Distribution Rules & Policies

BECS makes every effort to develop appropriate rules for the way in which different sources of revenue are allocated to performers and their performances.

We take into account a number of factors when determining how money should be shared between programmes and performers. Two important factors are the origin of the revenue and whether payments are contractual or non-contractual.

The following rules and policies currently apply when sharing income between programmes and performers:

Policies

• Flat Rate

  BBC cable retransmission revenue is distributed on a flat rate performance basis with adjustments for programme duration and multiple repeats on the newer channels. Read more

• Graded Productions

  If performers’ rights revenue from European sources is not already split between performers by the originating collecting society, BECS apportions performer shares according to time spent on screen and programme duration. Read more

• Claims

  BECS endeavours to ensure that all qualifying performers are included on cast lists and that performers are allocated the appropriate grade.Read more

• Administration Fee

  An administration fee is not levied on all sources of income. In particular, no fee is levied on BBC7 payments or on sums linked to new media services where BECS acts as an agent for Equity in distributing payments.Read more

• VAT

  VAT is only levied on payments for BBC7 and new media service payments. Performers who are VAT Registered are asked to complete and return a self-billing VAT form.Read more