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P&L Calculator

A Profit & Loss (P&L) statement is essential for IPTV/OTT operators to forecast revenue, control costs, and ensure long-term profitability. Use this calculator to optimize financial planning and make informed business decisions. Dive into our step-by-step guide on creating a streaming service business plan and perfect your P&L strategy today!

Operator Configuration

Fixed: Uses its own network with STB, Mobile, and Smart TV apps. STB cost is included.
Mobile: Uses its own network with a Mobile app only.
OTT: No own network, uses STB, Mobile, and Smart TV apps. STB cost is not included.
Small: 1,000–10,000+ subscribers, often using the platform provider's cloud for origin and edge servers.
Medium: 3,000–300,000 subscribers, typically managing their own edge servers and, in some cases, origin servers.
Large: 5,000–1,000,000 subscribers, primarily operating their own origin and edge servers.
# of subscribers at start
Target number of subscribers
Months needed to reach target
No. of SD channels: Number of channels in standard definition.
No. of HD channels: Number of channels in high definition.
Bandwidth per SD channel (in Mbps)
Bandwidth per HD channel (in Mbps)
No. of SD channels for CUTV: Number of SD channels with Catch Up TV feature
No. of HD channels for CUTV: Number of HD channels with Catch Up TV feature
Days of CUTV: How far back in days does Catch Up TV go?
No. of SD VOD assets: Number of Video on Demand assets in standard definition
No. of HD VOD assets: Number of Video on Demand assets in high definition
Bandwidth per SD asset (in Mbps)
Bandwidth per HD asset (in Mbps)
Required Storage (TB)
Concurrency: Average expected percentage of subscribers that are simultaneously using the service.
Average streaming bandwidth per user (in Mbps)
Streaming bandwdith towards users (from cloud to end users) per subscriber
Streaming bandwidth towards edge servers (cloud to edge)
Origin on-site
Edge servers on-site
Backend HW cost: The cost of hardware when using your own streaming infrastructure.
Monthly User Growth
ARPU: Average revenue per user includes all subscriber related revenues except advertising (monthly)
Monthly churn rate: A percentage of subscribers that leaves the service each month.
Average ad revenue per subscriber
STB Cost: The cost of a set-top-box, if it is provided by the operator as included in service subscription.
STB installation cost: The expenses incurred for delivering and installing the set-top-box for the subscriber, which can include on-site installation by an engineer, shipping, and provisioning costs, should be factored in if these are provided by the operator and included in the service subscription.
Monthly Live TV content rights: The cost of content rights for Live TV channels (per channel, per sub)
Monthly VOD content rights: The cost of content rights for VOD library (per subscriber, per VOD library)
Monthly EPG cost per channel: The cost of data for EPG service.
Monthly Video Headend cost per SD channel: The cost of SD channel source stream delivered to the origin server.
Monthly Video Headend cost per HD channel: The cost of HD channel source stream delivered to the origin server.
Monthly service promotion costs: These cover public relations campaigns, influencer collaborations, referral bonuses, and special promotional offers aimed at increasing subscriber acquisition.
Monthly labour - service operations: The cost of labour for personnel working on service specific processes (support, operations, marketing)
Other non-service specific monthly costs: This includes all other costs that can not be attributed to above categories. For example all other labour costs, cost of office space, cost of server space, cost of payment processing, financing cost, …
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P&L Statement Simulation

The simulated P&L statement provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. UniqCast disclaims all liability for any inaccuracies, omissions, or potential losses arising from the use of this simulation. Users are solely responsible for interpreting and applying the simulated data to their own circumstances.

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