Global Screen Rights Report
Film and episodic licensing rates, film advance data, and territory pricing in one integrated rights package.
Global Screen Rights Intelligence brings together structured licensing economics, title-level advance evidence, territory-level advance ranges, and forward estimates across global markets.
Built for industry professionals evaluating rights value, financing assumptions, acquisitions, negotiations, advances, and market opportunities.
Built for Rights Value Decisions
A structured reference set for comparing licensing economics, advance values, and territory expectations across film and episodic markets.
Rights Value Across Deal Stages
Upfront advances, downstream licensing, series availability, performance tiers, territory dynamics, and changing buyer demand all influence screen rights economics. Global Screen Rights Intelligence brings these distinct pricing signals together in one framework for clearer comparison, valuation, and decision-making.
Frameworks for Licensing and Advances
Each component can be used independently or together when assessing rights value across windows, territories, project types, and deal structures.
Film Licensing Rates
Feature film licensing rates across Pay-1, first-run streaming, second-window, re-run, library, and downstream structures.
Episodic Licensing Rates
Series licensing rates across formats, classifications, availability terms, territories, and applicable rate periods.
Film Advance Index
Title-level film advance data across project profiles, territories, distributors, genres, budgets, and transaction characteristics.
2026 Film Advance Benchmarks
Directional territory-level advance ranges across Premium, Commercial, and Specialist independent feature categories.
Market Reference in Real Time
Use the Dashboard for fast reference during meetings and negotiations, the Workbook for deeper analysis and modeling, and the Report when methodology, definitions, regional interpretation, and market context matter.
Selected Data Previews
Explore a snapshot of the four analytical components included in Global Screen Rights Intelligence. Each tab explains the coverage of the complete dataset and displays twelve selected entries illustrating its structure.
These tables are a limited preview of a substantially larger data package containing more than 1,600 records and 2,600 observations. Purchasers receive the proprietary financial values and complete underlying data through the private online Dashboard and Data Workbook, together with the accompanying 30-page Report.
Scope of the Complete Data Package
Film Licensing Rates
Pay-1, first-run, second-window, second-pay, library, re-run, local-feature, and direct-to-video categories across the Americas and Europe, with historical, current, and forward rates.
Episodic Licensing Rates
Current, premium, catalog, library, animated, mega-hit, non-returning, and exclusive series, plus miniseries and case studies across North American and European markets.
Film Advance Index
Title-level comparables linking anonymized film titles, budgets, genres, international sales agents, territories, distributors, and advances across six geographic regions.
2026 Film Advance Benchmarks
Premium, Commercial, and Specialist advance ranges for 33 territories or regional packages, accompanied by market signals and guidance for interpreting territory values.
Feature Film Licensing Across Windows and Territories
Compare licensing structures by window, tier, performance band, territory, and pricing period.
Complete Dataset Coverage
Territories: United States, Canada, Latin America, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Nordics, Netherlands, Belgium (Dutch), and Belgium (French).
Licensing categories: Pay-1 first window; SVOD first-run, early-window, second-window, second-pay, and second-pay local features; first-run free-TV and pay features; recent library and library features; current, recent, and library re-runs; early-window local features; current DTV, DTV, library DTV, combined library/DTV, and NTR categories.
Classifications and performance bands: Tier AAA and Tiers A–C, Premium and Non-Premium, Qualifying and Non-Qualifying, where applicable. Domestic film-rental and box-office bands extend from sub-$1 million categories through $200 million-plus.
Rate periods: 2021–2023 historical rates, 2024–2026 rates, and forward values. Categories and pricing structures vary by territory; coverage does not imply every category is available in every market.
Select Examples Only: the table below illustrates a portion of the available windows, classifications, and performance bands.
