Commerical radio hits out at BBC Sounds

Sep 28, 2020, 06:00 AM

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including OfCom's announcement that it intends to investigate whether the BBC Sounds app is competing with commercial media, and YouTube hitting back at a lawsuit arguing that it should not enjoy protection under the copyright safe harbour because it doesn’t make its Content ID rights management system available to everyone. 

SECTION TIMES
01: OfCom to investigate BBC Sounds (00:05:19)
02: YouTube defends Content ID access policy (00:20:42)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
MPs call for OfCom review of BBC Sounds app after new dance music service added
OfCom allows Radio 1 24/7 dance stream launch to go ahead, but will look at market position of BBC Sounds app
YouTube hits back against lawsuit over Content ID access