What does usage-based distribution mean?
The calculation basis for such a distribution is the broadcast of a production on the radio and/or TV in line with the relevant broadcast minutes. Radio and TV usually do not broadcast an entire album but individual titles during a programme. It is the number of minutes a work has been broadcast that is relevant for distribution purposes. Such broadcast minutes incur for individual titles that have actually been broadcast. Radio stations and TV broadcasters provide us with the titles they broadcast, together with the relevant broadcast duration in minutes. We match them against your contribution notifications which you submitted via our online portal meine.gvl. If a production which you have evidently contributed to has been broadcast, you will receive a payment from GVL for it.