AGICOA partners with operators

Distribute audiovisual content securely and fairly

The broadcasting of audiovisual works is governed by the Berne Convention, the satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission European Directive 93/83/EEC (CABSAT 1), the online broadcasting & retransmission European Directive 2019/789/EU (CABSAT 2), and national copyright law.

Any operator that commercially uses a protected audiovisual work must obtain the rightsholder’s prior permission to do so.

As a Collective Management Organization, AGICOA enforces this legal framework and acts as a neutral facilitator between rightsholders of audiovisual content and operators that distribute this content.

Legal framework

Your obligations as an operator

Operators must abide by the law regarding the use of audiovisual content: dealing with a rapidly changing landscape, obtaining distribution licenses, and implementing payment of secondary rights is not easy. AGICOA provides an efficient, professional, and transparent conduit to help operators obtain the authorization to use the works of the independent audiovisual producers and be assured that they comply with their copyright obligation.

The fair and reliable process ensures a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship between all the parties.

Advantages

The benefits of getting a license with AGICOA

For operators, concluding license agreements with AGICOA has two main advantages: operators obtain from AGICOA the authorization to distribute audiovisual content on behalf of the largest global community of independent producers in one single license and AGICOA guarantees that the operators are not held liable in any third-party producer claim.

Policy

AGICOA's fees

AGICOA tracks audiovisual works on a maximum of TV channels covered by the license concluded with the operators.

In countries where a mandatory collective management regime applies, AGICOA’s array of services cover all audiovisual works produced by an independent producer; this excludes audiovisual works produced by the broadcaster on its own signal, news programs, live transmission of sports and other events, infomercials, and commercials.

Pricing is based on the number of TV channels distributed by the operator, the nature of the TV channels, the type of packages offered by the operator, the number of subscribers, the language of broadcasting, and other criteria that ensure fairness and equal treatment.