UMPG Film and TV Departments

Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, Universal Music Publishing Group's Film and TV departments around the world provide Creative Services, Clearance and Synchronization Licensing for song uses in motion pictures, television, home video, in-house productions, karoake, promos, trailers, lyric permissions for books, multimedia, video games, merchandise, ringtones and virtually any other type of audio-visual use. Our knowledgeable and professional staffs are well recognized within the industry for having fast response time and negotiating fair fees, while representing UMPG's deep catalog of more than 850,000 copyrights. Maintaining close relations within the industry, our staff provide a high level of service and comfort level to clients who have rapidly changing needs.

CREATIVE SERVICES:
Creative executives in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney and other international cities work closely with the industry's leading Motion Picture and TV music supervisors and Advertising creative executives to research and provide song suggestions (upcoming, new or catalog material) for their projects. Our creative teams work proactively to find continuous opportunities to promote our classic catalog titles and hits as well as current artists, songwriters and emerging talent on our active rosters.

CLEARANCE:
Our clearance staffs research song information, determine exactly what rights are owned, obtain 3rd party approvals (where applicable) and negotiate appropriate fees for licensing.

SYNCHRONIZATION LICENSING:
Once songs are included in final edit, UMPG licensing staffs issue, track and finalize the proper paperwork to the client, handle invoices and ensure that cue sheets and media buy schedules are tracked and submitted correctly to the appropriate performing rights societies.