Independent Production Company Blanket

What is name of the scheme?

The Independent Production Company (IPC) Blanket Licence.

What does the scheme allow you to do?

It enables producers of TV programmes access to over 10 million pieces of our members’ music.

What are the rights and formats covered under the agreement?

We provide a simple and cost effective way for you to access all the commercial or production music that you need.

 

How do you apply to the scheme?

Apply

Once admitted onto the scheme, do you have to apply for individual product clearances?

No. We offer a one-stop-shop: rather than seek clearance from individual copyright owners, you can now simply apply once to us.

How much do you pay?

Commercial music

The fees for commercial music are outlined below:

 

Commissioning Channel	Category A   Standard Transmissions *1	Category B Programme content provided for mobile or online use in the UK only *2
Channel 4	£107 per 30 seconds or parts thereof	£36 per 30 seconds or parts thereof
S4C	TBC	TBC
Five	£81 per 30 seconds or parts thereof	£26 per 30 seconds or parts thereof
Fiver/Five US	£65 per 30 seconds or parts thereof	£21 per 30 seconds or part thereof
E4/ More 4/ BBC 3 etc	£78 per 30 seconds or parts thereof	£26 per 30 seconds or parts thereof
Other sat/ digital channels	£63 per 30 seconds or parts thereof	£21 per 30 seconds or parts thereof
S4C Digital	TBC	TBC

 

*1 Covers standard transmissions on any one channel and +/- 30 day
for Video On Demand (VOD)
*2 Content must be related to previously broadcast material
(eg backstage footage)

 

Transmission Terms

C4, Five and S4C: Standard term = 2 transmissions
E4, More 4, Fiver etc: Over 8 play days with a maximum of 2 transmissions per play day

 

Production Music

By applying for an IPC Licence all production music will be offered with an introductory discount of 10% off the published rate card price.

 

Production Music fees Prices per 30 second unit

This is MCPS’ standard approach to licensing Production Music and offers easy access to music at competitive prices.

 

Production Category	TV Production Music fees per 30 second unit rates	Prices Per 30 second unit
		Europe including UK and Eire (or any other continent)
T1	Any single channel *	£39 (£35)
T1	S4C	£23 (£21)
T2	Any single satellite/cable/digital channel only	£30 (£27)

 

Per programme rates

If a licensee’s total Production Music use fee (on a per programme basis) is calculated as being higher than that of the per programme rate then the per programme rate will automatically be charged.

 

Production Category	TV Per-Programme Rates (excluding advertising)	Prices Per 1 Hour Programme
T7		Europe including UK and Eire (or any other continent)
60 mins	Any single channel *	£389* (£350)
60 mins	S4C	£233* (£210)

 

If you want to use production music outside of the IPC scheme (e.g. if you are overseas) please view the production music rate card.

 

What does the scheme exclude?

If you want to distribute a UK TV programme that already contains our members music then you will also need to apply for a Secondary Exploitation (SE) Licence.

International use (it is for UK programming made by UK IPCs). Adaptation, alteration, sampling or arrangement of a members' commercial music without prior approval. Reproductions of music as parodies. Use of music in a deliberately derogatory, obscene or demeaning way to its composer, author or the performing artist. Advertising and sponsorship. Use of commercial music in title/credit sequences.

Anything excluded from the blanket licence must be individually licensed.

 

Further information

View the IPC guidance document