Comments on: CRB sets royalty rates for satellite radio http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/crb-sets-royalty-rates-for-satellite-radio/ News at the speed of Bluegrass! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:47:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jon Weisberger http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/crb-sets-royalty-rates-for-satellite-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-40788 Jon Weisberger Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:15:02 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/crb-sets-royalty-rates-for-satellite-radio/#comment-40788 Oh, and as far as struggling operations go, it's worth noting that both satellite services have yet to turn a profit. They just seem to understand better than some other folks do that paying the providers of their programming is part of the cost of doing business. Oh, and as far as struggling operations go, it’s worth noting that both satellite services have yet to turn a profit. They just seem to understand better than some other folks do that paying the providers of their programming is part of the cost of doing business.

]]> By: Jon Weisberger http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/crb-sets-royalty-rates-for-satellite-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-40787 Jon Weisberger Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:12:56 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/crb-sets-royalty-rates-for-satellite-radio/#comment-40787 Well, the satellite services operate pretty differently from most webcasters. They don't broadcast for free - they have a guaranteed minimum revenue stream per listener, known as a subscription fee. Most webcasters don't have that. And satellite subscribers may be listening to music, or they may not; anyone want to guess how many Sirius subscribers never tune away from the Howard Stern channel? So the situations aren't really comparable, and therefore it's not surprising that different approaches to performer royalty payments would be on the table. Overhead costs aside, there's a good chance that the revenue percentage vs. per-play royalty is a wash for the satellite services - and if not, they're probably paying more with the former than the latter. Well, the satellite services operate pretty differently from most webcasters. They don’t broadcast for free – they have a guaranteed minimum revenue stream per listener, known as a subscription fee. Most webcasters don’t have that. And satellite subscribers may be listening to music, or they may not; anyone want to guess how many Sirius subscribers never tune away from the Howard Stern channel? So the situations aren’t really comparable, and therefore it’s not surprising that different approaches to performer royalty payments would be on the table.

Overhead costs aside, there’s a good chance that the revenue percentage vs. per-play royalty is a wash for the satellite services – and if not, they’re probably paying more with the former than the latter.

]]> By: kip martin http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/crb-sets-royalty-rates-for-satellite-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-40701 kip martin Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:22:56 +0000 http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/crb-sets-royalty-rates-for-satellite-radio/#comment-40701 <em>So, this looks like a great ruling for the satellite radio industry. But does it seem strange to anyone else that the standards are so very different for internet and satellite radio services?</em> seems odd to me. the fact is, each of the two satellite services have more listeners than the internet services. secondly, the revenue stream is non-existent in the satellite world for the music services. what do the percentages vs. per play numbers mean? i believe it means satellite has friends in high places. thats fine with me because i listen to IM at home, in the car, and at work. but for struggling outfits like WAMU and other internet services are in for tougher times. id like to hear Cindy Baucom's and Lee Michael Demsey's takes on all this. So, this looks like a great ruling for the satellite radio industry. But does it seem strange to anyone else that the standards are so very different for internet and satellite radio services?

seems odd to me. the fact is, each of the two satellite services have more listeners than the internet services. secondly, the revenue stream is non-existent in the satellite world for the music services.

what do the percentages vs. per play numbers mean? i believe it means satellite has friends in high places. thats fine with me because i listen to IM at home, in the car, and at work. but for struggling outfits like WAMU and other internet services are in for tougher times.

id like to hear Cindy Baucom’s and Lee Michael Demsey’s takes on all this.

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