Discovery Networks has abandoned a plan to eliminate royalties to music composers for its shows on HGTV, Food Network, Animal Planet and more. The move by Discovery came after pressure from compose…
has abandoned a plan to eliminate royalties to music composers for its shows on HGTV, Food Network, Animal Planet and more. The move by Discovery came after pressure from composers and their advocates.
Discovery said in December it would no longer pay royalties on music composed for its US TV shows, past and future. Instead, composers would only get an initial fee and foreign royalties instead of US royalty payments collected through performing rights organizations like ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. Those that balked at that deal would have their music stripped out of the existing shows, Discovery said.
The US royalty payments make up a majority of composer incomes, and the proposed deal predictably drew outrage from the affected music creators. Now, the themes and underscores creators will continue to be paid as they have been for decades., an organization representing many composers for music featured on Discovery Networks shows, announced the deal in a statement. “Discovery has decided that their US channels will remain operating ‘as is’ under the traditional performing-rights model.
Some very good news. We have been informed today by Discovery Networks that in regard to performance rights, Discovery has decided that their US channels will remain operating as is under the traditional PRO performing rights model. More info here:
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