October 1, 2018

PPL says that, since December 2017, it has progressed the MRT pilot and successfully improved its ability to better understand and accurately identify the music played by DJs in pubs, bars and clubs.

In April 2018, PPL was able to confirm a change in PPL’s distribution policy, which enabled the first royalty payment made to members using the data gathered in the pilot.

The first PPL distribution using MRT data collected in 2017 was made in June 2018.

The introduction of additional devices to a greater number of venues is being explored and PPL intends to keep using the data collected in its future distributions. To read PPL’s update in full, click here.