Daryl
Senior Member
In that specific case it is more likely that the TV and library company have agreed to share the Publishing. Otherwise, why would the library company get involved?But that's just it. If I get a request from a library to write a cue for a TV show that will be exclusive to that show, that cue is not from the libraries' catalog, and that cue is owned by the tv production company - same as a film studio owning a score to a film.
However, your specific example is relatively rare, because library music is based on multiple usages, so there would be little reason for the library to get involved in this instance.