Music Wanted For NFL TV Broadcasts - Royalties Earned

Posted November 8, 2024

Doug Diamond / Diamondigital Media is pitching select artists to editors who are preparing for the current NFL season that airs on FOX Sports, FOX Deportes and all affiliated Digital NFL outlets. Editors are seeking all genres, new and old releases. Music will be used during the games, on highlight reels, pre/post game bumps, intro and outro clips, game trailers, and many other placements across all football-based outlets. Usage may include, but is not limited to America's Game of the Week, Thursday Night Football presented by Bud Light, Fox Deportes and all NFC regular season and Championship games. These placements will air on national TV and dedicated online football sites which may include Fox Sports Apps, FoxSports.com, all social media and Tubi. Coverage and Highlight reels historically feature unique, high-energy music to enhance the commentary and visual action of game recaps. Doug Diamond / Diamondigital Media will be pitching music starting with pre-season games, through all regular season, championships to the Super Bowl. Our staff will be pitching on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Click to see an example of a previous NFL placement.

GENRES ACCEPTED: Rock, Pop Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Alternative, Indie, Pop, Country, Hip-Hop/Rap (all sub-genres), EDM, Orchestral. High-energy hybrids and instrumentals of any genre are accepted.

Submission Criteria

SUBMISSION CRITERIA:

-Tracks must be well-produced, professional, and ready for public performance.

-Tracks must be appropriate for the application it will be supporting.

-Artists must own/control all copyrights - please no uncleared samples or uncleared covers.

COMPENSATION: If selected, you are guaranteed to maintain all of your rights and will earn royalties from your P.R.O. (Performance Rights Organization) as seen on your quarterly statements. Up-front sync fees may be offered to the artist/act, on a case-by-case basis, at the discretion of the producer and depending the usage of the song and the market viability of the act. These songs will be exposed to millions of sports fans across the nation and on-screen chyron credit will be given as well as artist web links (where applicable, as determined by the segment editor at the network). International airings/re-airings will garner additional royalties as paid out by the artists' selected P.R.O., per industry standard statutory rates.

SUBMISSION PROCESS: Songs submitted will all be reviewed thoroughly by Doug Diamond / Diamondigital Media. All tracks that match the submission criteria will then be passed along to the television network producers for consideration into their broadcasts. If selected by the producers, Doug Diamond / Diamondigital Media will then provide the usage agreements and contact information from the producer directly to the artist to complete the process. In some cases, the clearance dept. will contact artists directly via contact information found on P.R.O. registrations. Staff supplies network execs with additional emails provided during the submission process. Doug Diamond / Diamondigital Media will never meddle in sync fees or back-end royalties. Artists will always maintain control of their rights and revenue. Doug Diamond / Diamondigital Media only curates top pitch lists for consideration. Artist/representatives are responsible for their own negotiations, transactions, taxes and financial obligations to their respective teams of representatives and co-creators where applicable.

There are no additional fees once an artist is selected, only the submission fee listed below.

NOTE: Even if you are not selected for this opportunity, you may be considered for future licensing.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

-A SoundCloud, Spotify, or any streaming link of your song (for producers to review for consideration). No file-delivery or FTP links.

-WAV file and metadata (once selected for broadcast).
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