Swissperform increases revenue again
At its 21st Assembly of Delegates in Biel, Swissperform approved the 2013 annual accounts. Gross tariff revenue rose to CHF 47.6 million. This is 8.35% more than last year's record result.
Gross tariff income amounted to CHF 47,557,035 (+8.35%) in 2013. The organization has 12,585 members and clients (+11.32%) and supported cultural and social projects worth CHF 4,388,982 in the reporting year. Administrative expenses amounted to 8.40 % (2012: 8.28 %). The organization had an average of 18.83 employees (previous year: 18.58) in 15.43 full-time positions (previous year: 15.55).
2,749,329 broadcast events (previous year 2,712,972) with 166,471 recordings in the audio sector (previous year 168,780) and 53,824 evaluated broadcast events (previous year 73,921) with 4,688 works in the audiovisual sector (previous year 4,730) were evaluated.
Substitute elections for various committees also took place at the delegates' meeting. Jörg Glauner (Warner Music) was elected to the Phonographic Producers specialist group, Rolf Simmen was elected to the Board of Trustees as a representative of the performers, and Peter Frei (previously), Marco Zanotta (previously) and Maurizio Dottore (new) were elected to the Board of Trustees of the Phonographic Producers Foundation.
Swissperform is the collecting society for ancillary copyrights (also known as related rights) in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein and is subject to state supervision. The society asserts the claims of holders of neighbouring rights against users arising from secondary uses of their performances. Its next Assembly of Delegates will take place on June 16, 2015 in Zurich.
