Broadcasting Music?
- Do I need a PPI licence to broadcast music?
- If you broadcast recorded music, you need a PPI licence.
- I want to use recorded music in an advertisement. Can I get a licence from PPI for this?
- No. You must contact the owner of the copyright in the recording for this type of permission. If you don`t know who that is, you can contact us by; completing this form, emailing us or calling us on 01 2805977 and we will do our best to help you.
- What is the PPI broadcast licence based on?
- Depending on the type of activity involved, a PPI broadcast licence will be
a. a fixed annual or once-off fee, or
b. a percentage of advertising revenue, or
c. a fee based on actual usage or a rate per play.
- Depending on the type of activity involved, a PPI broadcast licence will be
Radio
- How much does a PPI radio licence cost?
- Click on your type of radio station below to see the charges:
• Temporary/festival radio stations
• Hospital radio stations
• Community and community of interest stations
• Local independent radio stations
• Regional independent radio stations
• Talk Radio (please contact PPI directly at info@ppimusic.ie)
• National and Quasi-National independent radio stations (Today FM, NewsTalk, 4FM) (please contact PPI directly at info@ppimusic.ie)
• Public radio stations (RTE Radio 1, 2FM, Raidió na Gaeltachta, Lyric FM) (please contact PPI directly by; completing this form, emailing us or calling us on 01 2805977)
- Click on your type of radio station below to see the charges:
- How do I apply for a licence?
- To apply for a licence or to get more information about rates and agreements, contact us by; completing this form, emailing us or calling us on 01 2805977
- I run a pirate radio station. Can I get a PPI licence?
- No. To broadcast legally in Ireland, you must have permission from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. PPI does not licence pirate stations.
TV
- How much does a PPI TV licence cost?
- PPI licences the TV stations to include recorded music and music videos in their transmissions.
Click on your type of TV station below to see the charges:
• Cable-only TV channels (i) Audio (ii) Music Video
• Satellite-delivered TV channels (i) Audio (ii) Music Video
• Commercial digital terrestrial TV channels (TV3, 3e) – contact PPI directly on 01-2805977 or info@ppimusic.ie
• Public digital terrestrial TV channels (RTE1, Network 2, TG4)– contact PPI directly on 01-2805977 or info@ppimusic.ie
- PPI licences the TV stations to include recorded music and music videos in their transmissions.
- How do I apply for a licence?
- To apply for a licence or to get more information about rates and agreements, contact us by; completing this form, emailing us or calling us on 01 2805977
Internet
- How much does a PPI Internet licence cost?
- PPI also licences certain types of Internet services to include recorded music and music videos in their transmissions.
Click on your type of Internet service below to see the charges:
• Non-interactive music streaming services
• Web radio services
• Online “simulcasts” of terrestrial radio broadcasts
• Non-interactive music video streaming services
• Web TV services
- PPI also licences certain types of Internet services to include recorded music and music videos in their transmissions.
- How do I apply for a licence?
- To apply for a licence or to get more information about rates and agreements, contact us by; completing this form, emailing us or calling us on 01 2805977
- I use an Aggregating service (e.g. Shoutcast) based in another country to stream my Internet radio service. Do I still need a PPI licence?
- It depends on the aggregator. Some are licensed by the local PPI-equivalent which means you don’t need to have a separate PPI licence; others are not locally-licensed, so you will have to get a PPI licence. To find out more, contact us by; completing this form, emailing us or calling us on 01 2805977.
- Can PPI licence me to sell downloads?
- No. For that you need to get permission directly from the owners of the copyright in the recordings you want to offer for download.
- I want to automatically play recorded music in the background of my website whenever someone visits. Can I get a licence from PPI for that?
- No. For that you need to get permission directly from the owners of the copyright in the recordings you want to play.
- I want to include recorded music in a Podcast. Does my PPI licence cover that?
- No it doesn`t. You need the copyright owner`s permission to do that.
