Unreported TV Usages on PRO Statement

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Hi everyone,
I need your help with something that some of you have probably already experienced, but since it’s my first time, I’d like to understand how to handle it.

I use a service you surely know, Tunesat, where I can see when my tracks are used on TV. Last year, a couple of tracks were used on a Belgian channel in May 2024 (VTM) and on an Italian one in September 2024 (Rai2).

After the royalty distribution from my PRO (SIAE), I checked, but there’s nothing reported for these two tracks as if they weren’t accounted for at all. I also checked the royalty payment schedule for foreign TV broadcasts through my PRO (there’s an internal guide that helps with this), and I should have already received the royalties, at least from the Belgian broadcaster.

My question is: what should I do now? Should I contact the broadcasters? What exactly should I ask them?
I’m sure both tracks were licensed not through this platform, but another one.

What should I do?

Thanks in advance!

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I always have contacted my pro and submitted the usage manually to them via email.
I just put the Tunesat info in an excel sheet to make it easier. It can take a long time to receive anything and sometimes it just doesnt work

I have a publisher account with Ascap and they really dont do anything with the infos i submit.
My dutch Pro does much more.

Also register your music with sound mouse. That helps.

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Thank you for the answer! I’ll try sound mouse too.

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I’m joining the discussion. My Tunesat showed a very large overuse of one song – it sounds like some kind of commercial that plays between shows (e.g., Friends, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – because that’s how Tunesat displays the “show”). I haven’t received any payment or information about the ASCAP cue sheet.
What should I do about this?

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Gather the info and submit it to your PRO.

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