Music Publishing Programme 2017

MMF/MPA

Music Publishers Association, Music Managers Forum & MMF Training are pleased to announce dates for their joint Music Publishing Professional Development Programme for 2017. 
The content & structure of the 2017 Programme has been revised and updated to ensure that all attendees become better equipped to take advantage of the new business opportunities that are central to the development of our industry.  Individuals from all sectors of the music industry who are involved or interested in any aspect of music publishing will benefit from the Programme’s varied and comprehensive content.  The objective is straightforward: to provide practical information placed in the context of today’s music & media industries. 
Delivery of the Programme is designed to suit the busy lifestyles of those taking part. The programme consists of five short, intensive, “stand alone” modules. Each module is of three hours duration, now commencing at the earlier time of 5.30pm and ending at 8.30pm.  Detailed reference materials are supplied for every module to provide additional guided learning opportunities throughout the Programme. 
All modules are “stand alone”, enabling delegates to select specific modules or attend all five as appropriate. Collectively the whole modular Programme provides a wide-ranging analysis of all the key issues, challenges and practical opportunities facing those involved or interested in today's music publishing industry.  For further information about each module, see below.  
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE & CONTENT SUMMARY
Monday 30th January 2017: The Journey of a Song/Composition: Music Publishing, Rights Management & Licensing Today
<UL>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Music publishing value chains & revenue streams today: practical analysis from music creation to music use and vice versa </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Licensing & administration process and procedure: registrations, notifications, licensing models, royalty tracking & distribution; technology & documentation; revenue & data flow; transparency & efficiency</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">The evolving role of the music publisher: licensing options; multiple revenue streams; A&R, promotion & creative development services; key issues & implications for UK music publishers  </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Music publisher business models: print, classical, pop, production music, independent & major  / international publisher comparisons & differentials; roles & relationships; costs & resources; business challenges & opportunities</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">CMOs / Collecting Societies: UK - PRS for Music / PRS & MCPS, IMPEL, CCLI & PMLL - & abroad: membership, rights, reciprocal agreements & international partnerships; standards & identifiers; reporting & matching; royalty collection & distribution</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Co-writes & collaborations: rights ownership & income participation (the “roles & rewards” issue: creators, publishers, featured artists, A/V production companies & studio producers)</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Intellectual Property Rights, infringements & exceptions: update</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Global revenue streams & cash flow: attributable & unattributable income, deductions, commission, taxation, distribution & accounting </LI>
</UL>
Monday 27th February 2017: Music Publishing Relationships & Agreements
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<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Writer / Composer & Publisher relationships: from first negotiation to termination </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Co-publishing & Sub-publishing: definitions & practical relationship management </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Investment & return: rights acquisition & signing decisions </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Sub-publisher roles & functions; local & pan-territorial licensing </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">UK & overseas repertoire: rights & relationships; BIEM societies & “anglo-american” repertoire</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Direct membership of overseas collecting societies: practicalities & implications</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Print publishing </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Types of agreement: ESA, SSA/SPA, option, admin, “admin plus”, general catalogue, SA </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Key terms & conditions in music publishing agreements: issues, implications and negotiation positions in 2017</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Classical, popular & production music publishing: differentials & comparisons</LI>
</UL>
Monday 27th March 2017: Music Publishing in Audio-Visual Media: Rights Owners, Holders and Music Users
<UL>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Overview of music licensing & use in on & off-line audio-visual media: film, television, games, advertising, branding & corporate productions</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Production companies & broadcasters; game developers & publishers; brands & agencies; DSPs & MCNs; channels, programming & content - official / premium & UGC </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Sync licensing & brand partnerships</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Music supervision, licensing platforms & agents: roles & relationships; rights & remuneration</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Options for producers & music supervisors: commissioned, commercial, library / production and public domain music; benefits & opportunities</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Direct, collective, individual, blanket & “mini-blanket” licensing options & agreements</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Assignment of rights & income participation in AV media: options, issues, practice & precedent</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Process and procedure: commissions, production & commercial music sync licensing; roles, responsibilities & time scales; negotiation, decision-making & documentation </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Key terms & conditions in media licensing agreements </LI>
</UL>
Monday 24th April 2017: Music Publishing, Recorded Music & Live Performance; Grand Rights; Royalty Tracking & Auditing
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<LI>Creator & artist; record label & music publisher; recorded music & music publishing: individual, corporate & sector dynamics and relationships</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Publisher-owned master recordings: development deals; licensing; establishing record labels</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">A&R, marketing & promotion, royalty accounting, business affairs, media licensing and international services: roles, challenges, interdependency and activities</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Co-writes & collaborations; song plugging, samples, mash-ups & cover recordings</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Structuring agreements: legal & financial implications for creators / performers & publishers</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Audio file & product licensing: royalty rates, negotiation issues & global differentials</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Licensing live classical & popular music; global royalty rates & differentials; direct & indirect licensing: issues & opportunities</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Grand rights licensing; rights owner & producer relationships, practice & procedure</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Professional responsibilities, roles & functions, key terms & conditions in agreements</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Royalty tracking & auditing: physical & digital licensing and revenue streams</LI>
</UL>
Monday 22nd May 2017: Global Licensing & Royalty Streams: Digital Services & Working with International Collecting Societies 
<UL>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Music publishing in context: music & media industry business models; digital service providers & eco-systems</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Practical realities of direct & collective rights licensing in the digital environment: on-line “multi-territory, multi-right & multi-media” exploitation</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Working with Collecting Societies in all key UK repertoire territories</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Comparisons and differentials: roles & relationships; rights ownership & licensing; additional revenue streams, deductions & distribution policies</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Update on pan-territorial business models: rights licensing & (writer/publisher share) royalty collection; improved data flow, increased revenues & cost reduction solutions </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">International relations: politics, technology, alliances & joint initiatives </LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Standards & formats; tools & services; “hubs” & databases: issues, challenges & opportunities</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">European, Asian, Asia Pacific, Latin & North American policies & frameworks</LI>
</UL>

Grant Thornton

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