Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A Presentation by
Rahul Gupta Head - Music Committee AROI
Current Issues
Lack of clarity on music royalties Who should we pay to PPL or IPRS or both How much should we pay demands are totally unacceptable Our efforts to resolve the issues bilaterally have not succeeded. We are in various courts & also in the copyright board trying to resolve them Lack of one collective society representing all copyright owners Lack of interest from the music bodies to sit across the table and discuss Puts further pressure on broadcasters to sign voluntary agreements Copyright board judgement probably not retrospective No automatic licensing of music to radio broadcasters
Issue of Royalty
Our understanding Radio recognizes the rights of PPL Radio believes that IPRS has no locus standi since broadcast on radio does not constitute public performance IPRS collects royalty for live performances IPRS collects from event management companies. Radio broadcasters?
Asking for Rs 2400 per needle hour OR 20% of radio revenues WHICHEVER IS HIGHER; current Copyright Board rate Rs 661 per needle hour (which broadcasters find too high)
Royalty - Implications
Expected revenue PPL Rate 2400 1.58 cr / station 350 stations @ 1.58 cr / station IPRS Rate 980 .65 cr / station 350 stations @ .65 cr / station Rs. 553 crore annually
Expected royalty revenue (778 cr) is equal to the current music industry revenues (est. 750 Crores) Radio Industry in the year 2008 is estimated to be Rs. 680 Crores !!!
Royalty - Implications
Affects viability of radio business, especially in smaller markets Small towns will not have any FM radio stations
Radio Revenues* Costs: Music Royalties expected Other Operating Costs Loss
*Estimated
Rs 50 lacs
Rs 20 lacs
Royalty - Implications
Affects viability of radio industry even in bigger markets because of fragmentation of business. Many players will be forced to shut down.
Eg: Mumbai Big player(3) Radio Revenues potential Costs: Music Royalties expected Other operational costs Amortized OTEF Rs 223 lacs Rs 900 lacs Rs 245 lacs Rs 223 lacs Rs 550 lacs Rs 245 lacs Rs 1800 lacs Rs 600 lacs Small players(6)
Operating Profit/Loss
Rs 432 lacs
Rs 418 lacs
Metros
Marketing, 33%
Payroll, 31 %
Source: Report - Indias FM radio sector: Understanding the growth imperatives (Ernst & Young)
The Indian Entertainment and Media Industry : A growth story unfolds (Price Waterhouse Coopers, 2007)
Flat fee
Flat fee Factors such as town class, era, type of music, language of music etc
Suggestion
Start at 33% of midpoint 1% of revenues. Grow over 15 years to 3% as radio listenership grows
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100 50 20 10 3
Thank You
Extra Slides
Music industry should fight Piracy, not radio broadcasters music industry was worth Rs In 1998, the Indian
1200 crore, it is now worth just Rs 600 crore. The pirated music is causing an annual loss of Rs 650 crore to the industry, and enforced deterrence could help nip the evil in the bud.
Mr V J Lazarus - President of The Indian Music Industry ( IMI), Quoted in The Tribune, Chandigarh, April 27th 2006
Music industry needs to tackle the issue of piracy, partner with radio to recover losses of Rs 600 crore Radio stations have already offered free inventory to the music industry to fight piracy.