The first settlement for international collections shall be paid out at the usual date, at the end of May, in 2018. Later on, after the 2nd semester, the payment of the remuneration from abroad will be switched over to quarterly settlements: Thanks to this improvement, two dates for international settlements will be added in September and December instead of the previous November pay-out.
Another enhancement in terms of international settlements had already been introduced successfully with the recent settlement of November 2017: By way of a new application, the settlements for the remuneration from abroad now also reflect the variety of usage categories of the works (e.g. live, radio, TV, sound recordings, downloads, streaming etc.). Moreover, further usage details (such as online provider, radio channel etc.) are now visible. This requires that such details have been passed on to SUISA by its sister society.
SUISA settlement dates 2018 – an overview
| Settlement | Date |
| Quarterly settlement 2018-1 | 15/03/2018 |
| Domestic performing rights, tariffs: D, K, Z (3rd quarter 2017) | |
| Domestic broadcasting rights, tariff: A (SRG Radio & TV 3rd quarter 2017) | |
| Reproduction rights, tariffs: PA, PI, PN, VI, VN (3rd quarter 2017) | |
| Reproduction rights online (Downloads & Streaming) | |
| Supplementary settlements | |
| Adjustments 2018, 1st settlement | End of March |
| Settlements from abroad: Performing, broadcasting and reproduction rights 2018, 1st settlement | End of May |
| Quarterly settlement 2018-2 | 15/06/2018 |
| Domestic performing rights, tariffs: B, C, D, E, H, Hb, HV, K, Z (2017) | |
| Domestic broadcasting rights, tariff: A (SRG Radio & TV 4rd quarter 2017) | |
| Domestic broadcasting rights, tariff: A (SRG commercials 2017) | |
| Domestic broadcasting rights, tariffs: S, Y (2017) | |
| Reproduction rights, tariffs: PA, PI, PN, VI, VN (4th quarter 2017) | |
| Reproduction rights, central licensing (2nd semester 2017) | |
| Reproduction rights, online (Downloads & Streaming) | |
| Supplementary settlements | |
| Publisher’s pension benefits | Beginning of July |
| Author’s pension benefits | Mid-July |
| Quarterly settlement 2018-3 | 15/09/2018 |
| Domestic performing rights, tariffs: D, K, Z (1st quarter 2018) | |
| Domestic broadcasting rights, tariff: A (SRG Radio & TV 1st quarter 2018) | |
| Advertising windows (2016) | |
| Reproduction rights, tariffs: PA, PI, PN, VI, VN (1st quarter 2018) | |
| Reproduction rights, online (Downloads & Streaming) | |
| Supplementary settlements | |
| Settlements from abroad: Performing, broadcasting and reproduction rights 2018, 2nd settlement | Mid-September |
| Blank media levy (CT 4), settlement 2018 | Mid-September |
| Sub-publisher shares cable networks, settlement 2018 | Mid-September |
| Adjustments 2018, 2nd settlement | End of September |
| Re-recording rights settlement, 2018 | End of October |
| Quarterly settlement 2018-4 | 15/12/2018 |
| Domestic performing rights, tariffs: D, K, Z (2nd quarter 2018) | |
| Domestic broadcasting rights, tariff: A (SRG Radio & TV 2nd quarter 2018) | |
| Reproduction rights, tariffs: PA, PI, PN, VI, VN (2nd quarter 2018) | |
| Reproduction rights, central licensing (1st semester 2018) | |
| Reproduction rights, online (Downloads & Streaming) | |
| Supplementary settlements | |
| Settlements from abroad: Performing, broadcasting and reproduction rights 2018, 3rd settlement | Mid-December |
Further information on the SUISA settlements can be accessed at:
www.suisa.ch/settlementdates
