[cma-l] PPL & PRS for Music Joint Licence for Community Radio

[Ian Hickling]

My comment is - Utter pointless  waste of time and money on their part - and pay them nothing until they answer all the questions to your satisfaction.


Ian Hickling

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Team

Do we have comments and thoughts from the CMA on this please ??     good, bad, indifferent, so/so, OK         thoughts please ?

Nick

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Subject: [cma-l] PPL & PRS for Music Joint Licence for Community Radio

On 15 September 2016, PPL and PRS for Music began a four-week consultation on the proposed introduction of a joint PPL and PRS for Music Community Radio Licence for Ofcom-licensed community radio stations from 1 January 2017 (the "Joint Licence"). This document<http://www.ppluk.com/Global/Summary%20of%20Consultation%20Responses.pdf> summarises the responses received and sets out what will happen next.

This consultation was undertaken in accordance with PPL<http://www.ppluk.com/About-Us/Who-We-Are/PPL-Code-of-Conduct/> and PRS<http://www.prsformusic.com/codeofconduct> for Music's separate Codes of Conduct, which state that whenever new tariffs are introduced or significant amendments to existing tariffs are made, a fair, reasonable and proportionate approach to consultation will be undertaken.

PPL and PRS for Music initially consulted with the Community Media Association ("the CMA") to seek its views on the proposed Joint Licence. Following positive discussions, the CMA responded to the Joint Licence proposal advising that it acknowledges the proposed headline terms and welcomes the simplified approach and reduced administration for the community radio sector.

To complete the consultation process, PPL and PRS for Music invited individual licensees to review and comment on the proposal. All on-air stations holding a PPL Community Radio Licence and/or PRS for Music Community Radio Licence and organisations holding an Ofcom Community Radio Licence that are yet to launch on AM or FM were contacted via email and provided with response forms that could be completed and returned either by email or post.

PPL also set up a dedicated area on its website where the relevant information (including the consultation document and response form) was made available to read and download along with a dedicated email address allowing any comments or queries to be submitted. A summary was also provided on the PRS for Music website, linking to the relevant part of the PPL website. The CMA consulted independently with the sector and the responses received were collated and made available to PPL and PRSfM.

PPL and PRS for Music have independently considered the responses received and have finalised the proposed terms of the Joint Licence.

The finalised headline terms of the Joint Licence will take effect from 1 January 2017 and are confirmed in Section 3 (page 9) of this document<http://www.ppluk.com/Global/Summary%20of%20Consultation%20Responses.pdf>.

A summary of the consultation responses, including details of the headline terms, is now available to review online:

http://www.ppluk.com/Global/Summary%20of%20Consultation%20Responses.pdf

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