Radio, TV and Film

It has been three years since GEMA began to make its distributions in the broadcasting rights distribution categories for uses by public service broadcasters (ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio - both on television and radio) on the basis of reports the broadcasters generated with the help of monitoring technology.

Following in-depth analysis and meetings for exchange and work, GEMA and the public-service broadcasters have jointly identified the challenges to be overcome in the use of monitoring technology to assist reporting. As a result, the needs and next steps for optimisation and further development were established.

The broadcasters and GEMA pursue the joint aim of working closely together in order to improve the quality of reports and distributions for the benefit of music creators. Important issues in this context include, for example, the process for uploading audio files and optimising the recognition quality of monitoring service provider BMAT.

For example, significant improvements have been achieved with regard to sound designs and jingles used by public service radio stations thanks to constant efforts to improve the efficiency of scanning the broadcast signal. The result is a measurable and significant improvement in the quality of usage reports since September 2021.

In the event of a missing or incorrect distribution of your music usage, please click here to find out what is important to know when making a claim and how to submit it quickly and easily to us.