Most PPL licences require some form of reporting to be supplied by the licensee. This enables us to ensure the accuracy of payments to our rightsholder and performer members and is sometimes needed to calculate the licence fees.
Reporting requirements vary depending on the type of licence you hold.
| Band | Webcasting Report | Territory Report | Music Usage Report | Revenue Report |
| 1 | Required twice per year | Not required | On request | On request |
| 2 | Required twice per year | Not required | On request | On request |
| 3 | Required quarterly | Required quarterly | Licensees that recoup their advance, or use a digital playout system: Quarterly
Others: On request |
On request |
What do I need to provide in a Webcasting Report or Territory Report?
The Webcasting Report consists of two figures:
The two figures are standard statistics that are typically captured by your streaming provider. Listener hours may be referred to something slightly different such as ‘Aggregate Tuning Hours’ or ‘ATH’, or simply ‘TLH’. To calculate the number of streams (i.e. Performances) generated by your service in any given period, you simply multiply the two figures together.
The Territory Report is simply a percentage breakdown of the total number of streams generated by your service into the territories covered by your Linear Webcast Licence (e.g. 90% UK, 7% Germany, 3% Spain). Again, this information is typically captured by your streaming provider and is readily available. Reporting templates will be provided by PPL for you to submit this.
What do I do if I still have a question on the fees and reports due under the 2021 Linear Webcast Licence?
Please email PPL’s Broadcast Licensing team at radiobroadcasting@ppluk.com for guidance and one of our team will be in touch to discuss your query further.
| Community Radio | Commercial Radio |
| Community Radio licensees provide an annual report detailing the station’s Net Broadcasting Revenue (85% of gross revenue). | Commercial Radio licensees provide regular reporting of stations’ Net Broadcasting Revenue (85% of gross revenue). |
| Licensees will also provide information relating to any Internet Simulcast Service and/or Small Scale DAB Simulcast Service provided by the station. | Licensees also report every track played by their station or stations. If a station does not use a digital play-out system or generates less than £5,466,009 in Net Broadcasting Revenue each year, we will request sample music reports covering up to 42 days per year. |
Regular reporting is not required from these licensees but PPL may request sample reports detailing the tracks played by the station. We will always give notice if asking for this information.
Get in touch if you have any further questions about the reporting requirements for your service.
