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CaptivateIQ for Media and Entertainment
Run Commissions More Efficiently with CaptivateIQ

CaptivateIQ helps media and entertainment companies automate and simplify complex pay structures, from royalties to global payouts, giving teams real-time insights and flexible tools to keep compensation fair, accurate, and on time.

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Why Media & Entertainment Companies Choose CaptivateIQ?

CaptivateIQ adapts to the unique demands of media and entertainment, simplifying payments across projects, tracking real-time earnings, and managing intricate royalty and bonus agreements with ease.
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    Handle Complex Compensation Agreements
    Easily manage the intricacies of royalties, bonuses, and varied payouts across a wide range of roles. Accurately calculate earnings based on factors like ad revenue, streaming metrics, and distribution agreements, and accommodate the nuances of each individual contract.
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    Get Access to Real-Time Data
    Integrate data from anywhere in your tech stack so you can track project performance in real-time. As your content generates revenue, CaptivateIQ automatically  updates compensation so you can  eliminate delays and make data-driven decisions.
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    Flexibility for Irregular Payment Cycles
    Align your payment schedules  with the unique timelines of the media and entertainment industry. Tie payments to project milestones, premieres, or events so you can process payouts accurately and on time.
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    Comply with Global Compensation Standards
    Simplify international compensation, tax, and legal requirements across different regions, so you can maintain compliance and reduce the need for additional tools and manual adjustments.
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7,000+
Unique plans supported
60x
Faster commissions calculations
99%
of errors eliminated

The Impact of Modernizing Incentives with CaptivateIQ

SmartGridTM Technology

Turn-key Integrations with Ad, Finance, and Content Systems

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    API-first design seamlessly connects with financial and content management systems, centralizing ad revenue and performance data.
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    Integrate directly with CRM, ERP, and media tracking tools to eliminate the need for manual data entry across platforms.
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    Consolidate ad, sales, and performance metrics, so compensation calculations stay current and accurate, no matter the data source.
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Payout scenario and plan calculations
Assist: AI-Powered Intelligence

Align Payouts with Project Milestones

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    Customize workflows based on irregular payment cycles that are tied to key milestones, like premieres, product launches, or distribution events.
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    Easily manage project-based payments based on factors like  global release dates or specific streaming or viewership targets.
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    Automate milestone-based payments without relying on spreadsheets.
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Automation workflow builder
Scalable and Robust Integrations

Effortlessly Manage Complex Royalties and Bonus Structures

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    Automate detailed bonus and royalty calculations with our “spreadsheet like” SmartGrid modeling engine.
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    Build royalty models based on unique terms for each contributor and apply dynamic calculations for fair, accurate payouts.
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    Quickly adapt to new revenue structures, so every payout accurately reflects each project’s performance.
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Build Trust with Clear and Trackable Payments

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    Give talent and teams self-serve access so they can see exactly how their compensation aligns with metrics like viewership or ad engagement.
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    Transparent calculations make it easy for every contributor to understand how performance impacts their pay.
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    Get full visibility with a centralized dashboard that gives stakeholders access to information on everything from individual contributions to overall project revenue.
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Delight Your Talent and Teams

Based on 150 ratings submitted in the Sales Performance Management market as of September 2023.

CaptivateIQ is the most comprehensive software for commissions I've found. We have an unusual comp plan and need multiple data sources connected to a tool to accurately process. CaptivateIQ was the only tool we found that could handle our requirements.
Jacob D.
Associate Director of Revenue Operations
Going forward, I see CaptivateIQ being able to scale with our plans because the functionality within the system allows us to grow as the company grows as well. It made sense for us to go with CaptivateIQ because it was much more flexible than any other commission system. As a result, we’ve been able to put our full confidence behind CaptivateIQ.
Zain M.
Lead Sales Compensation System Administrator

Only CaptivateIQ Helps Media and Entertainment Teams Drive True Return on Incentives

Talk to our commission plan experts to learn how you can make commissions a strategic growth driver.