PRS For Music processed record amount of data in 2016

PRS For Music processed record amount of data in 2016

PRS For Music processed over four trillion uses of music in 2016. The PRO, which represents two million creators worldwide, saw an 80% increase in the amount of music usage data it processed, compared to just under 2.4 trillion in 2015.

“Our strength in handling massive data volumes means we can increase the number of songs and compositions we pay,” said PRS For Music director of strategy Graham Davies (pictured).

”This has been possible because of our strategy: investing in technology, establishing shared industry platforms such as ICE, and improving data quality.”

 



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