Audiovisual content display license on the bus. Which one do I need?

The licenses for displaying audiovisual content in an Individual Entertainment System on the bus or coach are one of the issues that raises the most doubts. What kind of license do I need to broadcast movies? And for other content such as live television, music, etc? These are some of the questions that we will answer.

All audiovisual content that is exhibited in public must necessarily be subject to prior authorization, and this is obtained with the corresponding license for the display of audiovisual content. But it is not a single license for all types of content, it varies according to the type of broadcast. We will distinguish between movies and others such as live television, music, etc…

Movie Broadcast License

The broadcast of the films is covered by the license of the MPLC company. This can be obtained directly from MPLC in Spain, although the most convenient and quickest option for the carrier is to manage it through the distributor of the Onboard Entertainment System, a procedure that will save the carrier time and paperwork and will allow them to focus on their business without get lost in paperwork and forms.

The annual payment of this type of license allows the unlimited exhibition of the titles whose rights they represent, which are the vast majority of those that are launched on the market, including the productions of the great American production companies.

Broadcast of other audiovisual content

The broadcast of other types of content such as live television, music ... is subject to other licenses that, this time, the carrier must process directly with the intellectual property rights management entities.

Generally, they are usually single-payment licenses for the life of the bus or coach, unlike licenses for the broadcast of films which, as we have just seen, are renewable annually.

The following link from the Ministry of Culture offers the necessary information:
http://www.mcu.es/propiedadInt/CE/Intellectual Property/Frequent Questions/EntidadesGestion.html

Likewise, the rates can be consulted at:
http://www.mcu.es/propiedadInt/CE/GestionColectiva/DireccionesTarifas.html