[cma-l] DAB trial, PPL and PRS

[James Cridland]

Bruce and all - I'm writing a piece on this for media.info.

PPL have told me that PRS have not waived any fee, and are, in fact,
charging £750. I'd be keen to understand whether that's the case, and would
appreciate, in confidence, any scans or copies of emails from PRS that give
me a little more certainty about what's gone on here.

//j


On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 12:12 PM Bruce Rodger <bruce at celticmusicradio.net>
wrote:

>
>
> (should we be thinking about setting up  separate forum for those of us
> involved in the small-scale DB trials?)
>
>
> Has anyone had any discussion/negotiation regarding PPL and the
> small-scale DAB pilot?
>
> Shortly after the announcement, PRS contacted us saying that there would
> be no additional fees for the DAB pilot, assuming that the DAB service was
> a simulcast of our FM service. Good news.
>
> PPL, on the other hand, contacted us today saying there would be a
> £500+VAT license for the 9 month period.
>
> This is despite
>
>
>    - the DAB service is a pilot
>    - the DAB service is a simulcast of our FM service
>    - the DAB service covers broadly the same area as our FM service
>    - The 500+VAT for 9 months for a pilot/development service is actually
>    MORE than the equivalent fee for a production FM service! (159/quarter)
>
>
> Does anyone else have difficulty understanding how they justify this?
>
> Bruce.
>
>
>
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