Revenue Reporting & Payouts
Understand your earnings dashboard, monthly statements, viewership reporting, and payout schedule.
Two places to track your performance
Once approved for the Monetization Program, you have two distinct views inside your VideoNest account — one for financial data and one for audience data. They serve different purposes and should be read separately.
| Where | What it shows | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings tab — Settings > Monetization | Monthly statements, invoices, payout history | Confirmed actuals |
| Analytics dashboard — main nav | Viewership, plays, CPM, estimated revenue across all platforms | Near real-time estimates |
The Earnings tab
The Earnings tab at app.videonest.co under Settings > Monetization is your financial record. Everything shown here represents confirmed, reconciled amounts.
- Monthly statements — a per-period breakdown of confirmed ad revenue, after advertiser reconciliation and invalid traffic filtering. These are the authoritative figures your payout is based on.
- Revenue by distribution channel — each statement breaks down earnings by channel type: revenue generated from your VideoNest-hosted video player (on your own website or embed destinations) is reported separately from revenue generated through third-party distribution partners such as Roku, MSN, Yahoo, and other syndication channels.
- Invoices — formal invoice documents generated per billing period, available to download.
- Payout history — a record of amounts that have been paid out to you and the dates they were issued.
Monthly email reports
If you're opted in and maintaining good standing, VideoNest sends a monthly email once your statement has been finalized. This email contains your confirmed earnings for the period — the same figures shown in your Earnings tab — and is sent after advertiser reconciliation is complete.
The analytics dashboard — viewership across platforms
The analytics dashboard gives you a real-time view of how your content is performing across every distribution channel you're active on. This is separate from your financial statement and covers audience data: where your content is being watched, how much, and at what engagement rate.
The dashboard shows:
- Total views — across all active distribution channels combined
- Per-platform breakdown — views and plays segmented by channel (Roku, MSN, Yahoo, Apple TV, etc.), so you can see exactly where your audience is coming from
- Estimated CPM — near real-time cost per thousand views by platform
- Estimated revenue — a running total for the current period, updated as impressions are recorded
See Per-Platform Analytics for a full walkthrough of the breakdown view, and Analytics Dashboard Overview for an overview of all available metrics.
Revenue shown in the analytics dashboard reflects impression data in near real-time, but is an estimate until advertiser reconciliation is complete. The figures in your monthly statement are the confirmed actuals and are what payouts are based on. Dashboard estimates and final statement amounts may differ.
How statements are calculated
At the close of each billing period, VideoNest reconciles impression data with advertiser reporting. This process includes:
- Removing any invalid impressions identified during the period (bot traffic, invalid clicks, non-human activity)
- Applying the confirmed CPM rates agreed with each distribution partner
- Calculating your 55% share of the net revenue collected
The result is your finalized statement. Because reconciliation can cause the confirmed figure to differ from dashboard estimates — particularly if invalid traffic is identified late — your statement should always be treated as the authoritative number.
CTV and premium news placements typically generate higher CPMs than podcast or signage distributions. Diversifying your distribution mix can improve overall revenue. The per-platform breakdown in the analytics dashboard is a useful tool for understanding which channels are driving the most value.