| Licensing Window | Tier / Classification | Performance Band | Territory | 2021–2023 | 2024–2026 | Forward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAY-1 First Window | Tier A | Domestic Film Rentals $2–15M | United States | |||
| SVOD First-Run Feature | — | Domestic Box Office $75–100M | United States | |||
| SVOD Current DTV | Premium | — | United States | |||
| SVOD Second Window Feature | Premium | Domestic Box Office $10–50M | Canada | |||
| SVOD Early Window Feature | — | Domestic Box Office $5–10M | Latin America | |||
| SVOD First-Run Free TV Feature | Qualifying | — | United Kingdom | |||
| SVOD Re-Run Feature | Tier A | — | France | |||
| SVOD Library Feature | Tier C | — | Germany | |||
| SVOD Library DTV | — | — | Nordics | |||
| SVOD Second Pay Local Feature | — | Domestic Box Office $10–25M | Netherlands | |||
| SVOD Second Pay Feature | — | Domestic Box Office $5–10M | Belgium (Dutch) | |||
| SVOD Current DTV | Non-Premium | — | Belgium (French) |
PAY-1 First Window and SVOD First-Run Feature use cumulative incremental percentage structures; the remaining displayed categories use flat fees. Local window terminology and pricing structures should be interpreted within their market context.
Series Licensing Rates and Categories
Compare series licensing across programming categories, availability terms, formats, classifications, territories, and four historical, current, and forward rate periods.
Complete Dataset Coverage
Territories: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Belgium (Dutch), Belgium (French), and Netherlands.
Programming categories: Current and premium current series; premium catalog and catalog series; current animated series; non-current and non-returning series; library and premium library series; exclusive series; two- and three-episode catalog miniseries; premium catalog miniseries; current and catalog mega-hit series, season-specific comparisons, and case studies.
Formats and licensing terms: Half-hour and one-hour programming, plus three-, four-, and six-hour miniseries formats. Applicable entries distinguish Tiers A–C, animation, qualifying and non-qualifying early availability, interseason fees, additional catchup, seven-day post-broadcast or post-finale availability, and one-year post-broadcast availability.
Rate periods: 2018–2020, 2021–2023, 2024–2026, and forward 2027–2030 estimates. Categories, formats, and terms vary by territory.
Select Examples Only: The preview illustrates a selection of series categories, licensing structures, and territories covered in the complete dataset.
| Licensing Window | Rate Basis | Format | Classification | Territory | 2018–2020 | 2021–2023 | 2024–2026 | 2027–2030 Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Series | No Qualifying Early | 1HR | — | United States | ||||
| Current Series | Interseason Fee | 1/2HR | — | United States | ||||
| Premium Catalog Series | — | 1HR | Tier A | United States | ||||
| Catalog Miniseries – Three Episodes | — | 6HRS | — | United States | ||||
| Current Animated Series | 7 Days After Initial Broadcast | 1/2HR | Animated | Canada | ||||
| Current Mega Hit Series – Season 1 | — | 1HR | — | United Kingdom | ||||
| Premium Library Series | — | 1HR | — | France | ||||
| Library Series | — | 1/2HR | — | Germany | ||||
| Library Series | — | 1/2HR | Animated | Scandinavia | ||||
| Non-Returning Series | — | 1HR | — | Belgium (Dutch) | ||||
| Library Series | — | 1/2HR | — | Belgium (French) | ||||
| Exclusive Series | — | 1HR | — | Netherlands |
Historical periods support comparison over time. 2024–2026 reflects normalized current rate levels; 2027–2030 values are directional forward estimates. The complete working data is included in the Data Workbook.
Title-Level Film Advances Across International Markets
Examine comparable transactions by anonymized film title, production budget, genre, international sales agent, licensed territory, distributor, and advance.
Complete Dataset Coverage
North America and Western Europe: United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland, France, Germany and Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Benelux and Netherlands, Scandinavia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland.
Asia Pacific: Australia and New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and India and Pakistan.
Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa: Latin American regional and Pay-TV packages, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Baltics, Czech Republic and Slovakia, Former Yugoslavia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, MENA, Israel, South Africa, and Turkey. The data includes both individual territories and multi-territory transactions.
Project and transaction detail: Action, adventure, thriller, crime, comedy, drama, animation, fantasy, biography, romance, science-fiction, documentary, and mixed-genre projects. Entries connect anonymized titles with budgets, sales agents, distributors, territories, and advance values for comparable analysis.
