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Let’s start with a couple of numbers
What percentage of music on TV in the USA is production music?
What percentage of music on TV in the UK is production music?
Same. Germany France etc.The latest I could find but this is 2025, I wonder what those stats are now?
United States:
A 2022 report by BMAT Music Innovators, commissioned by the Production Music Association, examined 47 high-rating broadcast and cable TV channels in the U.S. between February 11 and March 14, 2022. The findings revealed that 46% of all music played on these channels was production music. In contrast, commercial music accounted for 7% of the music used, while the remaining 47% was unclassified, encompassing commissioned music, film and TV scores, and broadcaster-owned catalogs.
United Kingdom:
A similar study by BMAT, conducted from September 18 to October 18, 2021, analyzed six high-rating UK TV channels, including BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4, Dave, Discovery Channel UK, and ITV. The research found that production music constituted 37% of the total music used during the analyzed period. Commercial music made up 6%, while the remaining 57% was unclassified, which includes commissioned music and film and TV scores.
France:
A study by BMAT Music Innovators in March 2021 analyzed seven prominent French TV channels, including Canal+, France 2, France 3, C8, Arte, M6, and TF1. The findings revealed that production music accounted for 43% of the total music used across these channels. Notably, C8 utilized production music for 65% of its music content, Arte for 60%, and TF1 for 49%. In comparison, commercial music comprised 30% of the music used, while the remaining 27% was unclassified, mainly consisting of commissioned music in movies and TV series.
Germany:
The same BMAT study examined 50 leading German TV channels, such as ARD-Das Erste, RTL, SAT.1, and VOX. The analysis showed that production music made up 45% of the total music used. SAT.1 had the highest usage of production music at 70%, followed by VOX at 61% and RTL at 48%. Commercial music represented 15% of the music used, while the remaining 40% was unclassified, including commissioned music and broadcaster-owned catalogs.
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