VOD/OTT Streaming Platform – 10 Year Financial Model

Financial Model providing a 10-year financial plan for a startup or operating Video in Demand/Over-the-top Streaming Platform.

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An over-the-top (OTT) media service (also known as Streaming platforms) is a media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet. The term is most synonymous with subscription-based video-on-demand (SVoD) services that offer access to film and television content (including existing shows and movies for which rights have been acquired from the content owner, as well as original content produced specifically for the service).

With VOD, convenience is key. Viewers can choose what they want to watch, where they want to watch it, and when. As such, VOD streaming is never live, nor does it require a physical copy of the content being viewed (as with DVDs or Blu-ray Disks).

This Financial model presents a scenario of a startup or existing subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming platform. The model includes assumptions and calculations of Initial Investment Costs, Paid and Organic Users Acquisition, Subscription and Ancillary Revenue  Direct Costs (Licensing, Production, R&D, etc.), Payroll, Operating Expenses, Fixed Assets & Depreciation, Financing through Debt & Equity and Exit Valuation assumptions in case of a potential sale of the business.

The model follows Financial Modeling Best Practices principles and is fully customizable.

Detailed instructions for the functionality of the model are included in the Excel file.

Inputs:
• User Acquisition metrics (Paid & Organic, Churn Rates, etc)
• Subscription Revenue Assumptions (3 types of subscription packages, 3 types of payment plans, subscription fees, discount % per plan, etc.)
• Ancillary Revenue Assumptions (the model provides inputs for 3 different ancillary revenue sources)
• Startup CapEx and Setup Expenses (apply only for startup businesses)
• Payroll per Department, OpEx & CapEx Assumptions
• Financing & Capital Structure – Uses & Sources of Cash analysis (Financing through Equity & Debt)
• Exit Year Scenario & Valuation Multiples

Outputs:
• Monthly Operating Budget & Budget summary per Year
• Budget vs. Actual Variance Analysis
• 10-Year Financial Forecast (3 Statement Model) & Direct Cash Flow Report
• Breakeven Analysis, KPIs and Financial Ratios (Revenue & Cost Metrics, ROE, ROIC, Profit Margins, etc.)
• Dynamic Dashboard including key business metrics & charts analyzing business performance.
• Business Valuation (incl. Enterprise & Equity Value, DCF, Terminal Value, Unlevered & Levered Cash Flow, Project Return Metrics & Sensitivity Analysis)
• Investors (PE) Distribution Waterfall Model
• Professional Executive Summary

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