Overseas royalty payments
Royalties from overseas societies are received throughout the year. We distribute this money in our normal quarterly distributions, usually in the next distribution following receipt. For money that we collect in our administered territories, we distribute twice a year. The following table shows the expected distribution dates for our main markets.
Expected distribution dates
Country |
Expected in DECEMBER 2018 PRS distribution if played or performed during. | Expected in APRIL 2019 PRS distribution if played or performed during… | Expected in JULY 2019 PRS distribution if played or performed during… | Expected in OCTOBER 2019 PRS distribution if played or performed during… |
|---|---|---|---|---|
USA (ASCAP) |
January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
| USA (BMI) | January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
| Argentina | January to March 2018 | April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
Australia |
January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
Austria |
- | - |
July to December 2018 | - |
| Brazil | January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
| Canada | January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
| Chile | July to December 2017 |
- |
January to June 2018 |
- |
Czech Republic |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
January to March 2019 |
April to June 2019 |
| Denmark | January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
Finland |
- |
- |
January to December 2017 | - |
| France | January to June 2018 |
January to June 2018 |
July to December 2018 |
July to December 2018 |
| Germany | July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
January to March 2019 |
April to June 2019 |
Holland |
January to December 2017 | - |
- |
- |
Hong Kong |
- |
- |
- |
January to December 2018 |
Hungary |
- |
- |
- |
January to December 2018 |
Ireland (EIRE) |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
January to March 2019 |
Israel |
April to June 2017 | July to September 2017 |
October to December 2017 | January to March 2018 |
Italy |
July to December 2017 |
- |
January to June 2018 | - |
Japan |
July to September 2017 |
October to December 2017 |
January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
Malaysia |
July to December 2017 | - |
- |
- |
Mexico |
January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
New Zealand |
January to March 2018 |
April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
| Nordic Copyright Bureau | April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 | January to March 2019 |
| Norway | July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
January to March 2019 |
April to June 2019 |
| Poland | July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
January to March 2019 |
April to June 2019 |
| Portugal | - |
January to June 2018 |
- |
July to December 2018 |
| Romania | January to March 2018 | April to June 2018 |
July to September 2018 | October to December 2018 |
| Russia | - |
July to December 2017 |
- |
January to June 2018 |
| Singapore | - |
July to December 2017 | - |
January to June 2018 |
| South Africa | January to June 2017 | - |
July to December 2017 | - |
| Spain | July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 | January to March 2019 | April to June 2019 |
| Sweden | July to September 2018 |
October to December 2018 |
January to March 2019 |
April to June 2019 |
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.