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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>We have been having our own little
campaign on this, as sadly I almost lost the will to live trying to rally ‘some’
of our members round to at least ‘’avin-a-go’’<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>We/I have never filled a report in, as
our report is ‘’nothing to report, mind your own business’’
and yes, that was written. I don’t have time nor inclination or the will
to be going through lengthy reports on barter deals and contra deals with the local
milkman nor having the same old tiresome argument regarding ‘net
broadcasting’ <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Most of my time is taken up writing to
the message board LOL <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Our net is zero, zilch, nowt, not a
sausage, diddly squat, we are not for profit, and the ‘’’revenue’’’
we do raise is spent back on the project to keep it going. We are not cash
Cows.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I have already informed the
organisations, the CMA and Uncle Tom Cobbly on our stance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I have suggested £2000 pounds for the lot
! as a top figure. When I say the lot, this includes both FM and Internet and
ALL on one licence, including D.A.B. if we get it ! That is what you
call a proper [One stop shop] reading the licence letters, it looks
more like a half way house stop and not a one stop shop, so either I have lost
the plot or someone at their end is reading the wrong script.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>There has been movement but I am
concerned the actual real terms are that we have just had a tinker around the
edges again, but it looks good.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>We have a S/O set up and we pay the
minimum fee. On the reporting we have nothing to report. There has never been
anything to report.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>There should never have been a minimum fee
negotiated from the outset, it should have been a FIXED Fee …. I said
this 10 years ago, 9 years ago, 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 etc. Once again, no one
listened and we ended up with yet another complete horlicks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>So, to conclude, our suggestion is Two
grand absolute tops (and that’s us being very generous) – for everything
…. All on one licence, no reporting apart from how many tracks you play
per-hour. There’s all this correspondence flying around and yet I haven’t
seen any figures. Has someone left the back door open again ???? and/or are we
going to sleepwalk into another nightmare ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I have asked the CMA not to sign anything
on our behalf regarding this as I believe we need to be in for and pound and in
for a penny (pardon the pun)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Anyone in any doubt now as where I am
coming from, to put it bluntly, this is what you call a Plan B. Plan B’s
can be difficult and challenging, but after 14 years of nodding Dog Plan A
people can sometimes end up throwing caution to the wind. We did that a long
time ago.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Do the CMA know the figures please ??
and could we reword it to FIXED Fee and not Minimum Fee, this way all the
nonsense regarding a contra deal with the local Rag and Bone Man becomes
irrelevant.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>On a final note just for the record, you
know my opinion on PRS/PPL etc etc they should be paying us, not us paying
them, or at least call it a draw.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>With reference to Glyns mention of ‘’ought
to be challenged’’ do we actually know what a
challenge is ??? to do it properly you need full support, full backing and a
mandate and folk have to get up off their backsides. Mandates come from
Conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Alex has just written ‘’we
have been fighting it for ages’’ ??????? I don’t
think we could fight our way out of a wet paper bag. There’s 248 of us,
you would think we could cease from being weak and at least put up a bit of a handbags
at ten paces..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Onwards and Upwards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Sir H Dumpty<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk
[mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Associated Broadcast Consultants<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 30 June 2016 13:47<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] Joint PRS/PPL
licences</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In my opinion the £600-£700 minimum fee is questionable and ought to be
challenged for them to justify why their admin costs are so high.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ideally the fee ought to be wholly dependent on revenue -> no
revenue, no fee.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Glyn<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Glyn Roylance - Principal Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.a-bc.co.uk/" target="_blank">Associated Broadcast
Consultants</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 30 June 2016 at 11:54, Alex Gray, Two Lochs Radio <<a
href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk" target="_blank">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We received an
interesting letter today from PPL giving notice of termination of our current
licence on 31 Dec because they are proposing to come up with a joint PPL/PRS
licence for community radio from that date.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This should make
things easier for everyone and reduce the admin burden, which is good news, and
I guess will be generally welcomed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The letter says
PPL and PRS will be consulting with the sector over the plan - I would urge CMA
and anyone else able to respond to press for the new minimum fee to be no more
than the present minimum fee of either <u>one</u> of the two bodies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It seems to me if
the new system will reduce their admin costs, there should be no need for more
than the equivalent of one current minimum fee to cover that, especially as no
doubt nowadays more of the admin is done at low cost by IT than it used to be,
rather than an army of clerks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Alex<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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