Do I need a licence to use recorded music or music videos in a TV programme I am making?
PPL licenses broadcasters directly for the use of recorded music in programmes they transmit. In the same way, VPL will license broadcasters directly for the inclusion of music videos in their programming. If you are a production company that has been commissioned by a PPL and/or VPL-licensed broadcaster to make a programme for them, the […]
Do I need a licence to use recorded music or music videos on a TV channel?
If you’re a TV broadcaster and you use commercially-released recorded music and/or music videos in programmes or promotions on your channel(s), you will usually need to be licensed by PPL and/or VPL. PPL and VPL TV and online broadcasting licences allow you to use the recorded music and music videos of our thousands of members, […]
Do I need a licence to sell TV programmes internationally?
PPL and VPL can offer licences to cover the sale of TV programmes including recorded music and music videos, provided those programmes have been made for and previously broadcast on a UK, PPL or VPL-licensed TV channel. Find out more about TV Programme sales
Why do I need a PPL licence to play recorded music in TV broadcasts?
It is a legal requirement to obtain a PPL licence to include recorded music in a radio or TV broadcast. The permission of the copyright holder(s) of each recorded music track a radio station or TV channel uses is therefore required before that music can be broadcast. As a broadcaster, you would have to obtain […]