INFORMATION SHEET – D154 – DECEMBER 2015

What is D154?

IMRO makes four major distributions for domestic income each year; in April, July, October and December. D154 is the fourth major domestic distribution for 2015.

As a result of IMRO’s increase in the frequency of royalty payments in a number of revenue streams, this distribution relates to the following royalties:

. Domestic Radio and Television Broadcasts (July – September 2015) . Tours and Residencies (July – September 2015) . RTE Performing Groups (July – September 2015) . Digital Royalties (April - June 2015) . Live Music Survey (July – September 2015) . Background Music (April - June 2015) . Discos (April - June 2015)

Basis of Payment Run

Information regarding the basis of payment for the above distribution elements can be found in the IMRO Distribution Policies document which is available online at www.imro.ie. A brief synopsis is outlined below.

Domestic Radio and Television (including advertising)

All TV and Radio stations are paid out on a duration basis.

The broadcasting revenue is shared amongst all performances logged and matched (i.e. linked to a work on our repertoire database).

Submissions of music logs received too late for inclusion in the distribution are added to the next available broadcast distribution.

Unidentified performances may be claimed by members by visiting our Online Unidentified Performance and Commercial Claim facilities, which are available by registering on the IMRO website at www.imro.ie . Please contact Claire Love or David Wilkinson at [email protected] for assistance with registering on the IMRO website.

Sample Rates

Stations are categorised either as full census, sampled or mixed.

Where a station is sampled, the value paid for each play is correspondingly higher than it would be if the station were subject to a full census.

If a station is on a mixed rate this means that they are delivering full census reports for all automated programming (i.e. where music is played out using an automated/play-out system) and are on a sample rate for all programming not delivered via an automated system (i.e. incorporating specialist programming).

As it would not be economically viable to collect and process logs from Community radio stations, the small amount of revenue received from these stations is distributed as part of the RTÉ Radio 1 and 2FM pools.

Tours and Residencies

IMRO receives submissions from our members and affiliated societies informing us of gigs and residencies throughout the country. The Tours and Residencies payment relates to those submissions. As Tours and Residencies are distributed four times a year, we encourage you to regularly submit your live performance details and set lists online via the member’s area of www.imro.ie so that you do not miss the submission deadlines.

The submission deadlines for the Tours and Residencies Scheme are as follows:

Performances Period Submission Deadline IMRO Distribution

January – March Mid-May July April – June Mid-August October July – September Mid-October December October – December Mid-February April

RTE Performing Groups

The RTÉ Performing Groups is comprised of the following: RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ Contempo Quartet and RTÉ Cór na nÓg.

Live Music Survey

The Live Music Survey is an extensive survey of live music in bars and hotels throughout the country. IMRO uses an independent agency to conduct visits to live music venues and to report back to IMRO the actual music being played.

Recorded background music

Recorded background music pools are distributed on the basis of analogies. Rather than distributing on the basis of actual surveys of recorded music use throughout the country, IMRO uses a selection of record sales charts and radio station logs that best reflects the music being used and the amount of usage.

Discos

Revenue collected from commercial discos is distributed on the basis of an analogy selected from charts (including popular and dance) and various radio station broadcasts.

Hotel Dances

Hotel Dances are distributed on the basis of an analogy selected from various radio station broadcasts.

Online (Ringtones/ Downloads/Streaming)

In this distribution, IMRO is distributing revenue received from the following online providers:

. UPC (April - June 2015) . iTunes Movies (April - June 2015)

General Music Payment Rates for D154:

Description Sample Days Per Month Per Minute Rate 2FM RADIO GENERAL All 1.74 3e TV GENERAL All 0.29 4FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.08 96FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.33 BEAT 102-103 RADIO GENERAL All 0.21 C103 RADIO GENERAL All 0.20 CLARE FM RADIO GENERAL Mixed - Full census - Automated & 3 days per month non automated 0.10 98FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.47 EAST COAST FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.07 FM104 RADIO GENERAL All 0.87 GALWAY BAY FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.19 HIGHLAND RADIO RADIO GENERAL 2 4.68 i102-104 RADIO GENERAL All 0.14 i105-107 RADIO GENERAL All 0.14 KCLR FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.07 KFM RADIO GENERAL All 0.11 LIMERICK'S LIVE 95FM RADIO Mixed - Full census - Automated & 4 days per month non GENERAL automated 0.30 LM FM RADIO GENERAL Mixed - Full census - Automated & 2 days per month non automated 0.28 LYRIC RADIO GENERAL All 1.00 MID WEST RADIO RADIO GENERAL Mixed - Full census - Automated & 4 days per month non automated 0.36 MIDLANDS RADIO 3 RADIO GENERAL Mixed - Full census - Automated & 2 days per month non automated 0.14 NEWSTALK RADIO GENERAL All 2.96 OCEAN FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.07 Q102 RADIO GENERAL All 0.32 RADIO KERRY RADIO GENERAL Mixed - Full census - Automated & 2 days per month non automated 0.22 RADIO NOVA RADIO GENERAL All 0.12 RED FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.34 RNAG RADIO GENERAL All 2.80 RTE RADIO 1 RADIO GENERAL All 7.59 RTE1 TV GENERAL All 6.69 RTE2 TV GENERAL All 3.27 SETANTA TV GENERAL 2 35.50 SHANNON/NORTH SOUND RADIO Mixed - Full census - Automated & 3 days per month non GENERAL automated 0.17 SOUTH EAST RADIO RADIO GENERAL Mixed - Full census - Automated & 6 days per month non automated 0.08 SPIN 1038 RADIO GENERAL All 0.39 SPIN SOUTH WEST RADIO GENERAL All 0.10 SPIRIT FM RADIO GENERAL Sample - One month per quarter 0.13 SUNSHINE FM RADIO GENERAL All 0.04 TG4 TV GENERAL All 1.56 TIPP FM RADIO GENERAL Mixed - Full census - Automated & 4 days per month non automated 0.10 TODAY FM GENERAL All 3.39 TXFM RADIO GENERAL All 0.02 TV3 GENERAL All 2.06 UTV GENERAL All 0.48 WLR FM RADIO GENERAL Mixed - Full census - Automated & 2 days per month non automated 0.17

