How to Create & Manage PPV (Pay Per View) Monetization

Introduction

Enabling Pay Per View Monetization

How to Add PPV Price for Single Content

Adding PPV Price for Nested Content

How to Set PPV Price to Single Content

How to Set PPV Price to Nested Content

How End-Users Purchase PPV Content (Single, Nested)

How to Manage PPV Plans

How to Assign PPV Plans to End-Users

Introduction

PPV (Pay Per View) monetization allows you to add prices for individual content (video and/or audio). End-users can buy or rent individual content and watch it. When an end-user clicks on PPV content, he/she sees a payment popup and he/she needs to pay a certain amount of price to view the content. You can set different prices for subscribers and non-subscribers as well as for Single content like movies, and video clips, and Nested or Multi-Part content like TV Series, Web Series, Audio Albums, etc. You can also enable the "Access Duration" restriction for the PPV monetized content where you can define for how long the end-users can access (rent) content that they have purchased via PPV.

Note:

First, you need to integrate Payment Gateway (Monetization --> Payment Gateway) to enable the PPV monetization.
PPV monetization is currently not available for the TV Apps.

Enabling Pay-Per-View Monetization

To enable PPV, navigate to “Monetization” --> “Settings” in the CMS.
Click on the "Monetization Settings" tab.
Under “Pricing,” select the “Pay Per View” check box.
Click on “Save”.
PPV monetization will be enabled.

Adding PPV Price for Single Content

You can configure PPV price for single video content like movies, video clips, and single audio content like songs.

To add PPV price for single content, navigate to “Monetization”-->"Pricing" in the CMS.
Click on "Pay Per View" tab.
Click on “Add PPV”.
Type the “Plan Name”.
Type “Plan Description”.
In “Plan Type” select “Single”.
In the “Price” field, type the price for “Non-Subscribers” and “Subscribers”. If you do not want to charge your subscribers for any PPV content, you can type zero in the subscriber price field.
Click on “Add More Price for Specific Country” if you want to set another currency for PPV content. (While adding currency for another country, you need to convert your default currency to that specific country's currency as currencies are not converted automatically. For example, if your default currency is US Dollar and you are adding currency for India, then you need to convert the value of the US Dollar to Indian Rupees. If you have set $1.00 for content, then while adding INR you need to type Rs. 71.55 in the corresponding field.). You can also set different values for different countries. Like $1.00 for US and Rs. 500 for India and so on. Also, Users in a specific country will see the content price in their currency when they click on content to purchase it and will be charged in their currency. (For example, a user in Japan will see the price of the content in Yen even though default currency is set in US Dollar)
In "Restrictions" select the restriction for the Pay Per View plan (Optional).
Select "Access Duration". You can select “Hours”, “Days”, or “Months” from the drop-down. If you set 1 month for access duration, then end-users can get access for the content they purchase for one month. After one month if the users try to view the content, they will see the payment popup.
Click on “Save” to add the PPV plan.

Note: If you do not want to charge your subscribers for any PPV content, you can type zero in the subscriber price field.

Adding PPV Price for Nested Content

You can add PPV plans for nested (multi-part)video content like TV Series, Web Series, and audio content like audio albums, podcasts, etc.

To add PPV price for nested content, navigate to “Monetization”--> "Pricing" in the CMS.
Click on “Pay Per View” tab.
Click on "Add PPV".
Type the “Plan Name”
Type “Plan Description”.
Select “Content Type” select “Group”.
Type price for the Parent or Show (Level 0) content. Type the price for “Non-Subscribers” and “Subscribers”.
Type price for the Season (Level 1) content. Type the price for “Non-Subscribers” and “Subscribers”.
Type price for the Episode (Level 2) content. Type the price for “Non-Subscribers” and “Subscribers”.
Click on “Add Country Specific Pricing” if you want to set another currency for PPV content. (While adding currency for another country, you need to convert your default currency to that specific country's currency as currencies are not converted automatically. For example, if your default currency is US Dollar and you are adding currency for India, then you need to convert the value of the US Dollar to Indian Rupees. If you have set $1.00 for content, then while adding INR you need to type Rs. 71.55 in the corresponding field.). You can also set different values for different countries. Like $1.00 for US and Rs. 500 for India and so on. Also, Users in a specific country will see the content price in their currency when they click on content to purchase it and will be charged in their currency. (For example, a user in Japan will see the price of the content in Yen even though default currency is set in US Dollar)
In "Restrictions" enable restrictions the Pay Per View plan (optional).
Select "Access Duration".
Type the access duration value. You can select “Hours”, “Days”, or “Months” from the drop-down. If you set 1 month for access period, then end-users can get access for the content they purchase for one month. After one month if the users try to view the content, they will see the payment popup.
Click on “Save” to add the PPV plan.

