[cma-l] PPL and PRS for Music consultation for community radio stations

[CMA-L]

As an initial step in the consultation process, PPL and PRS for Music
consulted with the Community Media Association to seek our views on the
proposed Joint Licence.

Following positive discussions with the licensing agencies, the CMA
acknowledges the headline terms of the Joint Licence proposal and we
welcome the simplified approach and reduced administration for the
community radio sector.

The new Joint Licence creates one point of contact to obtain the rights to
broadcast music simplifying the licensing process for community radio
stations.

The proposed Joint Licence requires community radio stations to submit one
NBR form at the end of the calendar year reducing the number of reports
that stations have to produce from three to one.

There is a simplified and improved structure for Internet simulcast
services increasing the minimum band of concurrent user streams from 50 to
200 concurrent listeners.

And lastly, something for which the CMA takes some credit is the
inclusion of an optional right for simulcasting on DAB for £200 for the
first multiplex and £131 for each additional multiplex per year - a
considerable saving on the current offer of £716 per annum. We see this as
a significant concession for those community radio stations currently
simulcasting on small-scale DAB and those looking forward to taking up the
opportunity of broadcasting on this platform in the future.

Responses to the consultation must be submitted by 13th October 2016.

http://www.ppluk.com/communityradio

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