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<P>Well, that will come as no surprise to those who have in the past tried to
see rationality in PPL's other fees for small-scale broadcasters.</P>
<P>But of course, the issue of charges for pilot broadcasts is only a reflection
of the situation for long-term broadcasters. PPL charges a lot extra for any
form of simulcasting, even though any additional value derived from using its
repertoire to increase overall audience is already be reflected in and properly
recompensed for by the percentage royalty it levies on Net Broadcasting
Revenue.</P>
<P>In truth, PPL already uses a mechanism of sky-high minimum charges to jack up
the royalty charges for very small operators way above the levels settled by the
Copyright Tribunal, and by insisting on separate licences for each simulcast
medium, each with its own minimum fees, it manipulates the system to boost these
levies even further.</P>
<P>Alex</P></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=james@cridland.net href="mailto:james@cridland.net">James
Cridland</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk
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Discussion List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 21, 2015 4:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cma-l] PRS PPL and DAB
trials</DIV>
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<DIV>"PPL alone in charging broadcasters for DAB small-scale tests"</DIV>
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<P
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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.</P>
<P
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 1.2em; PADDING-TOP: 0px">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....</P></DIV>
<DIV>Read the rest of the story at... <A
href="https://media.info/radio/news/ppl-alone-in-charging-broadcasters-for-dab-small-scale-tests">https://media.info/radio/news/ppl-alone-in-charging-broadcasters-for-dab-small-scale-tests</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>You might wish to comment on the story on the website...</DIV>
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<DIV>//j</DIV>
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