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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=825334308-21022002>I am
going to contact PPL and PRS soon. Having spoken to Lawrie he thinks the
position that both PPL and PRS have now reached is now pretty fair and a good
basis for us to approach these organisations. So what I will do is ask
various questions and then publish the results to the list so that individual
stations then know what information may be needed and on what basis the
negotiations will be made. Some of the issues (such as OB costs, agency costs)
are covered in the information given by Lawrie</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=825334308-21022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=825334308-21022002>My
main areas of questioning are:-</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=825334308-21022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=825334308-21022002>Net
Broadcast Revenue:- Most of us don't have great revenue streams directly related
to broadcasts such as advertising. For us we receive donations for many
reasons unrelated to radio. The only measure of broadcast revenue is what
we have spent. How will PRS-PPL calculate this? Will they take our word for
it?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=825334308-21022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=825334308-21022002>Reporting:- How often will reporting be required? What
level of detail will be needed? (Exact air times or
estimates).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=825334308-21022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=825334308-21022002>How
will the situation work for organisations who decide broadcast on more than one
platform such as cable, or do an RSL elsewhere whilst Access radio is running?
Will people and up paying twice.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=825334308-21022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=825334308-21022002>Are
there any other issues that people would like me to raise that I have
missed?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=825334308-21022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=825334308-21022002>Steve
Perry</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=825334308-21022002>Cross
Rhythms</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Steve Perry <BR><B>Sent:</B>
19 February 2002 16:57<BR><B>To:</B>
radioforum@commedia.org.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [CMA_Radioforum] Launch
Dates, Copyright issues etc.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=795211616-19022002>Dear
All</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=795211616-19022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=795211616-19022002>Just
wondering what the general consensus is on what to do about PRS and PPL now.
Are we all going act individually now or are there still things to sort out as
a group?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=795211616-19022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=795211616-19022002>I do
have to contact PRS and PPL soon anyway as they want to talk to me about our
satellite transmissions so I am very happy to talk to them generally about the
access radio project as a whole. What do you all think?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=795211616-19022002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=795211616-19022002>Steve Perry</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=795211616-19022002>Cross Rhythms</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Lawrie Hallett
[mailto:lawrie@commedia.org.uk]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 18 February 2002
15:55<BR><B>To:</B> radioforum@commedia.org.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[CMA_Radioforum] Launch Dates, Copyright issues
etc.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>Dear All,<BR><BR>Apologies for having been rather
elusive over recent weeks - I have been heavily involved in a local IT
centre project up here in Sheffield which has been taking more time than it
should.<BR><BR>Congratulations to all of those carrying out test
transmissions, or about to do so! For those of you still waiting on
responses from the RA, commiserations.... If there is anything you
would like me to talk about with them over the next few days, please e-mail
me direct.<BR><BR>Most importantly, could I ask that each station e-mails me
with an update of your proposed launch date. The CMA managed to
organise a good deal of publicity around the launch of the first TV RSL
broadcasts and we would like to try and do the same for your
stations.<BR><BR>Copyright has been another matter which has not had as much
input from me as I would have liked. It has been very difficult to get
any direct replies to e-mails sent to both PRS and PPL, but both
organisations now have details of their proposals on the web.<BR><BR>PRS at
<A href="http://www.prs.co.uk/broadcasters"
eudora="autourl">http://www.prs.co.uk/broadcasters</A> (under the top tab
radio) has the following:<BR><BR>Access Radio <BR>The charge in respect of
the above is as follows, subject to an annual <BR>minimum charge of £500
plus VAT and applies to 30th September
2002.<X-TAB> </X-TAB><BR>Net Broadcasting
Revenue (NBR) <X-TAB> </X-TAB>Rate of Royalty<BR>below £463,369
<X-TAB> </X-TAB>3%<BR>£463,369 to £926,737
<X-TAB> </X-TAB>4%<BR>£926,738 or more
<X-TAB> </X-TAB>5¼%<BR><BR>Note:<BR><BR>1.
