PremiumBeat review

PremiumBeat, part of Shutterstock, suits video makers whose projects may grow from YouTube into broadcast or film. Its Unlimited Subscription is sold with license tiers. Creator monetizes one social channel and does not allow client work. Standard covers five social channels and client work. Premium adds broadcast TV and radio, VOD and OTT services and industrial uses in one territory, plus films and games with budgets up to $2M, while Business extends that to five territories and budgets up to $5M. Enterprise is unlimited. If one track later needs broader rights, PremiumBeat lets you upgrade the license on that track and pay only the difference. The help center lists indemnification up to the license fee paid on the Creator to Business tiers and explains cue sheets. Two cautions: once your subscription expires you cannot publish new projects with downloaded PremiumBeat content, and the pricing page did not load from our location, so the USD price is pending.

Who it is for

filmmakers who may need broadcast upgrades

Price

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Key features

• Unlimited Subscription with Creator, Standard, Premium, Business and Enterprise licenses
• Creator monetizes 1 social channel; Standard and Premium cover 5
• Premium covers TV, radio and VOD in 1 territory; Business covers 5 territories
• Track licenses can be upgraded later by paying the difference
• Cue sheets and public performance guidance in the help center

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Clear upgrade path from web use to broadcast
• Strength: Business license covers films and games with budgets up to $5M
• Strength: Indemnification up to the license fee paid on Creator through Business
• Weakness: Creator does not allow client work
• Weakness: After the subscription expires you cannot publish new projects with downloaded music
• Weakness: USD prices could not be confirmed from our location

Key facts

• Owner: Shutterstock
• License tiers: Creator, Standard, Premium, Business, Enterprise
• Social channels monetized: 1 on Creator, 5 on Standard
• Broadcast: Premium: 1 territory; Business: 5 territories

Where it ranks

PremiumBeat is No. 5 in our Best Stock Music Sites verdict.