IPC Licence
Sign-up and you get the rights to use up to 10 million different songs and pieces of music. It also allows you to provide programmes for +/- 30 day VOD (video on demand).
Costs
Choose from per 30 second, per programme, or per series payment options. Annual, worldwide and all media rights payment options are also available. For full details on pricing, see IPC rates below.
Commercial music – Licence fees
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Channel 4
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2 |
Charged at 50% of Use rate |
£115 per 30 secs |
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Five
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2 |
Charged at 50% of Use rate
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£87 per 30 secs |
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E4/ More 4
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Up to 2 broadcasts on each of 8 different broadcast days |
Charged at full Use rate |
£84 per 30 secs |
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Fiver/ Five US
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Up to 2 broadcasts on each of 8 different play weeks
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Charged at full Use rate
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£70 per 30 secs |
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Other satellite/ digital terrestrial channels
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Up to 2 broadcasts on each of 8 different broadcast days
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Charged at full Use rate |
£68 per 30 secs |
Production music - Licence fees
Per series and annual blankets
If you are producing a production series or a number of productions please discuss your requirements with your account manager or call the IPC team on 020 7306 4101 to go through how these rates and discounts can benefit your productions.
| Per 30 seconds cue (or part thereof) |
£35 |
£75 |
| Per episode |
£350 |
£750 |
| Per series - 4 episodes |
£1,260 |
£2,700 |
| Per series - 6 episodes |
£1,785 |
£3,825 |
| Per series - 8 episodes |
£2,380 |
£5,100 |
| Per series - 12 episodes |
£3,150 |
£6,750 |
| Annual deals |
Rates on request |
Rates on request |
How do you apply?
Please complete and send the application form and we will contact you to confirm the cost of the licence.
Once signed up to the licence you will have to keep a record (via cuesheets) of the music used and supply us with this information once your production is finalised.
The IPC Excluded works list
Certain songs aren’t covered by the IPC licence and need to be cleared directly with the publishers.
Currently, the IPC Excluded Works List contains songs that are written or co-written by AC/DC, The Beatles (including some solo works by Paul McCartney & George Harrison), Arthur Brown, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Procol Harum, The Band and The Travelling Wilburys. The list also includes works by other artists which use samples of excluded works.
Further information
For more info please contact the IPC team on 020 7306 4101
Download the TV Production rate card
Full terms and conditions
