Information From PPL's Website
PPL today licences recorded music and music videos played in public and broadcast on the radio, TV and internet. PPL then distributes the licence fees as royalties to its tens of thousands of performer and record company members.
PPL issues licences to hundreds of thousands of businesses and organisations from all sectors across the UK to play recorded music (including radio) and/or music videos in public. These can range from bars, nightclubs, shops and hotels to offices, factories, gyms, schools, universities and local authorities. PPL also licenses music suppliers to copy recorded music for services such as in-store music systems, jukeboxes, compilations for exercise classes and in-flight entertainment systems.
PPL also licenses TV and radio broadcasters to play recorded music as part of their programming, from the BBC, ITV, Channel4, Five and Sky to commercial radio networks such as Capital FM, Heart and Absolute Radio, as well as online services.
PPL does not retain a profit for its services. After administration costs, revenue generated from licence fees is passed onto its registered members as royalties for the use of their recorded music.
PPL is also responsible for the administration of International Standard Recording Codes (ISRCs).
The company is a founder member of UK Music, the umbrella organisation for the UK music industry. It also campaigns to uphold and strengthen the rights of performers and record companies both domestically and internationally.
In 2011, PPL collected £153.3 million of which £130.8 million was available as distributable revenue to its registered performers and record company members.
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