SPORTS & MEDIA RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL

ARE YOU SURE YOUR PREMISES ISN'T PAYING TOO MUCH TO IMRO, PRS, Sky and MPLC?

Since 2003 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 one 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

IMRO recently announced that their collection activities are due to recommence. It is important to ensure that all appropriate credits/refunds are applied to your account arising from the various Covid 19 closures, reduced music use, social distancing etc.

In virtually all premises we have reviewed since January we have secured further credits for our clients.

Many of IMRO’s charging parameters have been affected by social distancing, reduced turnover etc – and, unless IMRO are advised of these changes, these types of credits cannot be applied to your account.

We can also ensure that charges going forward are appropriate given the fact that your premises may not be returning to the same levels of music use pre-Covid.

Please see link to the Irish Hotels Federation Supplier Hub article here

We also have music solutions ( SoundReef ) that can reduce your existing background music charges by 50%.

Sky Sports

Review all Sky Sports credits and refunds during the various closure periods. We have dealt with many premises and have found in some cases that the appropriate credits and refunds were not applied.
We can also identify if a change in contract can result in further savings.
We have also been successful in securing discounts on current charges for some hotels.

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.

SPORTS & MEDIA RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

With over 25 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

CONSULTATION

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

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.

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

Most hospitality premises will have received IMRO / PRS credit notes and invoicing as premises start to reopen. Sky have also started invoicing premises .

As a result of the various opening and closing of hospitality due to the pandemic, it can be confusing to establish if the appropriate credits and refunds have been applied to your account.

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

IMRO & PRS

IMRO/PRS have been issuing Invoices and credit notes to their customers. We will check these invoices and credit notes to ensure all appropriate IMRO and PRS credits / refunds are applied to your account due to the various Covid-19 Closures and reduced music use. We will also ensure that the charges going forward are appropriate to your music use.
If your premises stayed open for Outdoor dining ,Healthcare Workers or people self-isolating etc, we can ensure only the appropriate charges are applied to your account as some of IMRO& PRS's charging parameters will have been affected by social distancing, turnover etc.

Sky Sports

Review all Sky Sports credits and refunds during the various closure periods. We have dealt with many premises and we have found in some cases that the appropriate credits and refunds were not applied. We can also identify if a change in contract can result in further savings.
Some Sky Charges are based on the bars excise duty on their license which is related to turnover( Sky pubs & Clubs license). As a further pandemic support revenue will again this year not charge excise duty on a publicans license. Sky have now confirmed that they will be charging premises based on their 2019 publicans license excise duty cost meaning the significant reduction in turnover will not be reflected in the Sky charges. 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.

UPDATE ON SKY FOR PUBLIC HOUSES IN IRELAND

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

Obviously with the impact of COVID-19 turnover has been significantly affected and therefore Public Houses excise duty if applied by revenue in September will have significantly reduced and therefore so should your Sky charges.

However as the government are not charging excise duty again this year Sky have now confirmed that they will be basing their charges on pre-covid September 2019 excise duty charges which makes it more important now than ever to review your Sky charges.

To discuss further please feel free to contact us.

OPENING AFTER COVID 19

As a result of the various opening and closures that have taken place in the hospitality industry it is more important now then ever for your IMRO, PRS, Sky, MPLC charges to be reviewed.

In most cases premises will be due significant credits and we can ensure that only the appropriate charges apply.

We can also provide music solutions that can result in savings of up to 50% on your background music charges.

We will review all charges, credits, refunds due etc and ensure that you are only charged appropriately so none of your time is taken up with such matters and you can concentrate on your business.