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We are excited to announce that we are going to reduce our streaming service fees from 10-40% starting April 1, 2010.

Current customers: If you’re thinking about increasing your stream quality (the bit rate, e.g 32kbps, 64kbps, etc.) or increasing your listener capacity to avoid or reduce your overage (the streaming pack, e.g.  100 concurrent listeners, 200 max concurrent, etc.), now is a good time to consider making that change. Contact Suzanne Brendle for more information.

New customers: Why Public Interactive Streaming?

• Reliability: Through our partnership with one of the world’s largest CDNs (Content Delivery Network) we are able to provide unmatched reliability through a global and redundant infrastructure of interconnecting servers around the world
• Flexibility: With our Live Streaming, your audience can access the highest quality streaming signal in multiple formats on your stations website.  And if you are in streaming in MP3 format, you are now able to broadcast your signal to the ever-increasing iPhone audience!

We are happy to let you know that we are going to reduce our streaming service fees soon.

If you’re thinking about increasing your stream quality (the bit rate, e.g 32kpbs, 64kpbs, etc.) or increasing your listener capacity to avoid or reduce your overages (the streaming pack, e.g.  100 concurrent listeners, 200 max concurrent, etc.), now is a good time to consider making that change.

While we’re still working out the final details, we expect to offer a reduction of around 10-40%, depending on the your bit rate/pack combo.

We’ll post more details soon!

We’ll be at the PRIMA meeting from February 2-5, 2009 in New Orleans. Look for Joe Orlando, Marketing and Sales Manager, or contact him at jorlando@publicinteractive.com or 888-729-8809 to set up a meeting.

Phil Johnson will present a session on The Nuts and Bolts SoundExchange on Friday, from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

See you there!

What are the holidays without holiday savings on items that your station really needs?  Public Interactive is offering a special discount on our SoundExchange Bundle – Public Interactive Composer Pro and Streaming Services!

This combination takes much of the pain out of your SoundExchange reporting process. Clients who use both Composer Pro and our Live Streaming don’t need to submit anything additional for SoundExchange reporting, saving you time.

The bundle includes Composer Pro and Streaming.  Buy both and save with our special discount, for a limited time.  Already have one?  Why not add the other?

Resolve to make SX reporting easier in 2010!  And with our SoundExchange Bundle, you’ll save, too.

Contact Joe Orlando, Marketing and Sales Manager, at jorlando@publicinteractive.com or 888-729-8809 and ask about the SoundExchange Bundle.

Public Interactive’s own Debra May Hughes and Phil Johnson were interviewed in the latest issue of Current about the SoundExchange webcasting royalty deal between public broadcasting and the recording industry, and what it means to local pubcasters.

Haven’t read it yet?  Here’s your chance.

Angst in studios over webcasting pact
Pubcasters got lower royalties, but they’re stressed over reporting rules .

Suffering from online music reporting stress? Attend our PRPD roundtable discussion on music rights and SoundExchange (SX) reporting. Phil Johnson (aka: Dr. Phil) reports on how we’re doing, reporting requirements, what you need to know about the upcoming Q3 deadline and an exclusive first look at reporting tools coming to your station. Panelists will provide history and details behind the agreement and a primer on internet music rights and royalties. After a brief presentation we open the session to questions on the complicated and evolving world of music rights and responsibilities in new media. Alleviate reporting stress and ask questions about what is and is not allowed for streaming.

Moderator: Phil Johnson - SoundExchange Project Manager, Public Interactive
John Crigler - Owner, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington
Debra May Hughes - VP/Exec. Director, Public Interactive
Jeff Luchsinger - Director of Radio System Investment, CPB

PRPD, Cleveland
Wednesday, September 16th, 4:00-5:30pm
Grand Ballroom A (3rd floor)

As you may know, CPB has selected us to take on the central role in collecting and reporting public radio music streaming information to the SoundExchange.  To help you get started, we’ll send informative emails, host a series of webinars and speak at the major conferences, starting with the PRDMC. If you have reporting questions, please contact Phil Johnson, our SoundExchange manager, phil@publicinteractive.com, 617-423-4499 x138.

Stations that use both Public Interactive Composer and our live streaming services will not need to do anything beyond registering with the CPB and PI! Stations that do not use PI’s Composer or streaming services will just need to upload streaming usage or playlist log files to us.

If you’re interested in learning more about our Composer or live streaming services, please contact me or Joe Orlando at 617-423-4499 x123, moreinfo@publicinteractive.com

More Info
http://www.publicinteractive.com/sx-info.html

Press Release
http://cpb.org/pressroom/release.php?prn=740

CPB has selected NPR’s newest division, Public Interactive, to take on the central role in collecting and reporting public radio music streaming information to the SoundExchange, the performance rights organization that collects and distributes royalties to artists and copyright owners.

More Info
http://www.publicinteractive.com/sx-info.html

Press Release
http://cpb.org/pressroom/release.php?prn=740