Distribution guide for publisher members

APRA

CODE:

APRA‘s distributions are identified by a 6-character code e.g. P1710A, P1710N.

The code is a 6-character string consisting of the elements PYYMMC, where:

• P is a fixed character indicating this is a performing right royalty distribution.
• YY is a 2-digit identifier for the year in which the distribution payment is made e.g. 2017 = 17
• MM is a 2-digit identifier for the month in which APRA’s processing of distribution data concludes, and CMS starts running distribution programs to generate member and society payments (please note this is not the month of the end of the quarter for which fees are being distributed.). e.g. for P1710A below, the royalties are for activities relating to April-June, which are then processed in the month of October, and that are paid in mid-November.

Either the letter A, signifying Australian royalties; or N, signifying New Zealand royalties.

FREQUENCY:

All distributable APRA revenue is paid quarterly, with the exception of the following:

Bi-annually (paid in May and November)

• Churches

Annually (paid in November, unless otherwise shown)

• ‘Ambient’ Music claims
• Self-reported Jingle Reporting Forms (JRFs) for ads played in non-EDS (Enriched Data Source) areas only (all other jingles aired in EDS areas now distributed quarterly)
• Performance Reports (PRs)
• Schools and Universities (paid in August)

For more information, please see APRA Distribution Rules and APRA Distribution Practices