[cma-l] DAB trial, PPL and PRS

[tlr at gairloch.co.uk]

James: afaik the standard PRS licence includes simulcasts (as is reasonable), so
even though they aren't actually waiving any fees, there would be nothing more
to pay for an existing broadcaster.
 
The right granted under the standard PRS licence includes: "The broadcast and
simulcast of PRS for Music repertoire on radio services transmitted from the UK"
 
Not sure about the £750 figure - I thought it was £727 for Community Radio, but
maybe it's had an increase.
 
Alex
 

> On 20 July 2015 at 17:53 James Cridland <james at cridland.net> wrote:
> 
>  Bruce and all - I'm writing a piece on this for<http://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
> <mailto: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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