Revenue represents amounts receivable from the licensing and distribution of television programming and related rights, net of value added tax and other taxes.
The Company acts as principal in acquiring and licensing distribution rights and accordingly recognises gross licence revenue.
Revenue from licence agreements is recognised when the Company’s contractual performance obligations have been satisfied. For the majority of licence agreements this occurs when the licensed content has been delivered to the customer, all material delivery requirements have been fulfilled, the licence has commenced and the customer is able to exploit the licensed rights. Revenue is recognised at this point irrespective of the period over which the customer is entitled to exercise the licensed rights or payment is received
Amounts invoiced or received in advance of satisfying the Company’s contractual performance obligations are recognised as deferred income.