Around 200 local radio stations to cease online broadcast in music licence stoush
Warner
Nearly 200 local commercial regional radio stations will cease online simulcasts of shows over the internet by midnight today after being asked to pay for a separate licence fee, says Commercial Radio Australia (CRA).
The extra fee is a result of the Federal Court ruling in February last year that internet simulcasts of radio programs fall outside the definition of a “broadcast” under the Copyright Act and are therefore not covered by existing licences to commercial radio networks.
After the ruling the Copyright Tribunal ordered broadcasters to apply for an interim simulcast licence by the end of today.
The CRA needs to launch an advertising campaign about this streaming issue to be aired on radio stations across Australia as well as setting up a website like CBAA did for their ‘Commit To Community Radio’ when their community digital radio stations were under threat of going off the air and set up a online petition.
The PPCA’S claims about internet radio isn’t a broadcast are wrong/incorrect/misleading in this day and age. the Federal Government needs to step in and tackle on about this streaming issue. Internet Radio (Including ABC/SBS/Community-Narrowcast/Online Only stations) are dying unless action is taken right away. Broadcasters are upset, annoyed and frustrated by this PPCA decision.
i Strongly Urge your readers of this article to write to your Local Member Or Parliament and the Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull to express your concerns.
The furture of radio is digital/online and they can’t be left behind
As a commentator pointed out on the Radio Today website, according to the logic of commercial radio Australia I should be able to create my own online radio station playing Hamish and Andy sketches all day and pay 1% of my revenue to SCA for it.
This is as crazy as Joan Warner lobbying for DAB+ chips in mobile phones so we can listen to Coles radio all day….
So SCA 80 odd apps are now silent? That’s going to out some pressure on their digital business model.
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Bugger thats how I listen to radio while walking
Spotify.
Single play = single pay. If I choose to listen online that is my choice.
Well, nothing is stopping the radio stations from closing down, applying for a web licence, and operating as a web broadcaster instead?!
It is incorrect to claim that by webcasting a concurrent or previously broadcast program there is “no additional advertising”. A webcast is NOT a radio broadcast and the ads ARE repeated on the webcast.
If you buy a BBQ for the back of your house and another for the back of your holiday house: do you expect the shop to only charge you for one?!
Interesting argument there Brenton.
I just bought a Matador 4-burner from Bunnings for the back patio. So I assume that using your logic, if I also use that BBQ for the local footy club sausage sizzle fund raiser for the kiddies, then I had better whip back to Bunnings and slip ’em another $400. Methinks not.
I listen to radio because of the convenience and superior quolity of doing so thru my iPhone as I’m sure many people do. This will now mean less listeners. Instead of attacking the radio stations why don’t they go after the real winners out of all this THE CARRIER making a fortune out of data.