[cma-l] UK Radio Player Releases Pricing Information

[Bruce Rodger]

On Mon, 13 Dec 2010, Eddie Winship wrote:

> Hi Martin
> 
> This looks good and at the expected ?90, good value for money.
> 
> Does anyone have ideas about the PRS/PPL implications?

It appears that the player is just a "front end" to your existing streaming
service. So your PPL/PRS situation will not be directly affected by using 
the radio player itself - but any increased listener numbers may bump you up
into the next band of PRS/PPL licensing, so higher fees would be due.

Bruce.

> 
> Eddie Winship
> Chair
> Reading4u
> www.reading4u.co.uk
> 
> From: Martin Steers
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:49 AM
> To: CMA-L
> Subject: [cma-l] UK Radio Player Releases Pricing Information
> 
> This looks hopeful for community stations, and i would say that its ?90 well
> spent! I know some people are against the idea of the radio player, but as a
> few have said the future of radio is multi-platform and this is certainly
> part of that..  and i would recommend that community and student stations
> that can go on it do go on it.
> 
> And other details have been announced..
> 
> http://www.ukradioplayer.info/
> http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6548.2
> 
> ". Each station will fall into one of five fee bands, ranging from ?90 for
> stations with a weekly reach below 50,000, to ?23,040 for stations of over
> 3.2m. The lowest band enables small Ofcom-regulated independent, community
> and student stations to join."
> 
> "Annual license fees are set relative to weekly reach, as determined in
> RAJAR Q3
> 2010. Each station in Radioplayer falls into one of 5 bands, as outlined
> below.
> 
> If a station is not in RAJAR, they can self-certify their listening figures.
> These will be
> cross-checked and reviewed as necessary, using Radioplayer statistics."
> 
> Martin Steers
> 
> 
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Bruce Rodger
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