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A new colleague at PlayRight. Welcome, Jo!
October 17 2025 -
PlayRight welcomes Jo De Weerdt as Music Account Manager. With over 25 years of experience at Universal Music Belgium and CNR Music as A&R, product and marketing manager, he knows[…]
Combination of income from copyright and neighbouring rights with arts work allowances or unemployment benefits.
October 17 2025 -
Authors and performing artists who currently receive unemployment benefits should bear in mind that their allowance may be reduced should their income from copyright and related rights (from collective management[…]
PlayRight deadlines & distribution calendar: don’t miss out on any royalties!
October 17 2025 -
As an artist or musician in Belgium, you don’t want to miss out on a single penny of neighbouring rights. That’s why it’s crucial for you to submit your declarations[…]
PlayRight top 100: the weekly top 100 featuring the most popular Belgian music
October 17 2025 -
The Belgian music scene is finally getting the visibility it deserves. With the PlayRight top 100, local talent takes center stage in an official chart that shows which Belgian artists[…]
Audiovisual rights 2024: First distribution of 689.989,69 euros
September 25 2025 -
PlayRight has just completed the first distribution of audiovisual rights for the 2024 reference year! The total amount involved is 689.989,69 € of neighbouring rights coming from cable rights, private[…]
SECOND DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS 2025: 251.824,63 € FOR PLAYRIGHT MEMBERS
July 31 2025 -
PlayRight distributed 251.824,63 euros to our affiliate members for music and audiovisual recordings exploited abroad. What are international rights? An artist who joins PlayRight can give us a global mandate.[…]
PlayRight connects artists worldwide
July 2 2025 -
“I’ve noticed that my recordings are doing well abroad. Does PlayRight also collect rights internationally? And how does that work?” When you join PlayRight, you give us a mandate to[…]
International connection: how GAVA, IMARA, SCAPR and AEPO-ARTIS protect your rights worldwide
July 2 2025 -
Our members’ repertoire is often distributed, broadcast, downloaded and streamed outside Belgium. This also generates rights, just like in Belgium, which we collect for you through our sister organisations. We[…]
FINAL DISTRIBUTION: EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS RTBF 1996-2020
June 26 2025 -
The final distribution of exclusive rights for broadcasting on RTBF is completed! PlayRight has distributed a total of €3.902.997,17 in rights coming from RTBF (co-)productions broadcast on their television channels[…]