“Cable rights” for performers, what is the current situation?
December 3 2019 Audiovisual Music PlayRight
Since 2015, actors and musicians are entitled to a remuneration for cable retransmission. Since the adoption of a new law in November 2018, however, they are also entitled to a[…]
Encounter with Nicky Collaer, professional drummer
November 29 2019 Music PlayRight
“The instrument adapts itself to the style, the rest is common sense.” So much is clear. But how do you adapt to the music style of a band when you[…]
Launch of Unisono, the unique platform for copyrights & neighbouring rights
November 26 2019 Audiovisual Music PlayRight
January 1st, 2020 marks the operational launch of Unisono, the unique platform for copyrights & neighbouring rights in Belgium. This platform is a result of a collaboration between Sabam, PlayRight[…]
Music rights 2018: a first distribution of 3.4 million € of neighbouring rights
November 25 2019 Music PlayRight
PlayRight has just performed a first distribution of the music rights collected for the year 2018. This first distribution, which will later be completed by a final distribution, amounts to[…]
Distribution calendar: Overview of rights to be paid to artists in 2020
November 4 2019 Audiovisual International PlayRight
The 2020 distribution calendar is ready: nine distributions of rights collected on the Belgian territory and abroad will be carried out next year, among which two final distributions: Month 2020[…]
PlayRight+ prize: Elise Bevers, Lauryn Turquin and Téo Crommen are the new PlayRight+ winners
October 17 2019 Audiovisual Music PlayRight+
New PlayRight+ prices ceremonies Leuven and Brussels: Elise Bevers, Lauryn Turquin and Téo Crommen receive the PlayRight+ 2019 Prize at the Luca School of Arts (Campus Lemmens) and the Brussels[…]
Audiovisual rights 2016: first distribution of 286.000€
October 16 2019 Audiovisual
PlayRight has distributed a part of the audiovisual rights for the works that were broadcast in Belgium in 2016. The amount of this first distribution of rights of this “reference[…]
Christian Martin is the new president of PlayRight
October 3 2019 Audiovisual Music PlayRight
Christian Martin succeeds Luc Gulinck as President of PlayRight, with effect from 1 October 2019.
Two new winners for 2019 at ARTS²
September 26 2019 Music PlayRight+
Greta Fjellman and Carlos Escalona are the new PlayRight+ winners of 2019 at ARTS² in Mons.
Tom Geels and Alice Borgers winners of the PlayRight+ Prices
September 17 2019 Audiovisual PlayRight+
The National Institute of Performing Arts and audiovisual techniques (INSAS) and the Institute of Broadcasting Arts (IAD) joined the initiative of the PlayRight+ prizes in 2018 by awarding a first[…]