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Radio in podcast music deal.
Commercial radio is on the verge of signing what is being hailed as a "breakthrough deal", which will give it a blanket licence to use music in podcasts.
A verbal agreement between RadioCentre, the new trade body for commercial radio, and PPL, means RadioCentre members will be able to make podcasts featuring music clips lasting up to 30 seconds, excluding voiceovers.
RadioCentre chief executive Andrew Harrison calls it a "breakthrough deal", citing it as an important agreement which "will enable us to compete in a digital world".
A PPL spokesman says, "We are happy to work with the RadioCentre and accommodate licences for the developing models of radio broadcasting. This will be a short-term, non-precedential deal covering the download of programmes which could incorporate 30-second music clips."
The licensing of music for podcasts has been a contentious issue, essentially because of disagreement between record companies and radio stations as to whether such music should be licensed as a download or a broadcast. ...
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