TFC Tidbit of the Day 15- Mitigate the middlemen

Ask for revenue potentials and examine how many layers of middlemen there are between the distributor/aggregator and the stores or platforms that you most want to be on, assuming that you cannot go direct (which often is the case). Make sure distributors are not going through too many middlemen, or selling to themselves and double dipping, or simply offering to do something on your behalf that you could do yourself. And make sure you know what their deals are with key stores or platforms.

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Orly Ravid July 16th, 2010

Posted In: Digital Distribution

Tags: aggregators, distributors, independent film, middlemen, The Film Collaborators