The following chart outlines the various media, including broadcast, cable, on-line, and live shows, where we conduct a complete count of performances and where we conduct a sample survey.
It is important to remember that as digital information becomes more readily available, ASCAP expands our complete count of performances and relies on samples only where it is necessary.
MEDIUM |
THE CENSUS SURVEY
(Complete Count of Performances) | THE SAMPLE SURVEY |
| Network Television | ABC, NBC, CBS - all performances, including music in commercial, promotional and public service announcements. | |
| Fox, UPN, and WB - all programs and promotional announcements Univision and PAX - all programs | All other uses |
| Local TV | All syndicated programs and movies Locally produced programs for which ASCAP is paid on a per-program license basis | All other programs Music in commercial, promotional and public service announcements
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| Cable TV | All general entertainment cable networks, premium movie services and selected sports services. In addition, all series and movies on MTV and VH1. If you would like a complete list of surveyed cable services, please contact ASCAP’s Member Services Department. | All other programs and uses on these major cable services All uses on other licensed cable services |
| Cable TV – Local Cable Systems | | All programs and music in commercials, promotional and public service announcements. |
| Music Choice | | A sample of all channels |
| PBS | All PBS programs, syndicated programs and films on stations with $20,000 or more annually in license fees | All other programs and uses |
Live Concerts
| All songs performed in the 200 top-grossing concert tours, as well as selected other major live performance venues, covering headliners and opening acts Live symphonic and recital concerts | Performances in educational institutions |
| Radio | | All radio including commercial stations, National Public Radio, college radio stations, and satellite radio |
| Internet | ASCAP-licensed Internet sites and Ringtone licenses that provide us with complete data on music use | Other ASCAP-licensed Internet sites |
| Background and Foreground Music Services | The Environmental Channel and FMI satellite services of MUZAK The On-Premise and satellite services of DMX | |
| Other Media | Ringling Brothers Circus Disney On Ice Radio City Music Hall Christmas and Easter Shows Disney, Universal, Six Flags and Busch Gardens Theme Parks Banco Popular Digital Jukeboxes (e.g. Touchtunes) | Airlines |
| Supplemental Survey Of Library Music |
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ASCAP, with the assistance of library music publishers, identifies and credits performances of non-feature music on radio, local television, cable networks and local cable systems which have not been identified using other techniques. Randomly selected survey tapes are edited and sent to library music publishers for identification. For further information, please contact ASCAP’s Member Services Department at 1-800-95ASCAP.
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