[cma-l] PRS PPL and DAB trials

[James Cridland]

"PPL alone in charging broadcasters for DAB small-scale tests"

PPL, the body that collects music royalty payments on behalf of record
companies, has re-affirmed that it plans to charge existing stations an
additional fee to simulcast on a nine-month technical trial of small-scale
DAB.

Ofcom is currently testing small-scale DAB multiplexes in a variety of
places in the UK, designed to discover whether the technology is suitable
for community radio broadcasters. It has waived any licence fee for the
tests, which are planned to take nine months. The tests are technical
pilots for small local services that may become permanent in future....
Read the rest of the story at...
https://media.info/radio/news/ppl-alone-in-charging-broadcasters-for-dab-small-scale-tests

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