Select Transactions Only: The preview illustrates a selection of transactions across territories, genres, sales agents, and distributors. Film titles are anonymized, while budgets and advances remain concealed.
| Film Title* | Budget | Genre | International Sales Agent | Territory | Distributor | Advance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Edge | Action, Adventure | The Match Factory | United States, Canada | NEON | ||
| The Room We Built | Biography, Comedy | Good Universe | United States | Lionsgate | ||
| Desert Edge | Action, Adventure | The Match Factory | United Kingdom, Ireland | Altitude Films | ||
| Desert Edge | Action, Adventure | The Match Factory | Germany, Austria | Pandora Film | ||
| Desert Edge | Action, Adventure | The Match Factory | Japan | Transformer | ||
| Breakline | Action, Adventure | Plus M Entertainment | Philippines | Viva Networks | ||
| Winter Operative | Action, Crime | Solution Entertainment | Australia, New Zealand | Hopscotch | ||
| Under the Blue Light | Biography, Drama | Producer-repped | Brazil | Sun Distribution | ||
| The Price of Glory | Comedy, Drama | Wild Bunch | Colombia | Babilla Cine | ||
| Desert Edge | Action, Adventure | The Match Factory | Baltics | A-One Films | ||
| Breakline | Action, Adventure | Plus M Entertainment | MENA | Krisco Media | ||
| Still in the Game | Action, Comedy | Sierra/Affinity | South Africa | Ster Kinekor |
*Film titles are anonymized. Transactions provide comparable evidence rather than fixed territory prices. Assess clusters of comparable films with attention to project profile, budget, genre, buyer, and territory. Multi-territory packages should be evaluated as recorded rather than divided mechanically.
Advance Ranges Across 33 Territories and Regional Packages
Compare directional advance ranges for Premium, Commercial, and Specialist independent feature packages across six geographic regions.
Complete Dataset Coverage
North America: United States and Canada.
Western Europe: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, Benelux, Spain / Portugal, and Austria.
Asia Pacific: Australia / New Zealand, Japan, Korea, China, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Philippines.
Latin America: Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Latin America excluding Brazil.
Middle East and Africa: Pan-MENA, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Israel, and South Africa.
Eastern Europe: Russia / CIS, Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic.
Analytical structure: Premium, Commercial, and Specialist advance ranges for each territory or regional package, accompanied by market signals. The Report provides regional interpretation, genre adjustments, and acquisition-market context.
Selected Markets Only: The preview illustrates a selection of territories and regional markets across all six geographic regions, with premium, commercial, and specialist advance ranges represented in the complete dataset.
| Territory | Premium | Commercial | Specialist | Market Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Wide spread by cast, distributor strategy, and platform appetite. | |||
| Canada | Often evaluated alongside U.S. exposure and cast profile. | |||
| United Kingdom | Theatrical potential and cast materially affect the advance ceiling. | |||
| France | Local-market selectivity and release logic are critical. | |||
| Germany | Meaningful differentiation by cast, genre, and distributor plan. | |||
| Australia / New Zealand | English-language APAC reference for commercial and cast-driven packages. | |||
| Japan | Genre, cast, and theatrical potential drive variation. | |||
| India | Pricing depends on genre, language fit, and platform demand. | |||
| Brazil | Values vary by cast, genre, and rights scope. | |||
| Pan-MENA | Regional deal scope and distributor coverage matter. | |||
| South Africa | Genre and platform demand influence the territory reference. | |||
| Poland | Eastern European reference point with moderate commercial value. |
Ranges are directional planning and valuation references, not guaranteed transaction prices. Consider cast, genre, budget, rights scope, delivery status, buyer appetite, release strategy, and negotiating leverage. Regional packages should not be divided mechanically into country assumptions. The Russia / CIS reference requires separate review of sanctions, payment, enforcement, and compliance considerations before use.
One Integrated View of Global Screen Rights Value
Global Screen Rights Intelligence combines more than 2,600 licensing rates, advance values, and territory range observations with the methodology and market context needed to interpret them.
The package is delivered through a 30-page Report, private online Dashboard, and complete Data Workbook covering more than 1,600 market and transaction records.
Built for Active Rights Decisions
Designed to support analysis across licensing, advances, territory value, financing, acquisitions, negotiations, and other rights-related decisions.
Financing & Presales
Pressure test assumptions around territorial advances, presales, Pay-1, SVOD, and downstream revenue.
Acquisition & Negotiation
Compare buyer behavior, transaction evidence, licensing structures, and territory ranges for deal discussions.
Valuation & Analysis
Support rights valuation, financial modeling, investor materials, transaction analysis, and litigation support.