DBAI is looking for new channel partners in 2019. Do you have a station that is top quality? Does your station sound totally professional? Would you like to bring it somewhere that covers royalties for music that is played? Are you ready to advance to the next level? If you answers are yes to the […]
When webcasting you are required to follow the DMCA Rules. Every webcaster should read and maintain a copy of these rules. Here they are in a nut shell: Sound Recording Performance Complement. A Webcaster must comply with the “sound recording performance complement,” which prohibits a Webcaster from transmitting, within any given three hour period: (A) more […]
DBAI to begin an educational campaign on Webcast Stream Licensing. The email campaign will be sent to select webcasters and will contain educational materials on licensing options available for their streams. Assistance is being offered to webcaters that want to go direct with the PRO’s and need a good backend reporting system. We now have […]
With the new reporting back end being installed this week, DBAI prepares to launch our first stations. Things got delayed for several months as we carefully selected our reporting system which will be the key to Royalty Reporting to the Performance Rights Organizations. There were several out there that we tried but nothing compared to […]
The Board Of Directors is scheduled to meet the week of August 21, 2017 to set the membership and licensing/streaming rates for 2017. On the agenda is Associate Membership Donation Denominations and Annual Membership Fess for Member Stations along with streaming rates to include all royalty fees. The mission is to keep it affordable but […]
On August 9, 2017 the IRS granted our 501(c)(3) status and we are now recognized as a Tax Exempt Charitable Organization. The effective date of exemption is July 24, 2017. This opens many doors for our organization and allows us to take advantage of lower royalty fee’s for our streaming stations. This also means our […]
On July 24, 2017 a small Digital Broadcaster Support Group file for and was granted their non-profit status in Delaware. This was the first step for the Digital Broadcast Alliance to become legally recognized as a support organization for small independent radio stations. Our mission is to preserve small independent radio through technology, training and […]