First application for a serial commercial VN-A:
Recording on commercial audiovisual carriers for television broadcasts, movie theatre screening and/or use on the internet

Tariff VN

Information about the tariff

Note:

To file an application for a serial commercial, all preconditions must be met (Tariff VN - Article 15.1.1), namely:

  • at least 10 consecutive commercials for the same principal
  • the music, total duration of the commercial, duration of music in the commercial,  visual concept and sequence must be identical in all (at least) ten commercials making up the series

If the individual commercials in the series have different total durations (e.g. short and long versions), a separate application must be filed for each version (on different application forms).

 

For non-serial commercials, please continue to use the following application form.

Customer address (residence/legal domicile)

The customer shall be responsible paying the SUISA invoice as well as assume liability for it. For information on the legal domicile of the customer, you can use the Zefix-website.

Ihre Kunden Nr. befindet sich auf einer  allfälligen, früheren SUISA-Rechnung.

 

Beispiel: 0.0111.111

Your contract number is shown on any SUISA invoices you might have been issued.

 

Example: 0.111.111

Information on the company
Delivery address

e.g. Richmond House, c/o lawfirm xyz

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

Please enter the fax no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

Please enter the direct line as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

Contact/reference on the invoice

p.ex. cost centre, reference no., job no., PO no.

Membership in professional/trade association
Advertising agency

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

Producer

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

SERIENSPOT

Particulars of the serial commercial

You only need one SUISA number for all the language versions of any given serial commercial.

Number of commercials to be broadcast or disseminated in the framework of the relevant series

Music/Jingle in the serial commercial

Jingle: Short succession of notes or melody used as an acoustic identifier for a broadcaster, a programme or an advertised product.

Usage
TV
Cinema
Internet (Website/Social Media)

Third party websites: Websites that are not directly affecting the customer or its social media channels.E. g. 20 Minuten. Le Matin.

Production contributor: Principal, producer, advertising agency, other parties involved in the production.

 

Making content available free of charge on website of the contributor to the production: The blanket fee per production and web appearance amounts to:
- Streaming: CHF 100
- Download: CHF 200

Social media: e.g. Facebook, Twitter / For Swiss territorium

Manual work entry

Please indicate the first name and the family name for composers, lyricists and arrangers.

Work/Track 1

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".


Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher: Natural person or legal entity that has acquired the publishing rights for a work and, as per its contractual arrangement, is in charge of making and distributing work copies at its own cost.

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Effectively used music duration

Commissioned music:
Original composition which has been created by order for synchronisation purposes for a sound or audiovisual recording.  In such cases SUISA assumes that the synchronisation rights have been settled between the principal and the author directly.

 

Pre-existing music:
In cases where you use pre-existing music, you need to obtain the authorisation from the rights owners (authors, publishers, producers). The SUISA licence does not replace the authorisation by the rights owners mentioned above.  The applicant must provide proof of authorisation by the rights owners for the use of the music in the spot.

 

Mood Music (also known as library, production, archive or stock music):
This is music from catalogues offered by various publishers specifically for the musical setting of films and/or sound and audiovisual recordings. SUISA provides information on mood music, including a list of mood music providers.

Work/Track 2

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".


Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher: Natural person or legal entity that has acquired the publishing rights for a work and, as per its contractual arrangement, is in charge of making and distributing work copies at its own cost.

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Effectively used music duration

Commissioned music:
Original composition which has been created by order for synchronisation purposes for a sound or audiovisual recording.  In such cases SUISA assumes that the synchronisation rights have been settled between the principal and the author directly.

 

Pre-existing music:
In cases where you use pre-existing music, you need to obtain the authorisation from the rights owners (authors, publishers, producers). The SUISA licence does not replace the authorisation by the rights owners mentioned above.  The applicant must provide proof of authorisation by the rights owners for the use of the music in the spot.

 

Mood Music (also known as library, production, archive or stock music):
This is music from catalogues offered by various publishers specifically for the musical setting of films and/or sound and audiovisual recordings. SUISA provides information on mood music, including a list of mood music providers.

Work/Track 3

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".


Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher: Natural person or legal entity that has acquired the publishing rights for a work and, as per its contractual arrangement, is in charge of making and distributing work copies at its own cost.

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Effectively used music duration

Commissioned music:
Original composition which has been created by order for synchronisation purposes for a sound or audiovisual recording.  In such cases SUISA assumes that the synchronisation rights have been settled between the principal and the author directly.

