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NEW DELHI: The FM radio operators of Indian today formed a nine-member
committee to look in to various issues related to infrastructure,
music royalty and interacting with various organizations like the
Broadcast Engineering Society India Ltd and pubcaster Prasar Bharati,
which is slated to rent out some of its transmissions towers.
According to a statement from the Association of Radio Operators
of India (AROI), the panel’s mandate is to try negotiating
better deals with infrastructure providers and organization that
deal in music copyright issues.
The music royalty issue is a contentious matter with AROI alleging
that the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and another music rights
organization have made irrational demands for music rights overlooking
the fact that a uniform rights fee could not be applied on small and
big radio operators alike.
PPL is the copyright society in respect of sound recordings and
is registered with the government. It is mainly engaged in administering
the broadcasting / telecasting and public performance rights on
behalf of over 139 music companies that are its members.
The AROI panel includes BAG Infotainment’s Radio Masti CEO Rajiv
Mishra, Radio Mirchi CEO Prashant Panday, Radio Today chief Anil Mehra,
Radio City CEO Apoorva Purohit, Syntech Informatics CEO Ashok Narayan,
ABP radio CEO Sanjay Prasad and Mathrubhumi Radio chief executive
George Sebastian.
Two positions have been kept vacant for representatives from the
Anil
Ambani-controlled Adlabs Radio and Sun TV.
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