One Simple Solution for Copyright Compliance
By working with studios around the world, we’re able to give our clients access to tens of thousands of titles for public screenings. The MPLC Blanket Licence allows our clients, their employees, or their customers to show or stream these TV shows and films without having to report every title they screen.
A simple licensing fee is tailored to how your organisation plans to stream, show TV or film, and other audiovisual content.
Show covered content as often as you need, without tracking every title or reporting each screening.
Receive public performance rights from thousands of rightsholders through one simple licence.
Use content from common consumer sources, including DVD, Blu-ray, streaming, downloads, broadcast, cable, or satellite TV.
Before you show TV or film or stream content, make sure you understand when permission is required and which type of licence applies.
A licence may be needed even if you do not charge admission, collect a cover fee, or make money from the screening.
Content shown outside a private home setting may require public performance rights, even for businesses, nonprofits, members, patrons, or closed groups.
The Blanket Licence covers many non-ticketed screenings, but charging admission or publicly promoting a specific title may require a different licence.
Supporting producers worldwide, the MPLC Blanket Licence covers the studios and distributors we represent whilst protecting organisations from the hidden risks of unlicensed streaming, TV and film content.
For nearly 40 years we’ve been working with major copyright holders from global Hollywood studios to independent producers.
A single blanket licence is needed whether you stream, download, play physical media, or show programming from cable and satellite. MPLC represents major Hollywood studios, including The Walt Disney Company, Universal, and Paramount, alongside thousands of independent TV studios and producers.
MPLC determines licence fees based on the type of facility and intended licence use. We strive to provide simple and affordable licence solutions.
For nearly 40 years we’ve worked with major copyright holders from global Hollywood studios to independent producers, protecting their rights and extending the reach of their content to countless viewers worldwide.
Many organisations are not aware that there can be a gap between accessing content and having permission to show it in a business setting. If employees are streaming from a work device or showing TV and film content within the workplace, this is a public performance. An MPLC licence helps close that gap so you can continue using our rightsholder content with confidence.
Without the right licence, businesses can be exposed to unintentional copyright risk. This often happens without awareness. A licence removes that uncertainty and provides reassurance that your use of content is appropriately covered.
The MPLC Blanket Licence provides a simple, all-in-one solution. Instead of securing permission for each program or film, one annual blanket licence covers a wide range of content from thousands of rightsholders across your organisation. It removes the need to track usage or manage permissions screen by screen, making compliance straightforward.
Yes. MPLC works in a similar way for TV, films and streaming content. Just as PRS and PPL cover music use in public settings, MPLC covers video content.
MPLC has been in business for nearly 40 years and has provided licenses to tens of thousands of businesses, government entities and non-profit organisations nationwide across the UK and in 27 other countries around the world. MPLC’s UK licensees include well-known restaurant chains; major hotel brands; healthcare networks; auto dealerships; campgrounds; property management companies, national and local government agencies; and small and medium sized businesses who want to operate their businesses in compliance with the 1988 Copyright Act.
MPLC also works with association and membership bodies to help their members continue to publicly perform TV and film content (legally) at their premises.
You can find a full list of all the rightsholders and producers that we represent here on our rightsholders page.
