CREDIDAM - Romanian Center for Performing Artists Rights Management

What CREDIDAM - Romanian Center for Performing Artists Rights Management does

CREDIDAM (Centrul Român pentru Administrarea Drepturilor Artiștilor Interpreți) is a Romanian non-profit collective management organization founded in 1996 under the Dutch MATRA program to administer the neighboring rights of performing artists. It is the first such organization in Romania and operates from its headquarters in Bucharest with 37 staff. CREDIDAM represents more than 11,000 member performers and, through 33 international bilateral agreements with peer organizations across Europe and Canada, extends representation to foreign performers whose phonograms are used in Romania.

The organization collects royalties on behalf of performers from a diversified set of user categories: radio and television broadcasters, cable operators, cinemas, internet platforms, venues that use music for public or ambient purposes (bars, restaurants, discotheques, shops), and private-copy levies channeled through UPFR. Following ORDA Decision 32/2018, CREDIDAM is also the designated collector of Annual Supplementary Remuneration (RSA) owed by phonogram producers under EU Directive 2011/77/EU. Collected amounts are distributed to rights holders based on repertoire declarations, broadcaster playlists, and market surveys.

CREDIDAM's commercial interface consists of an artist member portal for repertoire declaration and distribution tracking, a user licensing portal for broadcasters and other users, and an unidentified phonograms module. The organization is ISO 9001:2008 certified (the first Romanian CMO to achieve this) and operates under ORDA regulatory supervision. Its revenue model is licensing-royalties across all streams; the organization does not charge membership fees to performers and funds operations through a commission on collections distributed.

Name

CREDIDAM - Romanian Center for Performing Artists Rights Management

Legal name

Centrul Român pentru Administrarea Drepturilor Artiștilor Interpreți (CREDIDAM)

Website

https://credidam.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CREDIDAM is a Romanian non-profit collective management organization founded in 1996 that collects and distributes royalties for over 11,000 member performing artists from radio, TV, cable, cinema, internet, public communication, and private-copy sources across Romania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Artists Rights Management

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (711410), Music Publishers (512230)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighboring Rights (Master Performance Rights) Administration (MPAIAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighboring Rights Collection (Sound Recording Performance Rights) (MPAIAKAC), Music Rights Administration & Royalty Processing (Admin, Accounting, Statements) (MPAIAKAD), Royalty Accounting & Payment Services (Statements, Audits, Payee Management) (MPAIABAL)

Keywords

• Performing artists rights management
• Collective rights management
• Royalty collection services
• Music licensing administration
• Phonogram royalty distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucharest

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Royalties Collection from Radio: CREDIDAM collects remuneration from radio broadcasters for the use of artistic performances and phonograms, which is then distributed to member performers based on actual repertoire usage.
2. Royalties Collection from Television: Collection of fees from TV broadcasters for broadcasting artistic performances and phonograms.
3. Royalties from Cable Broadcasters: Fees collected from cable television operators for transmission of artistic performances.
4. Public Communication/Ambient Royalties: Collection from businesses (bars, restaurants, shops, discotheques) that use artistic performances for public/ambient purposes.
5. Private Copy Remuneration: CREDIDAM collects private copying fees through UPFR (the sole collector) for blank media and recording devices, which are then distributed to performers.
6. Cinema Royalties: Fees collected from cinemas for the public performance of artistic works.
7. Internet Royalties: Collection of fees from internet platforms for online use of artistic performances.
8. Annual Supplementary Remuneration (RSA): Under EU Directive 2011/77/EU, producers must transfer 20% of revenues from phonograms exploited after 50 years from first publication to collective management organizations. CREDIDAM collects and distributes this RSA to performers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CREDIDAM is a collective rights management organization that collects royalties from users of artistic performances (radio, TV, cable, cinema, internet, and public communication venues) and distributes them to over 11,000 member performing artists based on actual repertoire usage. The organization also administers Annual Supplementary Remuneration (RSA) under EU Directive 2011/77/EU and manages private copying compensation through UPFR.

