The agreed adjustments in the distribution regulations for performers provide the basis for the distribution of remuneration for the years 2010 to 2016 in 2021. Open budgets include docusoaps and other documentary productions, individual contributions in audiovisual productions, jingles, commercials on television and radio, and title and background music in audiovisual productions and radio plays.

In order to forward collections by CMOs abroad, GVL needs to process the payment information it receives from its sister organisations and, in some cases, allocate lump-sum payments individually to its rights holders.  Due to the diversity of the data, this sometimes takes more time. In addition, the receipt of the remuneration depends on the respective distributions of the sister organisations and is bundled across several years.

The new version contains many extensions and additional functions and possibilities for repertoire management and conflict resolution. In this online seminar, Dirk Löwenberg (Head  of the Rights Holders Service for Producers & Event Organisers) will guide you through the new portal and present the various new features. The focus will be on showing how rights ownerships can be processed with little effort and what possibilities there are for a simple conflict resolution thanks to the new features.

Broadcasting remuneration remained GVL's largest source of income, closely followed by revenues from private copying. After special effects due to back payments in the previous years, GVL's income of EUR 215.5 million in 2019 still kept in line with expectations.

With those new functions, GVL offers its producers of sound recordings and audiovisual recordings numerous new self-service functions, particularly in the area of repertoire management via label.gvl. Labels can now edit all their reported rights ownership details without much effort and at any time and have thus full control over their repertoire. This facilitates conflict resolution and supports the dynamics of the licensing market.

GVL is doing everything possible to provide the best possible support in this exceptional situation. In order to be able to provide visible help in the short and medium term, we established the € 250 emergency aid programme for freelance corona victims as quickly as possible in mid-March, which has since been taken up by well over 7,000 freelancers.

These payments on account, to be transferred at the end of May, are an exceptional kind of advance for performers on future distributions. The amount is not yet fixed, it depends on the number of participants and the individual expected claims from the distributions of the next years.

The advance payment made by GVL will be offset against the future remuneration to which they are entitled. Only when the advance payment has been fully covered by future remuneration for the years will new payouts be made again.

We are pleased to make a donation of EUR 1,500 to the Charité hospital in Berlin to fight the corona pandemic and hope that our commitment will help those who need our help most. The donation will go to the "Corona Emergency Aid Fund" of the Charité. https://gutes-tun.charite.de/ The money will be used here for aid offers that relieve doctors and nursing staff during the spread of the corona virus. These may include food delivery services, additional childcare or alternative means of transport.