Commercial service charges and rates
Overview
North West Film Archive
The North West Film Archive (NWFA) makes footage from its exciting collection available to media production companies via a professional access service which is prompt, efficient and competitively priced. Material is supplied subject to third-party permissions.
Footage has appeared in hundreds of television broadcasts including, most recently, Edwardian Life In Colour, Who Do You Think You Are?, The One Show, Imagine, Match Of The Day, and A House Through Time.
A major investment in facilities supports in-house provision of broadcast-standard telecine to DigiBeta or HDCAM including standard 8mm and 9.5mm film.
Service charges and rates
Service charges
Initial Search and/or Handling Charge 1 (See notes below)
£25.00 per programme
Viewing at NWFA
No charge
Loan of discs / tapes / drives / files
For viewing (Spoiled DVD / Screener file):
Up to five titles free of charge, then £15 per title thereafter.
For editing: Digital files*: £55 per title (In-house digitisation to broadcast standard)
*Please tell us your requirements for digital file formats.
Discounts can be negotiated for loan of multiple titles Minimum fee which can be invoiced £20 - credit cards accepted
Rates for usage 2
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discount rate £ / sec |
full rate £ / sec |
minimum use 3 |
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| UK PSR TV Rights | |||
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One UK broadcast 4 (each UK repeat 50%) |
£7 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| Multiple UK broadcasts 4 | £15 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| FVOD/Catch Up [UK - 1 Year] 5 | £10 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| Other Broadcast / Streaming Rights | |||
| Local TV (NW) | £5 | +50% | 15 seconds |
| Cable/satellite TV (UK) | £10 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| SVOD [UK - 5 Years] 5 | £20 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| SVOD [World - 5 Years] 5 | £35 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| World TV broadcasts | £35 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| Non-broadcast Platforms | |||
| UK distribution | £7 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| World distribution | £14 | +50% | 30 seconds |
| Worldwide All-Media | £49 | +50% | 30 seconds |
Ask about our rates for theatrical use, adverts, music videos, streaming services, corporate videos and website use.
A 50% discount on usage rates applies to all educational use.
ALL CHARGES ARE EXCLUSIVE OF VAT AT THE PREVAILING RATE
Notes
- Applies to all requests requiring information or documentation provided to client by NWFA staff; and to users outside the UK incurring bank charges.
- Total on-screen time including stilled or slowed footage.
- The minimum use (from any/all titles supplied) will be payable upon signature of contract by the client, authorising supply of material on the required format
- Non-subscription channels only.
- FVOD (Free Video On Demand), SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand).
A licence period of 5 years applies from date of contract at no further charge. Rights in perpetuity carry 100% premium.
Conditions
Key conditions
- In order to qualify for the Discount Rate, an onscreen credit must be given worded:
North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University
Non-compliance will result in the application of the Full Rate and an addition of 50% to all service charges. - When payments to copyright holders and/or donors are required these are in addition to the Archive’s charges. Where copyright holders are not known, the Producer will indemnify the NWFA against any claims arising from use of the material.
- All lab costs will be borne by the client, as will special delivery charges, and any extraordinary expenses e.g. taxis. Material lost or damaged must be replaced at the client’s expense. Failure to return a NWFA editing tape will incur a penalty of £250 per title supplied.
- Enquiries requiring supply within 5 working days will incur a premium of 50% on service charges. Same day supply will incur a premium of 100%. Note: all other terms and conditions of supply must be met as usual.
NWFA reserves the right to:
- Refuse access to material due to preservation considerations.
- Require a substantial deposit/credit card payment in advance of service provision.
- Limit the number of enquiries handled, depending on staff availability.
- Stipulate that all material not used in the production shall be erased or returned to the NWFA (proof of erasure will be required).
- Make a charge for the issue of a new contract for use of material supplied for another production.
- Record off-air programmes using NWFA material (for reference).
- View a copy of the finished production (as broadcast or distributed).