Re:Sound collected more than $50 million in 2018. International collections grew 39% over 2017, to $9.6 million. By contrast, private copying revenues from the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) declined from $7.5 million in 2017 to just $900,000 in 2018.
Distributions to rights holders in 2018 totalled $47.2 million, the largest distribution to music creators since Re:Sound’s founding in 1997. Costs declined approximately 4% compared to 2017.
1999
Celine Dion wins four Grammy Awards for “My Heart Will Go On”
NRCCʼs first tari is certified:
T1A (Commercial Radio)
2000
Napster founded
T1C (CBC) certified
2001
1st iPod launches in October
Flow 93.5 becomes Canada’s first urban music station
2002
Napster shuts down
T2 (Pay Audio) certified
2003
Apple opens the iTunes music store, selling 1M songs in the first week
2017
|
2018
| |
(in Million)
| ||
|---|---|---|
NR Domestic
|
38.5
|
38.4
|
NR International
|
6.8
|
9.6
|
Other Income
|
0.3
|
1.7
|
Total NR Income
|
45.8
|
49.7
|
Private Copying
|
7.5 ‡
|
0.9
|
Total Income
|
53.4
|
50.6
|
Expenses
|
(7.3)
|
(6.8)
|
Monies Available for Distribution
|
46.0
|
43.8
|
‡ Private copying revenue in 2017 included approximately $7.1 million related to closeouts of prior years under Copyright Board regulations.