1. Register your music with ASCAP
   A work registration must be on file at ASCAP in order to match information about your work to our survey data and correctly distribute royalties. Check your catalog in Member Access or the ASCAP mobile app. If the work has not been registered, you must register the work with ASCAP first. When you register your music, you are submitting information about your original musical work, not about the advertisements in which it was used.
2. Submit your claim through a Message in Member Access
   Log into Member Access and submit your claim as a Message, using category “Advertisement Claims” and topic “TV Commercial, TV PSA, Movie Trailer." You will need to include the following information in your Message to ensure your claim is processed:
   
   • First Airdate of Advertisement
   • ASCAP Work ID
   • Product/PSA Name
   • Source of Music
     • Link to a website containing your musical work (separate from the advertisement)
     • If a link to a website containing your musical work is not available, please provide an MP3 file of your musical work
   • MediaRadar (formerly Vivvix) Ad Codes. You can obtain MediaRadar Ad Codes from https://app.vivvix.com/magnifier/home. You will first need to create a free MediaRadar account and search for the commercial on the MediaRadar website. Please click here to contact MediaRadar and request a free account.
3. If the TV commercial, PSA or movie trailer is not monitored by MediaRadar, please see the Recorded Sub-Sample section below.

Note: If you submit your claim after the deadlines, your payment may be delayed until a future distribution.

Network Promos

ASCAP processes all promos on ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, Univision, HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, A&E, History, Lifetime, LMN and NFL Films based exclusively on information submitted by these networks to ASCAP. If your music is used on a station or network not listed above, please see the Recorded Sub-Sample section below.

Recorded Sub-Sample

ASCAP relies solely on Soundmouse fingerprint technology to identify music used in:

1. Radio Commercials
2. Public Service Announcements not monitored by MediaRadar
3. Short Form Infomercials
4. Movie Trailers not monitored by MediaRadar
5. Promos not on ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, Univision, HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, A&E, History, Lifetime or LMN
6. TV Commercials not monitored by MediaRadar

Complete these steps if your music is used in one of the above types of media:

1. Register your music with ASCAP
   Check your catalog in Member Access or the ASCAP mobile app. If the work in question has not been registered, you must register the work with ASCAP first. When you register your music, you are submitting information about your original musical work, not about the advertisements in which it was used.
2. Create a Soundmouse account
   Contact Soundmouse to set up a free Music Manager account, which will allow you to upload your audio files and metadata via their online portal. Email them directly at helpdesk@soundmouse.com with the following subject line: ASCAP Music Manager Account Creation
3. Submit your audio and metadata via Soundmouse
   Be prepared to provide the following data fields:
   • Library name (if applicable)
   • Audio file name (= unique identifier)
   • Track title ISWC (optional)
   • ASCAP Work ID (available after your work is registered. This is not the same as an "ASCAP Web Reference Number")
   • Composer and publisher name(s)

   If music with different versions of audio (different instrumentation, timbres, keys) is used for the same advertisement/product you need to source each version separately to ensure digital detection.

   In order to be detected by Soundmouse, send your audio and metadata within 45 days of the performance period (first air date). See the chart below for a list of deadlines.

Note: Performances tracked by Soundmouse are processed based upon a sample survey. Please click here for a list of our Cable TV sample dates.

TV Long Form Infomercials

TV infomercials of five minutes or longer are processed for royalty distribution in the same manner as other TV programs – using information ASCAP obtains from cue sheets, and performance data supplied by ASCAP licensees and third parties.

If your music is used in a TV long form infomercial, follow the below steps:

1. Register your music with ASCAP
   Check your catalog in Member Access or the ASCAP mobile app. If the work in question has not been registered, you must register the work with ASCAP first. When you register your music, you are submitting information about your original musical work, not about the infomercial in which it was used.

2. Submit your claim in Member Access
   Log into Member Access and submit your claim as a Message. Select the category "Advertisement Claim" and the topic "TV Long Form Infomercial." include a description of the claim, and attach all supporting information (e.g. a cue sheet and any other relevant documentation, including any known alternate titles*). You may track the progress of each claim by checking your Message inbox in Member Access.

A link to a cue sheet template for infomercials is provided below. 

Infomercial Cue Sheet Template (EXCEL)

Please note that we do not accept airdate schedules for processing claims; we rely on the schedule data provided by third parties.

*If an infomercial is also known by an alternate title that wasn't included in your initial claim, you must notify ASCAP by submitting a new claim via Member Access following the procedure set forth above. ASCAP uses that information to identify and match the performances.

Performance crediting for all advertisement music is subject to the ASCAP Weighting Formula and the rules and policies pertaining to performance claims. For additional information about how ASCAP surveys performances in television long form infomercials, click here.