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I’m in the US and have been getting some cues used quite a bit on a soap opera in Belgium since last year. It was an exclusive deal through a Dutch library who recently told me I may not see the royalties show up until sometime this year or even next. Why so long??
In general international royalties take longer than domestic. Our PRO’s here in the US don’t log performances overseas. They rely on their international affiliates to report and pay them so they can pay us which can be on a semi-annual or annual basis. It’s not uncommon to see international payouts show up 18-24 months or longer after the performance took place at least in my case. (I’m with BMI) I am sure many here can vouch for that.
Yeah I think that would be likely. Domestic performances from April 2015 are paying out this upcoming royalty distribution for Q2 2015 (January 15th-BMI). Hopefully you may see something in the fall but I wouldn’t be surprised if takes until the following year 2017. Maybe certain foreign PRO’s pay quicker than others. This is all speaking from experience with BMI. They pay the international royalties & domestic together. With ASCAP I believe there are more frequent payouts throughout the year separate for domestic & international. Not sure if that impacts the timeline of international payouts maybe an ASCAP member can chime in.
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