX Senior Vice President, Entertainment Business Affairs and Operations (2022). Topics include release windows, holdbacks, revenue streams, “the waterfall,” “the picture pot,” history including TV windows, digital video recorders (DVRs), DVD, cable; rental, streaming, downloading; piracy; ultra VOD (video on demand), day-and-date; theatrical release, premium VOD, non-theatrical (distributing to airlines, hotels, cruise ships), digital HD, electronic sell-through (EST), download-to-own (DTO), DVD, Blu-ray, transactional VOD (TVOD), pay-TV (HBO, Showtime, Starz), subscription VOD (SVOD), Netflix, Hulu, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime, free TV, basic cable; ad-supported VOD, YouTube, “TV everywhere;” a chart of release windows and revenue streams; Redacted, Bachelorette, Tower Heist, Django Unchained, Snowpiercer, The Interview, iTunes, Google Play, Xbox, Roku, DirecTV, Playstation, Vudu, Amazon Prime, Google Plus, aggregators, ancillary outlets, home entertainment, digital HD, UltraViolet, Redbox, digital rental, download-to-rent (DTR), over-the-top service (OTT), HBO Go, HBO Now, Comcast, House of Cards, Media Rights Capital, pay-TV windows, pay-per-view, HDMI, Apple TV, Internet service provider (ISP), ad-supported VOD (AVOD), international holdbacks, consumer products, theme park rides, soundtrack albums.
