PRS Big Numbers 2015 Infographic (PDF)

2O15 NUMBERS

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P E R FO R M I N G R I G H T S O C I E T Y

BEHIND THE SCENES AT PRS FOR MUSIC

OUR ROYALTY REVENUES FOR 2O15 WERE

£537.4 million
£460.9 million
STORY OF A SONG - FUELLING CREATIVITY

ROYALTIES PAID TO
SONGWRITER/
COMPOSER /
PUBLISHER

WE
CALCULATE
ROYALTIES
and receive
payment

RIG

HT SOCIE

TY

RPM
33
45

BIG NUMBE

P E R FO

HE

RM

I

G

REGISTER
YOUR WORK
WITH PRS

-T

N

WRITE / COMPOSE /
RECORD SONG

20

15

BROADCAST /
PLAYED LIVE /
SYNC

RS

USAGE
DATA FROM
LICENSEES

PUBLISHER /
LABEL /
SELF RELEASE

DOWNLOAD /
STREAM /
PHYSICAL

THE BUSINESS
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

online

broadcast

8%

international

public performance

33%

23%

36%

INTERNATIONAL
OUR BIGGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE,
WITH £195.6M COLLECTED IN 2015.

THE BREAKDOWN
INTERNATIONAL

£195.6m

europe £118.9m
north america

£40.8m

asia pacific

£20.4m

emerging markets
cruise lines
agencies / other

£7.7m
£5.2m
£2.6m

PUBLIC PERFORMANCE

£175.2m

35O,OOO
BUSINESSES LICENSED

£8.3M
cinemas

£20.2M

£22.5M

industrial
premises

shops

£28.3M

£22.8M
hotels &
restaurants

live

BROADCAST

£29.1M

£44.0M

other

pubs &
clubs

£124.2m

TELEVISION

£76.6M

RADIO

£47.6M

ONLINE

£42.4m

£6.1m

£23.7m
streaming

£2.6m

downloads

£10.0m

gaming

video on-demand

BIG DATA - VOLUME OF MUSIC USES
With the transition from downloads to streaming there was a corresponding increase in the volume of
data processed from 126 billion in 2012 to over 2 trillion uses in 2015. This trend is set to increase. With
these ever increasing data volumes and in collaboration with industry partners, we are leading the drive for
increased levels of songwriter and composer metadata.

2,528,924,664,325

975,448,842,316

MILLIONS

BILLIONS

TRILLIONS

WE HAVE GONE FROM PROCESSING

136,863,13O,159

MILLIONS TO BILLIONS

126,O15,122,915

T R I LOFLUSES
IONS

2O15

2O14

2O12

2O13

AND NOW

DRIVING EFFICIENCIES - INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT COLLECTING SOCIETIES IN THE WORLD

TRANSFORM DIGITAL SERVICES

DEFEND FAIR VALUE

PROCESS SMARTER

= M O R E M O N E Y FO R O U R M E M B E R S
2015 saw significant investment in long term strategic initiatives and solutions,
especially with new technologies, to cater for an ever changing market.

OUR MEMBERS
WE ARE A SOCIETY OF

OVER 118,OOO

SONGWRITERS, COMPOSERS AND MUSIC PUBLISHERS

84%

16%

I N OTHER WO RDS

O U R M E M B E RS CO U L D F I L L LO N D O N ’S O 2 A R E N A

SIX TIMES
T H AT ’ S O V E R 1 O O Y E A R S O F M U S I C P L AY E D B A C K TO B A C K
OR IF YOU LISTENED TO QUEEN’S BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 2.6 MILLION TIMES

WE HAVE
OVER

THE UK IS ONE OF ONLY

1 2 O

3 COUNTRIES

COUNTRIES

WHICH ARE A

A G R E E M E N T S

W

I

T

NET EXPORTER
OF MUSIC
ALONGSIDE

H

A F F I L I AT E D

CO L L EC T I N G

SOCIETIES IN

SWEDEN A N D T H E U S

WHO WE LICENSE
OUR CUSTOMERS – A PASSION FOR MUSIC
We provide businesses and other organisations — from the largest media corporation or retail chain to
the most intimate live performance space — with access to music from all around the world.

EACH YEAR WE LICENSE AROUND

11O

35O,OOO
BUSINESS
P R E M I S E S
I N C L U D I N G
1,6OO

484

6OO

ONLINE
SERVICES

TELEVISION
CHANNELS

RADIO
STATIONS

31,8O9

SALONS

11,6O1

6,532

37,378

18,932

PUBS

RESTAURANTS

85,346

1,023

38

527

HOSPITALS

WE LICENSE AROUND 5OO
M U S I C F E ST I VA L S E AC H Y E A R

PRS FOR MUSIC FOUNDATION
W E

D O N AT E D

£2 MILLION
TO THE CHARITY IN 2O15

SINCE 2013

M O M E N T U M **

WE ARE THE

H A S S U P P O RT E D

LARGEST FUNDER OF NEW MUSIC
IN THE UK THROUGH OUR CHARITY

PRS FOR MUSIC FOUNDATION
SINCE 2OOO
PRS FOR MUSIC FOUNDATION

HAS GIVEN MORE THAN

£23.6 MILLION

TO OVER
5,3OO NEW MUSIC INITIATIVES

IT SUPPORTS A RANGE OF
PROJECTS, BAND SHOWCASES,

122 ARTISTS
HELPING FUND

UK TOURS, FESTIVALS,

COMPOSER RESIDENCIES, &
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

HALF

1OO UK TOURS
( O V E R 6 5 O D AT E S )

IN 2O15 HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY

WOMEN MAKE MUSIC
THE FOUNDATION’S WOMEN MAKE
MUSIC FUND WAS SET UP TO RESPOND
TO THE STATISTIC THAT ONLY 13%** OF
PRS MEMBERSHIP ARE FEMALE. 86% OF
APPLICANTS TO WOMEN MAKE MUSIC
ARE FIRST TIME APPLICANTS TO PRS
FOR MUSIC FOUNDATION. ** 2013 Figure

72 NEW ALBUMS

***Momentum is run by PRS for Music Foundation, supported using public funding from Arts Council England and in association with Spotify.

PRS FOR MUSIC

MEMBERS
BENEVOLENT
FUND
OVER THE LAST 1O YEARS

The PRS for Music Members Benevolent Fund was
formed in 1934 to support songwriters and composers
during the Great Depression. Over 80 years later it
continues to be there for PRS for Music members and
their dependants in times of crisis.

HELP FROM THE FUND INCLUDES

TOTAL CHARITABLE INCOME

£4.8M
£4.25M

Loans for essential house
maintenance and repair

Winter heating

Sheltered housing

PAID OUT IN

GRANTS AND LOANS

Specialist medical
advice via BAPAM

Debt management

THE FUND CURRENTLY HAS

84 LEGACIES

INCLUDING THOSE

FROM

JRR TOLKIEN MARC BOLAN ERIC COATES LYNSEY DE PAUL

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Basis of preparation
The figures presented above are for the Performing Right Society Limited (PRS). Unlike previous years, the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society
Limited (MCPS) financial figures are not included. MCPS is a separate legal entity with different board and management structures.
PRS for Music is the brand name used by the Performing Right Society and its operating company PRS for Music Limited (formerly the MCPS-PRS
Alliance Limited). PRS for Music also provides services to the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) under a service level agreement.