Application process and reporting
1. Complete the application form, sign and return to us or call 020 7306 4991 for more information
2. You provide details of the music used
Costs
The Performing Right Online Licence is charged in £57.75 (+VAT) blocks. For each £57.75 block you are granted a certain amount of streams/downloads for your site. The greater the usage, the more £57.75 blocks you need.
The tables below shows the usage limits per £57.75 (+VAT) Unit. The minimum fee is £57.75 (+ VAT). Fees will not be pro-rated for services that operate for less than a year.
If you require more than four £57.75 blocks, please contact the licensing team before submitting your application.
Music Services
(For audio only services or audio-visual services where music is the primary focus of the content)
| On demand streams |
Up to 45,000 streams |
| Background to a website (akin to webcasting) |
Up to 120,000 streams |
| Permanent downloads |
Up to 5,000 downloads |
General Entertainment Services
(For audio-visual services where music is not the main focus of content)
| On demand streams |
Up to 3,200 music hours streamed |
| Background to a website (like webcasting) |
Up to 8,500 music hours streamed |
| Permanent downloads |
Up to 350 music hours downloaded |
Music hours are calculated by multiplying the viewer hours (i.e. the amount of time in total that users spend watching the content) by the percentage of music in the content.
For example, a streamed video featuring 3 minutes of music streamed 20,000 times equates to 60,000 music minutes or 1,000 music hours. This is therefore within the limit allowed under the £57.75 minimum.
Forms and terms and conditions
Application form
Summary terms and conditions
Full terms and conditions