Foreign payments via BMI

[daveydad]

Last quarter I had a nice payout from cues used in a Belgian soap opera and I know many more were after that; but nothing showed up on this quarter's BMI statement. Do foreign placements get reported less often or something?

[shorttonpro]

Found this on the BMI site:

BMI does not log your performances in other countries. The performing rights organization in the country of performance logs your performances. Each society requires a different amount of time to identify and distribute royalties to BMI. Most societies make distributions to BMI on an annual or semi-annual basis. When BMI receives these royalties, the payments are identified as quickly as possible to expedite payments to our affiliates.

So yup, seems like could be another 1/2 year or year since your other placements before those new reports get filed.

[daveydad]

Good to know. Thanks!