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A firm decision on the introduction of all digital sales into the singles chart was deferred last week, as retailers lobbied for a relaxation on the format rules governing physical releases.
The Entertainment Retailers Association (Era), which forms part of the committee with the BPI and label and broadcast representatives, announced a week ago that it had dropped its longstanding opposition to such a change. This brought it into line with the BPI and, as a result, the Chart Supervisory Committee (CSC) was widely expected to approve the amendment last Tuesday.
However, Official UK Charts Company (OCC) director Omar Maskatiya says that more discussion is needed. "There was general agreement in principle to changing the chart rules from next year, likely January 1, providing all the technical developments can be done," he says. "The committee also discussed whether physical and digital formats should be increased. There was some agreement on that but it will have to be fed back to the wider industry."
Era secretary general Kim Bayley says that the organisation's ...