Note: If you do not want to charge your subscribers for any PPV content, you can type zero in the subscriber price field.

How to Set PPV Price to Single Content

You can add the PPV price to the ‘Single’ video and/or audio content. Multiple PPV plans can be added to ‘Single’ content. When the end-users visit the pricing page, they will see different PPV plans set for the content. You can also delete/edit any PPV plan for any content.

To add PPV price to single content, navigate to “Content Management” -->” Content Library” in the CMS.
Click on the 3 dots on the right-hand side of the single content.
Click on “Manage Plan”.
Select "PPV" from the drop-down.
On the right-hand side, under "Select Plan", select the plans. You can select multiple plans for a single content.
Click on “Save”. The plan will be added. To add another plan, repeat the process.
To remove a PPV category for content, click on “Delete”. Then, click on “Save” to delete the plan.

How to Set PPV Price to Nested Content

You can add the PPV price to the ‘Nested’ video and/or audio content. Multiple PPV plans can be added to ‘Nested’ content. When the end-users visit the pricing page, they will see different PPV plans set for the content. You can also delete/edit any PPV plan for any content.

To add PPV price to nested content, navigate to “Content Management” -->” Content Library” in the CMS.
Click on the 3 dots on the right-hand side of the single content.
Click on “Manage Plan”.
Select "PPV" from the drop-down.
On the right-hand side, under "Select Plan", select the plans. You can select multiple plans for a single show or parent content.
Click on “Save”. The plan will be added. To add another plan, repeat the process.
To remove a PPV category for content, click on “Delete”. Then, click on “Save” to delete the plan.

How End-Users Purchase a PPV Content (Single, Nested)

End-users need to login to the store to purchase the content. For subscribers, the PPV content will show a different price (which is already set by the Admin). The non-subscribers can view the PPV price for the content as well as subscription options (if subscription is enabled).

The end-users first need to login to the website/app (as a subscriber or non-subscriber). If they login as a non-subscriber, they can view the non-subscribers’ price for the content. If they log in as a subscriber, they can view the price for the subscribers.
When the end-users click on the PPV content to play, they will view the payment popup.
End-users can select from the PPV plans set for the content (if multiple plans are added).
In the payment page, they need to provide their credit card details and click on "Pay Now".
Once the content is purchased the end-users will get the email notification.
End-users can view the purchase history for their purchase of PPV content and they can view the receipt as well.
After purchasing the content, the end-user can view the content (the restrictions will be applied if it is added by the admin i.e., “Access Period”).

Here the End-User is Buying a Single Content (movies. video clips, songs)

How to Manage PPV Plans

If you have added multiple PPV plans for both single and nested content, then if it is required, you can edit any PPV plan from the list or you can even disable a PPV plan from the list.

Navigate to "Monetization" -->"Pricing" in the CMS.
Click on the "Pay Per View" tab.
On the right-hand side of a PPV plan, click on the "Edit" icon to edit the plan.
You can change the plan "Name", "Description", "Pricing", "Restriction", etc.
Click on "Save" to save the changes.
To disable a specific PPV plan, click on the 3 dots and click on "Disable".
When asked for confirmation, click on "Proceed". If the PPV plan is disabled it will not visible on the frontend.
To enable the plan again, click on "Enable" when asked for the confirmation, click on "Proceed" the plan will be enabled again.

How to Assign PPV Plans to the End-Users

As an admin, you can assign PPV plans to the end-users from the CMS. You can assign a single plan or multiple PPV plans.

Navigate to "User Management" → "User Details" in the CMS.
Locate the desired end-user and click on the three-dot menu on the right-hand side.
Select "Manage Plan" from the options.
Under "Add a Plan", choose the PPV plans from the drop-down you want to assign.
Select the “Content” from the drop-down.
Click "Add Plan" to confirm.
The selected plans will be successfully assigned to the end-user.
You can view it under the "Active Plans".
Repeat the above process to assign multiple PPV plans to the end-users.

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