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Hello everybody!
I recently got some traction on a couple of hip-hop TV shows on the WE channel, and I wonder what kind of royalties I can expect. Since the beginning of January, I’ve had ca. 100 airings, ranging anywhere between 8 and 33 seconds each.
I’m based in Switzerland (SUISA), so it’ll take some time till the royalties find their way to me. So, I’m just curious – should I expect pennies or dollars per airing?
Thanks a lot!
Probably pennies or a total of very low dollars.
Hi all, while Art correctly answered the question in one short sentence, I will point out to all new youngsters and new folks Seeking input from Music Library Report that tv performance royalties are always based on the same data point everywhere and that is QUANTITY OF VIEWERS.
If your music is on a show where everyone in the country or world is watching, your royalties are going to pay very well.
If your music broadcasts on some obscure TV channel with just a very, small “tiny” segment of the population watching, your royalties will be
pennies per show. We do see a lot of .01 cent, .19 cent, .03 cent royalties on PRO statements…you get the idea,We have even seen $O royalties on PRO statements! LOL! (Why bother drafting a line item for $0 ASCAP?)…. but for some reason they report an event and award it.
You have to cheer for your tracks to broadcast to millions of folks watching TV, and you cheer for your music to broadcast on tv every day, everywhere. You hope and pray that the usage of your music gets documented and reported to your PRO by professionals who care about music producers, composers, songwriters, and publishers.
It depends on the show I have seen dollars when it comes to shows like “Growing Up Hip Hop ”
which is one of there biggest shows and they re-run the heck out of that show.