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SPORTS & MEDIA RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL

For over 23 years SMRI has been providing cost saving solutions to its clients with regard to their IMRO, PPI  Sky & MPLC charges which for many premises  can be a significant cost.

To date we have saved our clients in excess of 4 million euros.

In virtually all premises  we have reviewed since premises fully reopened in February 2022, we have been able to secure further credits. Many of IMRO’s charging parameters had been affected by social distancing / reduced turnover etc as a result of covid.

However, unless IMRO are advised of these specific changes these types of credits cannot not be applied to your account.

We identify where savings can be achieved and advise IMRO to secure these credits.

More Cost Savings :SMRI & Soundreef collaborate to provide all our clients  with fully licensed superior quality music resulting in 50% net savings on your current IMRO & PPI background music rights costs.

This can result in annual savings of between €1,000 to €2,500. As IMRO charges, for the areas where Soundreef is exclusively used, will no longer apply.

Try it for FREE - you can try our service for free for the first month and cancel at any time during that month with no obligation

IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL CLIMATE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IT IS NOW AS IMPORTANT AS  EVER TO HAVE A KEEN FOCUS ON WHERE SAVINGS CAN BE ACHIEVED, THIS IS WHERE WE CAN HELP. 



Since 2000 Sports and Media Rights International (SMRI) has been advising Pubs, Hotels, Retail Premises  indeed anywhere that uses  music and sports programming, about IMRO, PRS, Sky & MPLC charges and we identify where savings can be made.


To date we have saved our clients over 4 million euros in annual rights charges

We provide the following services to ensure all the appropriate credits, refunds, etc are applied to your IMRO PRS ,PLC and Sky accounts:

IMRO & PRS

Since March 2022 IMRO/ PRS  have fully  recommenced its licensing and collection activities . Virtually all premises we have reviewed since March 2022 we have been able to secure further savings for our clients . It is important to ensure that all appropriate credits/refunds are applied to your account since March 2022

We can also ensure that charges going forward are appropriate and in line with your actual music use.

We are associate members with The Irish Hotels Federation(IHF) and trade members with the Restaurant Association of Ireland (RAI) and the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and The Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) members we include as clients of ours.

Sports

  • Sky Sports , TNT Sports , Premier Sports. Quite simply we can ensure you are on the most cost effective contract which can result in significant annual savings .

Motion Picture Licensing Company MPLC

Whilst MPLC do hold certain rights it is for quite specific uses of TV programming. We can establish for you if you in fact do have a MPLC liability and what that cost ,if any, would be.  

Our Fee 

Our charge is based on 50% of any further credits we secure so if we don’t secure any further credits no charge applies, and you will be secure in the knowledge that all credits you are due have been applied to your account.

Please feel free to contact us for a free consultation to discuss our services in more detail.

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50%  SAVINGS ON  BACKGROUND MUSIC RIGHTS CHARGES FOR ALL HOTELS , LEISURE CENTERS  AND RETAIL PREMISES IN IRELAND AND THE UK

SoundReef Media Service and SMRI are delighted to announce a new partnership,for Ireland & the United Kingdom, that will provide quality rights cleared music with up to 50% net saving on your current background music rights(IMRO/PRS) costs.  

                                                                                                                                    

Soundreef manages the rights of over 43,000 songwriters and music publishers worldwide. Their in-store music catalogue, licensed via Soundreef Media Service, is used in over 60,000 business premises of all types in 27 countries worldwide including retail partners such as  Walmart.

  

This extensive and exclusive repertoire covers all types of music genres and tempos and results in significant savings of up to 50% on your current music rights charges.


Genres include the following.


Acoustic-folk, Children, Country, Classical, Christmas, Dance-House, Electronic, Ethnic-World, Funk, HipHop, House, Latin, Lounge-Chill, Reggae, R & B-Soul, Jazz, Pop, Relax-Ambient, Rock, Piano Only,


 Fee

The first year’s annual fee is  50% of your current background music rights (IMRO/PRS) charges, and IMRO/PRS charges will no longer apply to your premises resulting in a net saving of 50% in year one.

What services are provided?

Soundreef provide the following.

  • Annual certificates to broadcasts their works.

  • Music advice from the Sound design Department.

  • Personalised customer care.

  • Legal support with full indemnity.


Try it for FREE.  

We are so confident in the quality of this music that you can try our service for free for the first month and cancel at any time during that month if it is not a fit, but we believe it will be.

Signing Up

Signing up is easy and up to 10 music genres can be listened to simultaneously from the web radio throughout the various areas of your premises.

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SPORTS & MEDIA RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

With over 35 years of experience in Music and Sports rights SMRI are best placed to provide clear advice to our customers with regard to music and sports rights charges  which can be an area that creates confusion in the hospitality industry

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CONSULTATION

We will review your IMRO ,PRS , Sky and MPLC charges and ensure that only the appropriate charges are applied. 

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF CHARGES

Ensuring that only the appropriate charges apply throughout the year and that none of you or your teams time is taken up with such issues. On average over 10 hours of a companies time is spent dealing with IMRO, PPI, Sky and MPLC per annum.

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IS YOUR HOTEL  OR PUBLIC HOUSE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR SKY AND MUSIC RIGHTS

Our service solutions are simple. We will analyse your IMRO,PPI, MPLC & Sky Charges and see where savings can be made.

IMRO & PRS

  • We will check these invoices and credit notes to ensure all appropriate IMRO and PRS credits / refunds are applied to your account

  •  We will also ensure that the charges going forward are appropriate to your music use.

Sky Sports

  • Review your Sky Sports charges to ensure you are  on the most cost efficient contract. 

  • That is why it is more important then ever to review your Sky charges to see what can be done.

Our charge for these services is 50% of any annual credits /savings we achieve so there is no charge if we do not secure further savings for you.

Please feel free to contact us for a free consultation to discuss our services in more detail.

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UPDATE ON SKY FOR PUBLIC HOUSES IN IRELAND

 Pubs and Clubs contracts are based on excise duty, which relates to turnover. 

In September 2022 revenue again started charging for excise duty on the publicans license 

However   Sky are still using the excise duty charge of 2019 when establishing the charge applicable to your premises for 2023.


If this has been the case with your account we would like to hear from you   

To discuss further please feel free to contact us.

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A SAMPLE  OF OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS

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CONTACT US

Johnstown Road
Cabinteely Village
Cabinteely
Dublin 18
Ireland

+353 86 8146570

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