Music Publishing Administration

Billions of micropayments are processed every quarter, making music rights highly volatile because of errors in registration and reporting by collection societies. This data can stay unchanged for years unless corrected manually. Societies do not regularly check this data due to the vast volume of data they handle. It is the copyright owner's responsibility to verify the accuracy of the data. If not addressed, revenue could be impacted.

Music within Film and TV too often has more mistakes because it includes various works (cues) in one film or TV title. Everything is fine when the film or show is released under its original title. However, titles usually change in foreign countries due to local language. You now  have a cue sheet for a film that doesn’t match the broadcast.

This is where proactive administration comes to bear, local knowledge attuned to the requirements of English language content being exploited overseas can pay dividends. 

It’s worth noting that the three largest collection societies in term of foreign receipts are ASCAP, BMI and PRS (UK).  Each pays back to these foreign affiliates around 10 - 20% of income received. It’s understandable that there remains little incentive for foreign affiliates to improve their accuracy. Expert local knowledge is vital to unclog the system.  

Trilogy Media Group offers global music publishing administration services that boost revenue through active oversight. Many top media companies  trust us to manage their catalogs. 

We are happy to offer a free consultation on how your catalogs are performing and what errors may affect your revenue. Its free and we do not charge if you decide not to join.