Royalties Netflix?

[Art Munson]

I noticed a TV show I recently had a placement on is streaming episodes on Netflix and probably other similar sites as well. Does anyone know if royalties are paid for this sort of usage? How about when the entire season of episodes is sold as a DVD? Thanks in advance for your feedback!

[Michael Nickolas]

I’ve been paid by ASCAP for Netflix streaming. Another case of being paid pennies. An example – 744,178 plays of a 29 second background cue paid $2.36.

[Jay]

wow…I never considered that as another revenue stream..anyone making any real $ this way ?

[Art Munson]

“An example – 744,178 plays of a 29 second background cue paid $2.36.”

Are you serious Michael N or dare I say,being a bit facetious.?

Michael

[Stuart Moore]

He is being serious although I’m not sure how you found out how many plays the show had as my ascap statement doesn’t show this.
For 3 20 sec cues I made a total of $1.90.

[Michael Nickolas]

Hi Stuart, yes I looked back on my statements to find an exact example. I referenced one from 2012, but don’t remember which month. It did show how many plays.

[Art Munson]

$2.36? Ouch! This particular cue was a full 120 sec. so I guess it would pay somewhere around $9. Still an ouch for that many streams haha! Was that payment of $2.36 for one quarter Michael N?

Does anyone have any experience with being paid for DVD sales of the show?

[Michael Nickolas]

Yep, one quarter. Working so hard for these tiny payouts can get tiresome…

But yes, I do have experience with being paid for DVD sales of a show. It will depend on the deal the library made when licensing your music. I had music in a show on CBS one time. I got a payment when the track was licensed for the show, and a second payment when the show went to DVD. I suspect those days might be gone now and that a library will most likely include DVD rights in with the initial fee and you will be paid once.

[Art Munson]

Thanks for the info!

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