Good to know 19.02.2018 Changes to the distribution of collections for internet use New distribution keys will be used for the distribution of collections for internet use (audio and video on demand offers). … DownloadOnline useOnline videoStreamingDistributionDistribution rulesDistribution keyVideo on demandWork exploitation on the internet
Good to know 09.02.2018 SUISA settlement dates 2018 - and one improvement SUISA shall stick to its established settlement dates in 2018. They comprise, in the main, four quarterly settlements as well … SettlementsInternational settlementQuarterly settlementDatesCopyright remunerationDistribution
SUISA 08.02.2018 SUISA’s financial year 2018: an outlook In the Committee and Board meetings towards the end of the year, framework conditions for the following financial year are … AGUR12BudgetCollectionsCost deductionsMint Digital ServicesSUISA Digital LicensingCopyrightCopyright reviewBoardBoard committee
Members 06.02.2018 The shadow man of dialect rock He composed many of the hits which made Polo Hofer, in particular, famous. Hanery Amman has passed away at the … DialectObituaryPop cultureSongwriterSUISA memberSwiss pop
plus video Members 04.02.2018 “The inspiration for my songs often comes from a single word” As a composer and lyricist, Alejandro Reyes from Lausanne has two songs in the Swiss final for the Eurovision Song … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA member
plus video Members 03.02.2018 “You have three minutes to impress the whole of Europe” Ticino-based musician Chiara Dubey has a good chance of representing Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon on 12 … Eurovision Song ContestCompositionComposition competitionSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA member
plus video Members 02.02.2018 “We wanted to write a song that suits us” Siblings Co and Stee Gfeller, better known as ZiBBZ, are battling it out for entry to the Eurovision Song Contest … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA memberSwiss pop
plus video Members 01.02.2018 “You always want to write the best song you can” Songwriter Kate Northrop is primarily a lyricist, a creative role that doesn’t often land her in the spotlight. Together with … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionSong lyricsSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA memberLyricist
plus video Members 31.01.2018 Lars Christen “Taking part in the songwriting camp was a big win” “Compass” is one of the final six Swiss songs competing for entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. It is … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionMusic producerSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSRSUISA member
Music world 09.01.2018 Eurovision Song Contest: Swiss songwriting camp by Pele Loriano Productions and SUISA a huge success The Swiss broadcaster SRF announced the six songs that will be in the running for the Swiss entry to the … Eurovision Song ContestComposition competitionSongwriterSongwriting campSRG SSR
SUISA 20.12.2017 Subsidised broadcasters offer more variety and more SUISA repertoire Subsidised radio and TV broadcasters in Switzerland and Liechtenstein tend to create more broadcasting space for the music of SUISA … Private broadcasterSwiss musicPublic serviceSRG SSRCollective management organisation
SUISA 01.12.2017 Copyright Act Review: Authors and publishers must benefit more from the online exploitation of their works Last week, the Federal Council has adopted a dispatch on the new Copyright Act. SUISA is in principle content with … AGUR12Federal CouncilContent creatorOnline licensingOnline music distributionOnline useSocial mediaStreamingCopyrightCopyright reviewWork exploitation on the internet
SUISA 24.11.2017 Blockchain – an ending or future for collective management organisations? Dear members, everyone in the music industry is talking about “Blockchain” at the moment. But it's not easy to find … BlockchainExecutive committeeCollective managementLicensing agreementMusic industryOnline licensingOnline music distributionCopyright remunerationCollective management organisationWork exploitation on the internet
Good to know 20.11.2017 SUISA remuneration is subject to AHV (pension) contributions Copyright royalties paid out by SUISA are deemed as earned income from independent activities and therefore have to be taken … Pension schemeProfessional musicianLicence incomeAuthorCopyright remuneration
Members 14.11.2017 “I think it’s particularly exciting when I don’t know which direction a song is going to take” James Gruntz recently released his new album “Waves”. An important role in the creation of this album is the composer … Foundation for music promotionMusic promotionSongwriterSUISA memberSwiss pop
Members 11.11.2017 Julien-François Zbinden: 100 years’ old! Julien-François Zbinden is a pianist, composer, writer and ... 100 years’ old. On 11 November 2017, the honorary member of … JazzClassical musicComposerSwiss composerSUISA memberBoard
SUISA 03.11.2017 SUISA Board looks ahead into the future Initiated by Ticino-based Board member Zeno Gabaglio, the Board of Directors of SUISA held its autumn meeting in Lugano this … Direct licensingSister societyTicinoCorporate strategyDistributionCollective management organisationBoard
SUISA 30.10.2017 Always on top of things thanks to “my account” More than 14,000 members are already using our member portal “my account”. More than half of all new registrations of … SettlementsIPIMy accountMember servicesMembershipWork registrationWorks database
Good to know 20.10.2017 Changes in relation to the distribution of Tariff CT 1 and CT 2 collections In the last few years, cable network providers switched their offerings from analogue to digital. In order to take these … Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual PropertyCollectionsCommon tariffCopyright remunerationDistributionDistribution rulesDistribution key
Members 18.09.2017 “Intuition and emotional effect are more important to me than inflexible concepts” FONDATION SUISA awarded Balz Bachmann the Film Music Prize 2017 for his original compositions for Wilfried Meightry’s film documentary “Bis … AwardFilm musicFilm Music PrizeFONDATION SUISAOriginal compositionSoundtrackSwiss film music
Music world 14.09.2017 Composition in time and space On Saturday, 23 September 2017, during the Basel Biennale Zeiträume (‘spaces in time’), which unifies new music and architecture, one … DiscussionClassical musicComposerComposer panelCompositionMusic festivalSwiss composerSwiss musicContemporary music