I can’t see it having too much impact on BBC programming, but it also seems to be a bit shortsighted on the artists & publishers part.
You’d think, as I believe the BBC pay one of the most generous royalty rates in the world, that the publishers would be approaching the BBC to make a deal and not expecting it to be the other way round.
Is it not because under this agreement the BBC can use artists music in anything without seeking approval? And some artsist may object to their music being used in this way. So the BBC are cutting them off completely as a result?
Not a BBC knocker usually but this is the grumblings I have heard
Yes, that’s what it says in the article in the opening post.
The BBC’s statement “we’re not able to license anything from these artists” only means “we would have to negotiate with a different publisher, so sod it if you’re not included in our blanket license deal.”
I think it’s fair enough. Faced with the prospect of trailing round different publishers or simply playing something else, it doesn’t surprise me that they opt for the latter. Particularly as, let’s face it, we aren’t talking Taylor Swift or One Direction here.
What’s a DJ?
Who on earth listens to music radio in 2015 anyway?
Is there anyone on this site who doesn’t think they know at least ten times more about pop music than the average DJ on the radio?
I can’t see it having too much impact on BBC programming, but it also seems to be a bit shortsighted on the artists & publishers part.
You’d think, as I believe the BBC pay one of the most generous royalty rates in the world, that the publishers would be approaching the BBC to make a deal and not expecting it to be the other way round.
Is it not because under this agreement the BBC can use artists music in anything without seeking approval? And some artsist may object to their music being used in this way. So the BBC are cutting them off completely as a result?
Not a BBC knocker usually but this is the grumblings I have heard
Yes, that’s what it says in the article in the opening post.
The BBC’s statement “we’re not able to license anything from these artists” only means “we would have to negotiate with a different publisher, so sod it if you’re not included in our blanket license deal.”
I think it’s fair enough. Faced with the prospect of trailing round different publishers or simply playing something else, it doesn’t surprise me that they opt for the latter. Particularly as, let’s face it, we aren’t talking Taylor Swift or One Direction here.
What’s a DJ?
Who on earth listens to music radio in 2015 anyway?
Is there anyone on this site who doesn’t think they know at least ten times more about pop music than the average DJ on the radio?