RIVE · WHAT WE DO

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Four ways your music video gets seen.

Rive Video has been getting music videos onto real screens since 1994. Distribution, promotion, single network submissions, and publicity — four service lines, three decades of programmer relationships, and the sole goal of getting artists seen.

CH 01OUTLETS · 500+ · BROADCAST + OTT + RETAIL

Service · Distribution

Music Video Distribution

While most artists only upload to YouTube and social media, we actually distribute your music video to the programmers and decision makers that curate for real audiences on real screens and channels where people are actively watching.

Rive Video is America's first and most experienced music video distribution and promotion company. With over 30 years of industry experience, we have great working relationships and are even recommended personally by the programmers at MTV, BET and TEMPO Networks.

Stop fighting algorithms. Start getting airplay where it matters.

CH 02CAMPAIGN · 4 OR 8 WEEKS · DIRECT PITCHING

Service · Promotion

Music Video Promotion

Leverage Rive Video's three decades of experience and direct relationships with the people who choose what airs. We offer four- and eight-week full promotional campaigns that include everything in our standard distribution service, plus direct weekly pitching to the programmers, music acquisition teams and curators. We talk with the decision makers about you and introduce them to your new music video. Most unknown or new artists need the full 8 weeks to establish the music video and get on as many playlists as possible.

Rive Video provides you with email updates detailing where and who is airing, featuring, playing, adding or posting the music video, along with programmer notifications, links, logos and feedback whenever available.

Rive Video works to increase awareness of the music videos we promote, and the artists who create them. As part of our full promotion services, our team sends out social media and marketing e-blasts and professional press releases.

CH 03FROM $199 · SINGLE-SERVICE SUBMISSIONS

Service · Submissions

Music Video Submissions

Rive Video provides single-service submissions when a full campaign isn't the right fit. We include professional formatting, closed captioning, and digital delivery to the show, channel, network or pool's acquisitions meeting.

If you cannot distribute and promote your music video at this time, you should consider our simple straight submission-only services.

Single service submissions are available for all outlets. Call to discuss your release and we'll help you weigh the options and create a custom proposal.

CH 04PR · BLOGS · BLASTS · SOCIAL

Service · Publicity

Music Video Publicity

Professional press release created and blasted to thousands of industry contacts, e-blasts direct to music bloggers and playlist curators, and social-media marketing to engage your channels. The publicity work that wraps a campaign and keeps a release living past launch week.

Rive's publicity service exists for one reason — visibility compounds. A music video that gets airplay AND ends up in blog posts AND ends up on playlists AND ends up in social feeds reaches dramatically more new fans than one that lives only on a single platform.

We organically increase YouTube channel views, help artists get 1,000-plus YouTube channel subscribers, get features in music blogs, secure placements on music playlists, line up interviews with podcasters and reviewers, and run social-media engagement to drive views from your existing audience back to the new release.

Get Started

How submission works.

It's easy to get started submitting your music video to Rive. Just follow the four steps below, or contact us directly if you have questions or need further guidance.

  1. CH 01

    Gather all media elements

    Pull together every asset before you start the form. One pass — no back-and-forth.

    • QuickTime HD video master file
    • Clean audio files in raw format
    • Press-approved artist images
    • Lyrics, bio, and noteworthy hype
  2. CH 02

    Fill out the online submission form

    We collect the metadata, credits, contact info, and target tier. Video specs below.

    • Any QuickTime 1080p with stereo audio
    • Preferably 24p or 29.97 fps frame rate
  3. CH 03

    Upload all media elements

    Secure upload via our Hightail link. Closed captioning, broadcast formatting, and digital delivery handled by us.

    • Upload destination: spaces.hightail.com/uplink/RIVEVIDEO
  4. CH 04

    Process payment securely

    Secure online payments accepted through PNC, Stripe, Zelle, credit card, debit card, company check or PayPal.

    • Read the fine print before payment
    • Published flat pricing on every option

ON AIR · WE ANSWER THE PHONE

Ready to roll

Let's get your music video seen.

Call or text with a link to your music video. We'll review it and send back a custom promotion proposal — and our free list of 500+ platforms.

Submit your music video908-601-1409