Music Licensing For Broadcast TV: Behind The Numbers

NEW ORLEANS — For radio industry professionals, the subject of royalty payments and acronyms such as the RMLC, SESAG, GMR, BMI and ASCAP has been much discussed and covered by trade journals.

But, there’s also a need for broadcast television stations to fork over payments to music rights organizations for their use in everything from syndicated programming to live broadcasts originating from the station itself.

A Media Finance Focus session provided attendees with keen insight as to what’s expected of every over-the-air TV station.