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title: Understanding Avails and Rights
description: Avails define when and how a title can be licensed on your channel, covering license types, territories, and time windows. This article explains how to read avails and why a title may or may not be available to you.
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# Understanding Avails and Rights
## Avails define when and how a title can be licensed on your channel, covering license types, territories, and time windows. This article explains how to read avails and why a title may or may not be available to you.
#### What Are Avails?
Avails (short for "availabilities") describe when and how a title can be licensed. They define the license types a title is available for, the territories it covers, and the time window during which it can be distributed.
You can view a title's avails on its title page by clicking the **Avails** tab. See [Licensing Title Page](https://help.filmhub.com/en/articles/8365280-licensing-title-page?hsLang=en) for a walkthrough of the title page.
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#### License Types
Filmhub uses three primary license types. A title may be available for one, two, or all three.
**AVOD (Advertising-Based Video On Demand)**
The title is available for free to viewers, with revenue generated through ad impressions. Examples include Tubi, Pluto TV, and Peacock Free.
Note: On AVOD channels, royalties are tied to ad impressions, not views. If no ads are served during a view (for example, due to low ad fill rate), no revenue is generated for that view.
**SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand)**
The title is available to viewers via a paid subscription. Examples include Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Peacock Premium.
**TVOD (Transactional Video On Demand)**
The title is available for individual purchase or rental. Examples include Amazon Prime Video (buy/rent), Apple TV, and Google Play. TVOD avails are managed independently from SVOD and AVOD.
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#### Territory Availability
The Avails tab on a title page shows which territories the title is available in.
- **Green countries (with a checkmark)** — rights are available for those territories
- **Red countries (with an X)** — those territories are excluded from the rights
If your channel operates in a territory shown in red, the title will show as **Not Available** for your account.
Territory availability is set by the title's rights holder. Filmhub cannot expand rights beyond what the producer has granted.
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#### Start and End Dates
Each avail record includes a start date and, optionally, an end date.
- **Start date** — the earliest date the title can begin being licensed and distributed
- **End date** — the date the license expires; after this date, the title will no longer be deliverable and may need to be removed from your platform
If a title you have licensed shows as **Removed**, it may be because the rights window has ended. Contact your account manager if you are unsure.
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#### Why a Title May Show as Not Available
A title may appear in the catalog but show as **Not Available** for your channel for several reasons:
- Your channel operates in a territory the title does not have rights for
- The title's license type does not match your channel's format (e.g., the title is TVOD-only and your channel is AVOD)
- The title is in an exclusive window with another channel
- The rights window has not started yet (future start date)
- The rights window has ended
If you believe a title should be available but is not, contact your account manager.
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