8 February 2011
Airplay tracking technology launched in Malta
PRS for Music has announced a deal with Spanish based BMAT Music Innovation for music tracking services in Malta. PRS for Music as the appointed collecting society in the country has responsibility for the collection of music licences and payment of royalties to Maltese members, and the international community of authors' societies.
Beginning February 2011, BMAT will supply technology to track the 11 major radio and television stations in the country providing accurate logs of music usage. This will support and supplement airplay logs that PRS for Music already collects within the country. The deal is the first with BMAT, a company that already operates tracking services in numerous countries including the US and counts companies such as EMI, Telefonica and Intel as clients.
Karen Buse, Director International at PRS for Music said: “We are committed to continually improving the service to all of our members worldwide and I’m delighted we’re partnering with BMAT to bring this innovation to Malta first. The technology provided will ensure we have additional data to track and match the works of our members and those of sister societies, meaning more accurate distribution of royalties to all.”
Alex Loscos, Chief Executive Office at BMAT said: “We monitor broadcast media in more than 50 countries worldwide with a multimillion music title reference. We are very proud to partner with PRS for Music, with whom we share a common vision for transparent and accurate artists’ royalty distribution.”
Maltese members of PRS for Music will be shortly receiving information on how the monitoring system will work and local membership representative Martin Pursey will be assisting with the roll out of the programme.
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For more information, get in touch:
Barney Hooper, Head of PR
barney.hooper@prsformusic.com
02073064548 / 07979 757052
Martin Pursey, Malta Membership Representative
martin.pursey@prsformusic.com
+356 209 94141
PRS for Music
PRS for Music represents 75,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK. As a not-for-profit organisation it ensures creators are paid whenever their music is played, performed or reproduced; championing the importance of copyright to protect and support the UK music industry. The UK has a proud tradition of creating wonderful music that is enjoyed the world over and PRS for Music has been supporting the creators of that music since 1914.
PRS for Music provides business and community groups with easy access to over 10m songs through its music licences. In an industry worth £3.9bn PRS for Music is uniquely placed to be a voice for music and can provide data and comment for all aspects of the business: live, broadcast, sales, online, touring and music creation and up to date analysis, research and trends about the industry.
www.prsformusic.com
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BMAT Music Innovation
BMAT is currently the worlds' fastest growing broadcast music monitoring company, servicing PROs from Europe, North and South America and West Indies. Headquartered in Barcelona, its global music monitoring network covers 50 countries in 5 continents. BMAT provides a fully auditable, efficient and accurate music monitoring service. For more information please visit:
www.bmat.com
www.bmat.com/partners