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BPI proposes midweek plan to halt chart leaks. (News).

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| April 06, 2002 | Williams, Paul | COPYRIGHT 2002 UBM Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Record companies have formally proposed a restriction of the midweek Soles Flashes service, in a bid to crack down on media leaks of sensitive chart data.

The BPI Council agreed last Wednesday to propose a four-week trial of a new system, only allowing record companies online access to data for their own singles. The availability of albums data would remain unchanged.

For the trial to begin, the proposal -- which was passed to the Official UK Charts Company last Thursday -- needs to be ratified by retailers association Bard, which was ...

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