The royalty is based on a percentage of NBR as per the above
table.<BR><BR>2. The definition of Net Broadcasting Revenue (NBR) is 85% of
the gross <BR>valuable consideration (before any deduction of agency
commissions or any other <BR>deductions) whether in money or money's worth
derived and received by the <BR>Licensee from broadcasts pursuant to this
Licence including advertising <BR>sponsorship subscription funding fees
donations barter and contra deals and <BR>other revenue directly related to
the programmes broadcast and then <BR>deducting external cost directly and
reasonably incurred by the licensee in <BR>producing sponsored Outside
Broadcast events provided that if such costs <BR>exceed the value of the
sponsorship revenue the value of the said <BR>sponsorship revenue shall be
nil. The amount by which such costs exceed <BR>sponsorship revenue may not
be set off against other non-sponsorship revenue.<BR><BR>3. The NBR bands
are adjusted yearly by reference to inflation (RPI).<BR>If you require more
details or wish to apply for a licence contact Lisa <BR>Feltham at
lisa.feltham@prs.co.uk or fax 020 7306 4499 or tel. 020 7306
4261<BR><BR><BR>PPL at: <A
href="http://www.ppluk.com/ppl/ppl_fd.nsf/homeframer?openform&PG=Info"
eudora="autourl">http://www.ppluk.com/ppl/ppl_fd.nsf/homeframer?openform&PG=Info</A><BR><BR>Radio
broadcasts are licensed in a way appropriate to the nature and intent of the
service. This information applies, broadly, to all delivery methods
including analogue or digital terrestrial broadcasts, cable or satellite
radio. It does not, however, apply in respect of internet radio which PPL is
not in a position to license aside from simulcasts of existing radio
services.<BR><BR>Traditional Radio<BR>One form or radio is what we term
Traditional Radio. This encompasses services which are not exclusively music
only or music and advertisements only, but have other content - typically a
combination of presenters, news, traffic and weather reports or other public
service elements etc. Such services are also primarily intended for
residential and in-car reception. These services are licensed in accordance
with an order of the Copyright Tribunal and pay a licence fee which is
calculated against Net Broadcast Revenue (NBR).<BR><BR>Annual NBR up to
£455,881 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2%<BR>Annual NBR above
£455,881 to £911,764. . . . . . . . . . . .3%<BR>Annual NBR above £911,764.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5%<BR><BR>Test Transmission . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£227.94<BR><BR>For further
advice please contact the Broadcasting team at the details
below.<BR><BR><BR>Non-Traditional Radio<BR>These are services which do not
have significant content other than music, or music and advertisements. As
these services may be very different from each other, we have no standard
form of licence but look at each service on a case-by-case basis. For
further advice please contact the Broadcasting team and provide a
description of the service in as full a manner as possible, but including at
least the following information:<BR><BR>(a) Description of typical programme
format including ratio between music and other content <BR>(excluding
advertisements)<BR>(b) Intended audience<BR>(c) Method of funding<BR>(d)
Delivery method<BR>(e) Area of transmission<BR>(f) Name of service<BR>(g)
Identity of proprietor<BR>(h) Intended on-air date<BR>(i) Whether
PPL-controlled recordings will be used during test
transmissions<BR><BR><X-TAB> </X-TAB><BR>Contact
the Broadcasting team via e-mail to broadcasting.info@ppluk.com<BR>or
telephone 020 7534 1203<BR><BR>Their definitions of 'Traditional Radio' and
Net Broadcasting Revenue can be found at:<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.ppluk.com/ppl/ppl_lc.nsf/0000/9d406c67fbf6ffc2802569ad004a6212?OpenDocument"
eudora="autourl">http://www.ppluk.com/ppl/ppl_lc.nsf/0000/9d406c67fbf6ffc2802569ad004a6212?OpenDocument</A><BR><BR>Traditional
Radio<BR>a traditional radio station where the audio part of the station
does not exclusively or nearly exclusively consist of Sound Recordings and
where either they are frequently interspersed with other material such as,
but not limited to, presenters, advertising, news or travel information,
dramas or documentaries or where Sound Recordings form the minority of the
station service and, in both cases, where the programming is transmitted
sequentially<BR><BR><BR>Net Broadcast Revenue<BR>shall be calculated by
taking 85% of the gross valuable consideration (before any deduction of
agency commissions or any other deductions) whether in money or money's
worth derived and received by the Licensee from broadcasts pursuant to this
Licence including advertising Sponsorship Barter and Contra Deals and then
deducting external costs directly and reasonably incurred by the Licensee in
producing sponsored Outside Broadcast events provided that if such costs
exceed the value of the Sponsorship revenue the Sponsorship revenue shall be
nil. The amount by which such costs exceed Sponsorship revenue may not be
set off against other non-Sponsorship revenue.<BR><BR>If anyone wants to
talk about these issues, by all means call me at the CMA offices between now
and Thursday.<BR><BR>My full-time work at the CMA finishes this week and as
some of you may know, I am off to Norway to carry out some radio related
research funded by the Research Council of Norway. I'll be keeping in
touch and back for the CMA Festival in June. I will still be reachable
via my Commedia e-mail address:<BR><BR>lawrie@commedia.org.uk<BR><BR>I look
forward to speaking with some of you before I leave the country!<BR><BR>With
best regards;<BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR><BR>Lawrie.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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