Regulation & Codes Of Practice

Regulation & Codes of Practice

A) What are the names of the two companies that licence radio stations to play music (highlight the right answer)?

□ PPL & PRS

            For a bonus point, what do the above acronyms stand for:

B)Phonographic Perfomance Limited

C)Performing Rights Society

D) What else do the above companies collect and distribute for music artists/songwriters/publishers?

The companies both collect royalties whenever a client's musical work is used in a commercial area. They will supply a license to companies that require one- for example: Radio Stations, Supermarkets and Theme Parks.

E) What would happen if a shop / club / radio station didn’t purchase licences from these bodies and were found out by the PRS/PPL?

They would lose all performance rights to a song, and would perhaps even have legal action taken against them.

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F) What is the name of the regulator of the Broadcast and Telecommunications Industries?

OFCOM

G The document that sets out the principles, meanings and "practices to be followed” by the Broadcast industries is called the:

THE BROADCASTING CODE

H) Name three of the areas (sections) of the “Code” and two examples of what that section states you cannot do on Radio.

1) Fairness

• 7.6 When a programme is edited, contributions should be represented fairly.
• 7.8 Broadcasters should ensure that the re-use of material, i.e. use of material originally filmed or recorded for one purpose and then used in a programme for another purpose or used in a later or different programme, does not create unfairness. This applies both to material obtained from others and the broadcaster's own material.

2) Protecting the under-eighteens

• 1.1 Material that might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of people under eighteen must not be broadcast.
• 1.5 Radio broadcasters must have particular regard to times when children are particularly likely to be listening.

3) Commercial Communications in Radio Programming

• 10.2 Spot advertisements must be clearly separated from programming.
• 10.12 Broadcasters may broadcast appeals for donations to make programming or fund their service. Listeners must be told the purpose of the appeal and how much it raises. All donations must be separately accounted for and used for the purpose for which they were donated.