Product overview

CREDIDAM is a collective management organization for performing artists' rights in Romania. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of services including: collective rights management (collecting royalties from Radio, TV, Cable, Internet, Cinema, Public Communication, and Private Copy sources), royalty distribution services (allocating collected royalties to members based on declared repertoire and usage data), annual supplementary remuneration management (RSA) for artists whose phonograms are 50+ years old, and member/user portal access for repertoire declarations, licensing, and distribution tracking. The organization represents over 11,000 performing artists and operates under ORDA supervision with ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collective Rights Management
• Royalty Distribution Services
• Annual Supplementary Remuneration (RSA)
• Artist Member Portal
• User Licensing Portal
• Unidentified Phonograms Management

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• UPFR (Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 22 March 2018UPFR serves as the sole collector of private copying remuneration in Romania. CREDIDAM receives its share of private copying fees from UPFR for distribution to performing artists.
• SPEDIDAM (France)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SPEDIDAM, one of the most important collective management organizations in France for performing artists' rights. CREDIDAM has developed partnerships with two major French similar organizations.
• ADAMI (France)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ADAMI, a major French organization for the collective management of performing artists' rights. This is one of the two important partnerships CREDIDAM has developed with French organizations.
• SCAPR (Society of Artists and Performers)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREDIDAM participates in SCAPR's Annual General Assembly, one of the most important events for performers' rights organizations. SCAPR represents performing artists' rights at an international level.
• AEPO-ARTIS (European Association of Performers' Rights Organisations)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREDIDAM participates in AEPO-ARTIS annual conferences and general assemblies. AEPO-ARTIS is one of the most important organizations for performers' rights in Europe, with headquarters in Brussels.
• 33 International Bilateral Agreement PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREDIDAM has signed 33 international bilateral agreements with collective management organizations in Europe and Canada, representing foreign performers whose recordings are used in Romania and protecting Romanian performers' rights abroad.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GVL (Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten): German CMO dedicated to neighboring rights of performers and phonogram producers. Closely comparable to CREDIDAM in scope (performers' rights administration), technology, and bilateral cross-border activity within the EU.
• ARAIEX: Romanian competing collective management organization that ORDA attempted to channel CREDIDAM's public communication collections toward in 2011-2012. Direct domestic competitor in the same performer-rights collection category within Romania.
• ADAMI: Major French CMO administering neighboring rights for performers; one of CREDIDAM's two strategic French bilateral partners. Operates the same collection-distribution model for sound recording performance rights across radio, TV, public spaces, and digital channels.
• LSG (Leistungsschutzgesellschaft): Austrian neighboring rights CMO representing performers and producers. Comparable in size to CREDIDAM, with the same EU-directive-driven mandate to administer performers' rights including the supplementary remuneration regime.
• SENA (Stichting ter Exploitatie van Naburige Rechten): Dutch neighboring rights organization responsible for collecting and distributing royalties for performers and phonogram producers in the Netherlands. Highly comparable given CREDIDAM's Dutch MATRA-program heritage.
• PlayRight: Belgian collective management organization for performers' neighboring rights. Directly comparable as a small-to-mid-sized European performer-CMO operating across broadcasting, public performance, and digital use categories.
• SPEDIDAM: French collective management organization specifically for performers' neighboring rights, structurally and functionally equivalent to CREDIDAM. SPEDIDAM is explicitly cited as one of CREDIDAM's two major French bilateral partners, indicating direct reciprocal representation.
• PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited): UK collective management organization that collects neighboring rights royalties for performers and distributes them to rights holders. Operates an equivalent licensing-plus-distribution model covering public performance and broadcast use of sound recordings.

Others

• SCAPR (Society of Artists and Performers): International umbrella association of performer-rights organizations; CREDIDAM is an active member and AG participant. Not a peer but a structural enabler for reciprocal cross-border collections among European CMOs including CREDIDAM.
• AEPO-ARTIS: European Association of Performers' Rights Organisations, headquartered in Brussels, representing performer CMOs at the EU institutional level. CREDIDAM participates in AEPO-ARTIS annual conferences and general assemblies; functions as an industry body rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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