UK music-rights collection: Where does all the money go?

UK music-rights collection: Where does all the money go?


UK music-rights collection: Where does all the money go?

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Chief freezes pensions, trousers hefty £573k pay packet

The organisation that represents and pays out money to 90,000 songwriters and composers in the UK disclosed cost-cutting measures and explained new investment at its AGM last Thursday. The Performing Right Society, the PRS*, has a public sector-style (if not -scale) pension problem, in that future liabilities exceed current contributions. So the PRS is freezing its pension scheme to new entrants, after pension costs rose 12.8 per cent last year. Existing pension holders will not be affected.…

1930s photos show Greenland glaciers retreating faster than today

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:07 AM PDT

But nobody thought it was a big deal

Recently unearthed photographs taken by Danish explorers in the 1930s show glaciers in Greenland retreating faster than they are today, according to researchers.…

Top Ten... Freeview HD 42-47in TVs

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Panel beaters for under a grand

Product Round-up  Looking for a top deal on a 42-47-inch Freeview HD TV? Then you're in luck, there's a wide choice in screens out there for less than £1K and a tight budget doesn't necessarily mean cutting back on all the nice toys, if you shop smart. So which one will be your next TV?…

Advertisers slam Microsoft over 'Do not track' decision

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:43 PM PDT

Accuses Redmond of going rogue

Microsoft's decision to enable the "Do not track" feature by default in Internet Explorer 10 should please privacy advocates, but it has sparked condemnation from the online advertising industry.…

Dell's takeover talks with Quest stall

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:30 PM PDT

Time for HP to swoop in

Dell has made no secret of its desire to build up a systems software business with a tidy recurring revenue stream and a broad portfolio of products with which it can peddle to enterprise customers. But every deal that Dell wants to do doesn't always happen, and this seems to be the case with its rumored interest in acquiring Quest Software.…

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