Advertising Music Payment Rates for D154:

Description Sample Days Per Month Per Minute Rate 2FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 12.46 3e TV ADVERTISING All 0.12 4FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.21 96FM RADIO ADVERTISING 2 25.54 BEAT 102-103 RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.43 C103 RADIO ADVERTISING 2 17.05 98FM RADIO ADVERTISING 2 58.42 EAST COAST FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.07 FM104 RADIO ADVERTISING 2 165.21 GALWAY BAY FM RADIO ADVERTISING 2 6.36 HIGHLAND RADIO RADIO ADVERTISING 2 6.95 i102-104 RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.10 i105-107 RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.11 ILR ADVERTISING AGENCY POOL All 6.86 KCLR FM RADIO ADVERTISING 2 2.60 KFM RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.22 LIMERICK'S LIVE 95FM RADIO ADVERTISING 2 30.53 LM FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 10.15 LYRIC RADIO ADVERTISING All 58.08 MID WEST RADIO RADIO ADVERTISING 2 15.05 MIDLANDS RADIO 3 RADIO ADVERTISING 2 2.57 NEWSTALK RADIO ADVERTISING All 1.90 OCEAN FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 3.51 Q102 RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.75 RADIO KERRY ADVERTISING 2 2.83 RADIO NOVA ADVERTISING All 0.79 RED FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 1.46 RTE RADIO 1 ADVERTISING All 34.80 RTE1 TV ADVERTISING All 4.13 RTE2 TV ADVERTISING All 3.27 SETANTA TV ADVERTISING 2 2.53 SHANNONSIDE/NORTHERN SOUND RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.09 SOUTH EAST RADIO RADIO ADVERTISING 2 4.77 SPIN 1038 RADIO ADVERTISING All 5.36 SPIN SOUTH WEST RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.86 SPIRIT FM RADIO ADVERTISING Sample - One month per quarter 0.51 SUNSHINE FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.10 TG4 TV ADVERTISING All 1.31 TIPP FM RADIO ADVERTISING 2 5.34 TODAY FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 16.37 TXFM RADIO ADVERTISING All 3.43 TV3 ADVERTISING All 0.73 UTV ADVERTISING All 0.22 WLR FM RADIO ADVERTISING All 0.18

D154 Administration Costs:

Costs Category/Pool Stations (%) RTE Radio RTE Radio 1/Radio Na Gaeltachta/Lyric FM 10.00% 2FM 10.00% RTE TV RTE TV 10.00% RTE Player RTE Player 10.00% TG4 TV TG4 10.00% Independent TV 3e 10.00% Setanta 10.00% 4FM 10.00% Independent Local Radio 96FM 10.00% BEAT 102-103 10.00% C103 (Country Sound) 10.00% Clare FM 10.00% Dublin’s 98 10.00% East Coast FM 10.00% FM104 10.00% Galway Bay FM 10.00% i102-104 10.00% i105-107 10.00% KCLR 96FM 10.00% KFM 10.00% Limerick’s Live 95FM 10.00% LM FM 10.00% Midlands Radio 3 10.00% MWR FM 10.00% Ocean FM 10.00% Q102 10.00% Radio Kerry 10.00% RED FM 10.00% Shannonside/Northern Sound 10.00% South East Radio 10.00% SPIN 103.8 10.00% Spin South West 10.00% Spirit FM 10.00% Sunshine 10.00% Tipp FM 10.00% TX FM Radio 10.00% WLR FM 10.00% Independent National Radio Today FM 10.00% Newstalk 10.00% Live General Tours and Residencies 10.00% Online Online ringtone, download and streaming providers 12.00% Live Music Survey Dublin 40.32% Country 40.32% Hotel 40.32% RTE Performing Groups RTE Performing Groups 40.32% Background Music Hotel Dances 40.32% Discos 40.32% Recorded 40.32%