 

Pre-existing music:
In cases where you use pre-existing music, you need to obtain the authorisation from the rights owners (authors, publishers, producers). The SUISA licence does not replace the authorisation by the rights owners mentioned above.  The applicant must provide proof of authorisation by the rights owners for the use of the music in the spot.

 

Mood Music (also known as library, production, archive or stock music):
This is music from catalogues offered by various publishers specifically for the musical setting of films and/or sound and audiovisual recordings. SUISA provides information on mood music, including a list of mood music providers.

Work/Track 4

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".


Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher: Natural person or legal entity that has acquired the publishing rights for a work and, as per its contractual arrangement, is in charge of making and distributing work copies at its own cost.

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Effectively used music duration

Commissioned music:
Original composition which has been created by order for synchronisation purposes for a sound or audiovisual recording.  In such cases SUISA assumes that the synchronisation rights have been settled between the principal and the author directly.

 

Pre-existing music:
In cases where you use pre-existing music, you need to obtain the authorisation from the rights owners (authors, publishers, producers). The SUISA licence does not replace the authorisation by the rights owners mentioned above.  The applicant must provide proof of authorisation by the rights owners for the use of the music in the spot.

 

Mood Music (also known as library, production, archive or stock music):
This is music from catalogues offered by various publishers specifically for the musical setting of films and/or sound and audiovisual recordings. SUISA provides information on mood music, including a list of mood music providers.

Work/Track 5

If you can not provide any details, please complete with "not known".


Composer: Person that has created a musical work.

Lyricist: Person that has written the lyrics for a musical work.

Arranger: Person that changes a musical work to the effect that a new and independent work is created.

Publisher: Natural person or legal entity that has acquired the publishing rights for a work and, as per its contractual arrangement, is in charge of making and distributing work copies at its own cost.

Label: Brand name which is usually used for the publication of products by producers of sound recordings.

Effectively used music duration

Commissioned music:
Original composition which has been created by order for synchronisation purposes for a sound or audiovisual recording.  In such cases SUISA assumes that the synchronisation rights have been settled between the principal and the author directly.

 

Pre-existing music:
In cases where you use pre-existing music, you need to obtain the authorisation from the rights owners (authors, publishers, producers). The SUISA licence does not replace the authorisation by the rights owners mentioned above.  The applicant must provide proof of authorisation by the rights owners for the use of the music in the spot.

 

Mood Music (also known as library, production, archive or stock music):
This is music from catalogues offered by various publishers specifically for the musical setting of films and/or sound and audiovisual recordings. SUISA provides information on mood music, including a list of mood music providers.

Upload

Please upload a file with all works used in the spot (e.g. track list, cue sheet).

 

Mandatory information required per work:

- Work title
- Composer (first name and name; if not known: band or performer)
- Used duration of the work (mm:ss)
- Type of the music used (commissioned music, pre-existing music or mood music)

 

Further information per work (if known):
- Lyricist (first name and name)
- Arranger (first name and name)
- Publisher

 

Accepted data formats:

PNG, JGP, JPEG, TIFF, TIF, BMP, PDF, XLS, XLSX, CSV, DOC, DOCX

Foreign serial commercial
Post producer of the Swiss version of the foreign serial commercial
Performance rights outside of cinemas or cinema-like establishments

The producer may, for himself and his principal, acquire a blanket licence of unlimited duration to show the production under the following conditions:
- Shows without entrance fees and outside of cinemas or cinema-like establishments
- Shows in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Die pauschale Vergütung beträgt CHF 200.-.

e.g. Hockey stadium, fairs, ad screens etc.

Note: Only a maximum of {maxSize} spots can be registered simultaneously!

Please list at least ten individual commercials making up the series.

SUISA number

SUISA no.: Unique number generated by SUISA

Title / First broadcast
Potential additional costs

SUISA reserves the right to charge a minimum fee of CHF 100 if the invoice has to be re-issued if only vague or incomplete information was provided in the form.

Contact for queries

Please let us know who your contact is in case we have any queries regarding this application.

Please enter your telephone no. as follows:
Example Switzerland: 044 485 66 66
Example abroad: +41 44 485 66 66

Copy of your application

Please indicate the email address where we can send a copy of your application.

Message / Document

Accepted data formats: PNG, JGP, JPEG, TIFF, TIF, BMP, PDF, XLS, XLSX, CSV, DOC, DOCX

Confirmation

Important note:

Please click only once on the send button and wait until the transmission of the form has ended. Clicking the send button several times leads to transmission errors.

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Licensing & Distribution Film (tariff VN)

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