Listing 6130
UK Radio & Worldwide TV/Advertising Placements
- TV Music
- PRS for Music
- International Heavy
- …
Offers
Sale Price
$510,000
4.87 x LTM
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31 offers made by 12 buyers
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Offer History
$510,000
Buyer 2 made 1 year ago
Buyer OfferBuyer Counteroffer$550,000
Seller made 1 year ago
Seller Offer (Rejected)Seller Counteroffer (Rejected)$500,000
Buyer 2 made 1 year ago
Buyer Offer (Rejected)Buyer Counteroffer (Rejected)$575,000
Seller made 1 year ago
Seller Offer (Rejected)Seller Counteroffer (Rejected)$475,000
Buyer 2 made 1 year ago
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About
- $104,808
- 3-Year Average
- $108,870
- Earnings Since 2017
- $901,489
- 5.07 Years
- Works Included
- 2115
- —
- $300,000
- Owner Last Active
- Over 30 days ago
- Life of Rights
- Musical Composition
- Public Performance
- No
- Payor
The information on this listing was accurate as of the last earning statistics update on
Overview
Included in this listing are the worldwide public performance royalties for over 2,000 songs by renowned composer Dave Bethell, written primarily for film, television, and advertising. These songs are represented by several of the world's largest music libraries, including BMG, TM Production Music, KPM, Warner Chappell and more.
Notably, the catalog’s earnings outside the UK are increasing with earnings in the last 12 months outside the UK representing 51% of the total and US 17%. See the additional chart by country in the Financials section below for more information.
The catalog has a Dollar Age of 5.07 years, indicating that the placements of these songs have generated royalties for over 5 years. The continuation of these earnings will depend on whether the programs and advertisements continue to air or if the songs are placed in new programming.
Artist & Song Information
Dave Bethell is a British-American music producer, composer, and voiceover artist with a diverse career spanning radio, television, and digital media. He also maintains an active online presence across various social media platforms, where he shares his music production expertise and engages with a wide audience. He can be found on Instagram (@voicedave) and TikTok (@davebethellmusic).
Songs in the catalog have been featured as the Theme and bumper music for the UK Radio Station "Radio X" for renowned DJ Chris Moyles, advertisements for Royal Caribbean, as well as television placements including:
TV Shows: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Emily In Paris, Midsomer Murders, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, Good Stuff With Mary Berg
Reality & Competition: RuPaul's Drag Race, Love Island, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Too Hot To Handle, Dr. Pimple Popper, The Circle, The Real Housewives Of New Jersey, Married to Medicine, Next Level Chef Uk, Olivia Meets Her Match
Other Information
Exchange Rates. Royalties for this asset are reported by PRS in Great British Pounds (GBP). To calculate royalty payments in U.S. Dollars (USD), Royalty Exchange applies the average historical exchange rate for the distribution month (via X-rates.com).
Future royalties will be paid to Royalty Exchange in GBP converted to USD upon receipt, and then paid in USD to the winning investor. The receiving bank may increase the exchange rate by up to 2.5% as a transaction fee.
2Q2023 Earnings. There was a temporary delay in paying the 2Q2023 period. Those earnings were paid in the following quarter and are included in the 3Q2023 statement.
This catalog will not be automatically added to the Secondary Market of The Exchange. The winning bidder can contact Royalty Exchange to relist.
Financials
Earnings By Period
Quarterly, as statements report
- Domestic
- International
- Net
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings | $97,296 | $105,032 | $117,275 | $111,451 | $22,617 |
* 2025 earnings have not been paid for the entire year.
Works
Successful music libraries’ earnings are driven by placements of songs in the entire catalog, not just the top few songs. You’ll notice the strength of this catalog’s built-in diversity, featuring over 2,000 tracks and generating 68% of its earnings from works beyond the top five.
| Works | Earnings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| X Bedz 2018 | $12,376 | 12% |
| Drama Travel | $8,454 | 8% |
| Tm Next Library Dave Bethell | $5,252 | 5% |
| K2 Jingle Package | $4,027 | 4% |
| Punchy Weather | $3,222 | 3% |
| Other | $71,477 | 68% |
Income Types
| Income Types | Earnings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | $104,808 | 100% |
Sources
Music Rights Orgs represent royalties paid to PRS by performing rights societies outside the UK. BMI & ASCAP from the US, APRA from Australasia, GEMA from Germany and BUMA from the Netherlands are the top earning societies in this category, representing 44% of earnings in the LTM.
Radio and Television sources fluctuate back and forth as the top earning source in the UK, providing some diversity of earnings for local society earnings.
| Sources | Earnings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Music Rights Org | $49,443 | 47% |
| TV and Film | $18,144 | 17% |
| Radio | $16,540 | 16% |
| Streaming | $11,288 | 11% |
| Streaming Video | $241 | 0% |
| Other | $9,152 | 9% |
* Historic royalty income does not guarantee future royalty income. Future royalty income depends upon future sales and licensing revenue generated by the intellectual property associated with this listing. All earnings analysis and investment decisions are investors’ sole responsibility per Royalty Exchange’s Terms of Use.