FOOTAGE RATES
License term: Non-exclusive rights, 5 years, unlimited plays.Rights in perpetuity negotiable.
The following rates are charged on a 30 second minimum used or unused.
| Markets | Territories | ||
| Canada | Foreign/One Country | World | |
| Conventional / Cable TV | $25 | $30 | $40 |
| Pay Per View | $25 | $30 | $40 |
| Commercial Spots | $40 | $45 | $60 |
| Music Videos | $40 | $45 | $60 |
| Feature Films | $40 | $45 | $70 |
| Corporate/Industrial Video | $30 | $45 | $60 |
| Live Theatre/Public Exhibit | $20 | $30 | $40 |
| Educational Video | $20 | $30 | $40 |
| Home Video | $20 | $30 | $40 |
| New Media | $40 | $40 | $40 |
Prices subject to change.
Requests originating outside Canada are payable in U.S. funds.
FACILITY FEES
Price excludes tape stock.
Tapes are provided in NTSC format only; PAL and SECAM formats are not available.
Minimum charges are as follows:
- Administration Fee: $50 includes licensing agreements
- Research: $35 per half hour
- Preparation: $35 per half hour
- Screening: $35 per half hour
- Dubbing fee: $75 per half hour
- Screening DVDs: $100 for first half hour; $75 per half thereafter.
TAPE STOCK
- Beta – 30 minutes: $35
- Beta – 20 minutes: $30
- DVD: $10
- HD tape: $85.00
OTHER COSTS
Clients are responsible for all other costs, including shipping, lab fees, and fees associated with public archives recalls.
GENERAL POLICIES
- CBC will not release any air quality cassettes without receiving a certified cheque, money order, VISA or MasterCard payment, of the minimum royalty rate.
- CBC can only provide clients with “natural” or “wild” sound. Narration tracks, reporter voice over and music cannot be sold.
- CBC does not have copyright over all footage aired on our networks. Material not owned by the CBC is not available.
- CBC reserves the right to apply a surcharge on rare, wildlife, animation or special footage.
- CBC Arts and Entertainment footage (e.g. performance, variety or dramatic programming) may be subject to clearance fees, permissions, and royalty payments.
- CBC has the right to refuse or restrict the use of our footage for any reason whatsoever.
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