Tariff Consultations
September 2023
PRS for Music are consulting the religious sector on two new licences, the “Places of Worship Licence” & a “Digital Worship Licence”.
The “Places of Worship Licence” will replace the PRS Church Licence, which is sold via Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) as an agent on behalf of PRS for Music. This covers the use of music in church buildings (public performance). The new “Places of Worship Licence” has been designed to be inclusive of all faiths and better reflect the use of religious buildings as community hubs that host a wide range of activities.
The new “Digital Worship Licence” will replace the Limited Online Music Licence (LOML), which is being decommissioned and replaced with more specific digital music licences designed to benefit customers’ licensing needs.
You may receive email notification from PRS and/or CCLI, inviting you to participate in the consultation.
The consultation period will run for 4 weeks from 13th September 2023 until 11th October.
More information on the consultation, as well as a link to the response form, can be found on the PRS for Music website here.
If you have any queries regarding our consultation, please contact us on worship.consultation@prsformusic.com
July 2023
Cinema (C) Tariff
PRS for Music are consulting with the cinema sector, it’s members and any other relevant parties on a new cinema tariff “Tariff C”. You may have received email notification inviting you to participate in the consultation. Further details on the consultation can be found to the PRS for Music website here.
If you have any questions about the tariff or the consultation process, please contact cinema.consultation@prsformusic.com and one of the team will get back to you.
July 2023
Exhibitions (EX) Tariff
Notice to customers regarding the consultation of a proposed new tariff to license music use within exhibitions, industry trade shows, consumer fairs, fashion shows, music themed cultural exhibitions and fan conventions (EX).
In December 2022 PRS for Music launched a public consultation with the sector on the introduction of a dedicated tariff covering the use of PRS for Music and MCPS repertoire in exhibitions industry trade shows, consumer fairs, fashion shows, music themed cultural exhibitions and fan conventions.
The response summary from the consultation can be viewed via the link below:
https://www.prsformusic.com/c/exhibitions-consultation
We will be launching the new PRS for Music tariff to customers early in 2024. The tariff has been devised with a view to facilitate a simpler method for individual exhibitors and exhibition organisers to meet their collective music licence obligations.
July 2022
Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) Tariff
PPL today announces that it will apply a new Specially Featured Entertainment (“SFE”) tariff from 1 January 2023.
PPL agreed this new SFE tariff with the British Beer and Pub Association and UK Hospitality (these two associations representing many of PPL’s SFE licensees) in settlement of the Copyright Tribunal proceedings between the parties.
This new SFE tariff, Specially Featured Entertainment PPLPP299, will cover the playing of recorded music at events such as discos and DJ sets/presentations at Nightclubs, Pubs / Bars, Restaurants / Cafes and Hotels.
The Specially Featured Entertainment PPLPP299 tariff will apply to customers from their first Licence Year (whether it is a new or renewed licence) that starts on or after 1 January 2023. Some of the changes in the new tariff will be implemented over a number of years and the tariff will not be fully phased in until 2030.
Full details of the first year of the new SFE tariff can be found here. For future years the information can be found here.
We also have guidance notes on how the tariff will be applied here and more detailed FAQs here.
PPL PRS Ltd will start contacting customers later this year about how the new SFE tariff will affect them. In the meantime, for any queries about the new SFE Tariff, please contact PPL at SFEtariff@ppluk.com.
Press enquiries should be directed to public.relations@ppluk.com.
July 2022
Fireworks Displays & Outdoor Light Shows (F&L) Tariff
Notice to customers regarding the implementation of the new public performance tariff to licence music use within fireworks displays and outdoor light shows (F&L).
In April 2022 PRS for Music launched a public consultation with the sector on the introduction of a dedicated tariff covering the use of PRS for Music repertoire in Firework displays and outdoor light shows.
The response summary from the consultation can be viewed via the link below:
Summary of consultation responses
We will be launching the new PRS for Music tariff to customers on 15th August. The tariff has been devised with a view to simplifying the administration of TheMusicLicence for customers
If you are unsure if and how your Royalty charge will be affected by the application of the new tariff, please contact us and we will provide you with a before and after quote.
