The exact amounts can always be found here in our annual transparency report.

The costs for GVL's own administrative expenses are based on the actual incurred costs for personnel, IT development, etc. In 2021, the cost rate actually decreased by 1 percent compared to the previous year's level due to increased revenues and was 9.7 percent.

Collection costs are made up of the following subtotals, which are deducted from your revenues on a percentage basis:

• Public reproduction (by GEMA) collection fee of up to 12.5%
• Rental (by GEMA/ZVV) collection fee of 30%
• Rental (by VG Wort/ZBT) collection fee of up to 3%
• Cable retransmission (by ARGE Kabel) collection fee of up to 10%
• Private copying (by ZPÜ) collection fee of up to 5%