<div dir="ltr">Thanks Nick.<div><br></div><div>We welcome the introduction of a single point of contract for licensing and the reduced requirement for reporting reducing the administrative burden on community radio stations. Furthermore, payments can be spread over the year in monthly installments.</div><div><br></div><div>The CMA also argued hard, and successfully, for the deal struck for small-scale DAB simulcasters.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Additionally, the number of Internet simulcast tiers has been reduced from three to two and the threshold for the lowest band has been increased to 200 concurrent streams - which will cover the majority of community radio Internet simulcasts for the short to medium term.</div><div><br></div><div>Of course, the CMA argued for a reduction in fees - especially when PPL and PRS might eventually see some savings in administration of the Joint Licence in the longer term. However if there were any cost savings in administration for the licensing agencies then they are beholden to passing on those savings to their members, the rights holders.</div><div><br></div><div>The consultation with the sector was largely supportive of the new Joint Licence and we reflected all received responses, both for and against, back to PPL and PRSfM.</div><div><br></div><div>The CMA will continue to put the community radio sector's case to the licensing agencies and maintain a dialogue with them to ensure that they are aware of our sector's concerns and perspective.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Bill</div><div class="gmail_extra">-- <br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-2212491288687521330gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div><div><div><div>Operations Manager<br></div>Community Media Association<br></div><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br></div><div><a href="https://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/community_<wbr>media</a><br></div><div><a href="https://facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/<wbr>CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br></div><div></div>Canstream Internet Radio<br></div><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk</a><br></div><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 December 2016 at 14:23, Canalside's The Thread <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:office@thethread.org.uk" target="_blank">office@thethread.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-2212491288687521330m_-3760795311004761261WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Team<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Do we have comments and thoughts from the CMA on this please ?? good, bad, indifferent, so/so, OK thoughts please ? <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nick <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia<wbr>.org.uk</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l-bounces@mailman.<wbr>commedia.org.uk</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>CMA-L<span><br><b>Sent:</b> 01 December 2016 13:18<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [cma-l] PPL & PRS for Music Joint Licence for Community Radio<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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”). <a href="http://www.ppluk.com/Global/Summary%20of%20Consultation%20Responses.pdf" target="_blank">This document</a> summarises the responses received and sets out what will happen next.</p><div><div class="m_-2212491288687521330h5"><br><br>This consultation was undertaken in accordance with <a href="http://www.ppluk.com/About-Us/Who-We-Are/PPL-Code-of-Conduct/" target="_blank">PPL</a> and <a href="http://www.prsformusic.com/codeofconduct" target="_blank">PRS</a> 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>PPL and PRS for Music have independently considered the responses received and have finalised the proposed terms of the Joint Licence.<br><br>The finalised headline terms of the Joint Licence will take effect from 1 January 2017 and are confirmed in Section 3 (page 9) of <a href="http://www.ppluk.com/Global/Summary%20of%20Consultation%20Responses.pdf" target="_blank">this document</a>.<br><br>A summary of the consultation responses, including details of the headline terms, is now available to review online:<br><br><a href="http://www.ppluk.com/Global/Summary%20of%20Consultation%20Responses.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ppluk.com/Global/Su<wbr>mmary%20of%20Consultation%20Re<wbr>sponses.pdf</a><br><br>\\<br><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p><div><div class="m_-2212491288687521330h5"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Community Media Association<br>-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_m<wbr>edia</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Commu<wbr>nityMediaAssociation</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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