Define the denominator
Decide which shows belong in the calculation. Active weekly programmes, occasional series and archived feeds can all use the hosting account, but they may not deserve equal internal cost allocation. Our simple calculator divides your entered monthly hosting and extras by a positive show count. It is an editorial planning tool, not a quotation or a claim that the provider charges that amount for each show.
Choose a fair allocation rule
Equal allocation is easy to explain when shows have similar needs. If one show dominates delivery or staff support, a weighted allocation may be more appropriate. Write the rule before a client asks why their share changed. Do not silently shift costs between unrelated clients simply because the platform combines them into one bill. The hosting contract and your client agreements address different relationships.
Keep direct expenses separate
An editor hired for one programme, a special transcription job or a bespoke artwork commission should not disappear inside a shared hosting average. List direct expenses against the relevant show, then add its share of common infrastructure. This makes the result useful for deciding whether a show is affordable, even when the hosting cost itself is modest compared with the production effort.
Read the result as a scenario
Enter a quiet-month and busy-month estimate if costs vary, while keeping the number of shows consistent. The difference highlights sensitivity; it does not predict audience growth or revenue. If adding another show appears to reduce everybody’s share, remember that total work may still rise. Use the worksheet to discuss responsibility and budget before launch, then replace guesses with actual invoices when available. A precise-looking average is only as reliable as its inputs.
Sources used for this page
These records support the facts and comparisons above. Merchant-controlled records are labelled so you can separate product claims from independent evidence.
- Transistor current plan table — Merchant documentation · transistor.fm · Merchant-controlled · checked 2026-09-19
- Transistor multi-show hosting — Merchant documentation · transistor.fm · Merchant-controlled · checked 2026-09-19