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The PPL Standard Webcaster Licence is for online radio service that stream more than 270,000 Performances each year (ie. one Performance is when one user streams one sound recording broadcast in the service). and/or generate annual revenues (advertising, sponsorship, subscription etc) of more than £5,000.
Online radio services financed or branded by a commercial parent company will also be subject to these terms.
This licence requires a non-refundable advance payment to be made against the streaming and dubbing royalties that will be generated by the service. This payment will be calculated for the term of the licence and will be due in addition to the administration fees.
Advance Against Streaming Royalties (£50.00 per channel permonth) £600.00 Advance Against Dubbing Fees (£7.50 per channel per month) £90.00 Annual Administration Fee £100.00 Total £790.00 + VAT £928.25
To ensure that PPL’s record company and performer members are being fairly compensated for their works, all Standard Webcaster Licence holders are required to compile and provide reporting at the end of every quarter.
PPL uses this data to calculate the streaming and dubbing fees each station is due to pay. If a service generates streaming and dubbing fees greater than the advance payment it has made, then PPL will invoice for the additional fees due.
Reporting your music usage
Territories covered by the licence
Please click to download the Standard Webcaster application form
Please click to download the Standard Webcaster FAQ and fees