Payment schedule
Broadcast and Performance (PRS only)
When was your music used? |
Television (except music channels) |
Radio, cinema, live (except concerts), background music, music channels |
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January |
July |
July |
February |
July |
July |
March |
July |
July |
April |
October |
October |
May |
October |
October |
June |
October |
October |
July |
December |
December |
August |
December |
December |
September |
April |
December |
October |
April |
April |
November |
April |
April |
December |
April |
April |
Online music (PRS and MCPS)
When was your music used? |
All Online Music Licence (OML) companies |
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January |
October |
February |
October |
March |
October |
April |
December |
May |
December |
June |
December |
July |
April |
August |
April |
September |
April |
October |
July |
November |
July |
December |
July |
Broadcast and Music Products (MCPS only)
When was your music used? |
TV |
Radio |
AP1 audio, record labels and A/V |
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January |
July |
July |
May |
February |
July |
July |
May |
March |
July |
July |
May |
April |
October |
October |
August |
May |
October |
October |
August |
June |
October |
October |
August |
July |
December |
December |
December |
August |
December |
December |
December |
September |
April |
December |
December |
October |
April |
April |
February |
November |
April |
April |
February |
December |
April |
April |
February |
Overseas
Country |
Expected in APRIL 2020 PRS distribution if played or performed during… | Expected in JULY 2020 PRS distribution if played or performed during… | Expected in OCTOBER 2020 PRS distribution if played or performed during… | Expected in DECEMBER 2020 PRS distribution if played or performed during… |
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USA (ASCAP) |
April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
USA (BMI) | April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
Argentina | April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
Australia |
April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
Austria |
April to June 2019 | July to December 2019 | - | January to March 2020 |
Belgium |
April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
Brazil | April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
Canada | January to March 2020 | April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 |
Chile | Jul to Dec 2018 | January to June 2019 | - |
- |
Czech Republic | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 | April to June 2020 | June to Sept 2020 |
Denmark | August to October 2019 | November 2019 to January 2020 | February to April 2020 | May to July 2020 |
Finland | April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
France | July to September 2018 | October to December 2018 | January to March 2019 | April to June 2019 |
Germany | October to December 2018 | January to March 2019 | April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 |
Holland | January to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
Hong Kong | January to December 19 | July to December 19 | January to December 19 | January to June 20 |
Hungary | - |
- |
January to December 2019 | January to December 2019 and Q1 2020 |
Ireland (EIRE) | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 | April to June 2020 |
Israel | January to March 2019 | March to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 |
Italy | - |
- |
- |
January to December 2019 |
Japan |
March to October 19 | March to December 19 | October 19 to March 20 | October to June 20 |
Mexico |
April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
New Zealand |
April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 |
Nordic Copyright Bureau | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 | - |
Norway | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 |
January to March 2020 |
April to June 2020 |
Poland | October to December 2019 | January to March 2020 | April to June 2020 | July to September 2020 |
Portugal | January to June 2019 | - | July to December 2019 | - |
Romania | April to June 2019 | July to September 2019 | October to December 2019 | October to December 2019 |
Russia | July to December 2018 | - | January to June 2019 | - |
Singapore | July to December 2018 | - | January to June 2019 | - |
South Africa | January to March 2019 |
April 2019 to July 2019 |
August 2019 to September 2019 | October 2019 to December 2019 |
South Korea |
April 19 to July 20 | April 2019 to February 2020 | September 19 to May 2020 | January 2019 to Aug 2020 |
Spain | July to September 2019 |
October to December 2019 |
January to March 2020 |
April to June 2020 |
Sweden | July to September 2019 |
October to December 2019 |
January to March 2020 |
April to June 2020 |
Switzerland |
April to June 2019 | July 2019 to September 2019 |
October to December 2019 |
January 2020 to March 2020 |
Not all performances of a work can be logged and paid by another society. There are many reasons why performances of works abroad may not have been paid, some of which are summarised below.
- The sale of a television series abroad does not guarantee that a broadcast will take place, or that the broadcasting channel is included in a society’s distribution. We are usually notified if a programme has been broadcast for which an affiliated society has no information.
- Smaller radio and TV stations are less economically important to a society and so are usually sampled, using examples of their daily use their music rather than every day's playlist. This reduces the probability of your music being included in the distribution sample.
- Most societies distribute royalties for music performed in advertising but there are exceptions. It's important for members to obtain as much information as possible at the start of the campaign from the advertising agency. Sometimes, the name of the product can change from country to country and the soundtrack re-dubbed.