End of online radio?
Tuesday, June 26, will be the day of silence for American Internet radio stations. The action will be held in protest against new royalty rates, which will come into force on July 15. The new deduction system does not take into account the specifics of online broadcasting and will make this business unprofitable.
Thus, the new rates will take about 50% of the income of large radio stations like Yahoo Launchcast, from 150% to 300% of the income of small services like AccuRadio, Radioio, and Digitally Imported, and more than 1000% of the income of services such as Pandora and Rhapsody .
On June 26, part of the radio stations will simply go off the air, and some, instead of the usual programs, will broadcast the sound of waves and short announcements about the reasons for silence. In addition to several thousand small Internet broadcasters, the action will be supported by such reputable players as Yahoo Launchcast, Pandora, Live365 and MTV Online.
Thus, the new rates will take about 50% of the income of large radio stations like Yahoo Launchcast, from 150% to 300% of the income of small services like AccuRadio, Radioio, and Digitally Imported, and more than 1000% of the income of services such as Pandora and Rhapsody .
On June 26, part of the radio stations will simply go off the air, and some, instead of the usual programs, will broadcast the sound of waves and short announcements about the reasons for silence. In addition to several thousand small Internet broadcasters, the action will be supported by such reputable players as Yahoo Launchcast, Pandora, Live365 and MTV Online.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/11313/
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