MMG and the Israeli TV channel in the Russian language "Channel 9" have reached and agreement for administrating the TV9 reporting requirements to all the copyright collecting societies.

The agreement covers all the reports to music collection societies, IFPI (for master rights), the screen writers and directors guild, the performers' guild and the musician guild.

MMG will issue on behalf of TV9 cue sheets and reports to all the copyright societies in all the territories that channel broadcasts in. At this point the channel broadcast to Israel (must carry) and Australia (pay) and North America (pay).

Channel 9 is the only Israeli Russian-Language TV channel. The Channel was established on 2002 and is holding a leading position among the Russian speaking TV viewers in Israel.

MMG Copyright Administration Services for broadcasters division was founded in 2002. The division is providing services for Israel broadcasters and producers for copyright administration and creation. The division is headed by Natasha Kopylov (formally head of the publishers unit in Acum) and is servicing amongst others the Israel DBS operator YES and the TV production company Synergy.

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