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January 2010: Financial Times to license digital newspaper clippings (click for more) styl
The Financial Times has announced plans to extend its direct licence to include digital images of FT newspaper articles, which are currently licensed by the Newspaper Licensing Agency.The FT is beginning a period of consultation with customers and stakeholders before the change takes effect on 1 July 2010, at which point the NLA will cease issuing new licences for digital FT newspaper clippings. For existing NLA licence holders the change will happen over the course of 12 months as each NLA licence comes up for renewal. Full details can be found at http://ftcorporate.ft.com/nla/
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December 2009: NLA licensing starts January 2010 as planned (Click For More)
The majority of media monitoring companies have now agreed a licence with the NLA see www.nla-web.co.uk for details.Meltwater news has referred the NLA web licensing scheme to the Copyright Tribunal. While we respect their right to take this action, we are confident that the Copyright Tribunal will recognise that our approach has been measured and reasonable. Licensing will proceed as planned from January 1st 2010.
October 2009: Publishers use NLA to Improve Services for the Visually Impaired (Click For More)
UK Newspapers working with representatives of talking newspaper projects have increased the timeliness and breadth of coverage of services for the visually impaired by switching to the NLA eClips database service. NLA eClips delivers content at midnight, allowing earlier loading of content to talking newspaper services.
David Pugh, Managing Director of the NLA: “The NLA’s eClips database is enabling the UK newspaper industry to support services for the visually impaired by extending the range and enhancing the timeliness of these services through provision of the top 150 newspapers in a user-friendly format.”
Bernard Moreton, IT Manager of Talking Newspapers: “Since we first started to source newspaper content from the NLA we have achieved significant improvement in speed and reliability in providing that content to our print-impaired members. Sourcing feeds in a common format through a single organisation saves us significant time and effort both in development and in processing, and greatly improves efficiency. The NLA have been most helpful, and we are glad to be working with them to bring newspaper content to those who cannot read the printed page.”
Noreen Gill, a subscriber to Talking Newspapers: “Just to say a big thank you for giving me so many hours of pleasure. I truly don’t know how I would have coped with my loss of sight without National Talking Newspapers and Magazines.”
Notes to editors: National Talking Newspapers and Magazines helps blind and print disabled people gain access to information that would otherwise be denied to them, enabling them to achieve a level of independence and choice that most sighted people take for granted.
Established in 1983, NTN & M now produces more than popular 200 newspaper and magazine titles in a variety of audio and digital full-text formats at its national recording centre in Heathfield, East Sussex. More than 200 volunteers and 40 staff are involved in maintaining the service. In an average week the charity records about 100 different publications.
Publications are offered on a subscription basis and prices start at just £11 per annum for a monthly publication on tape. The charity receives no government funding and subscription income covers less than half its costs.
The Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) is owned by the 8 national newspaper publishing houses and generates B2B revenues for 1,300 national and regional publishers through licensing use of their content by press cuttings agencies (PCAs) and their client companies. For more information contact David Pugh, Managing Director of the NLA, on +44 (0) 20 7332 6023
June 2009: NLA launches new database, extends licensing to web content (Click For More)
The Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) today announced a new business-to-business clippings database for newspaper websites to launch in January 2010. It also has said it will extend its licensing remit to cover newspaper websites from January 2010 .
The new service, called eClipsweb, will offer a complete feed of newspapers’ online content direct to cuttings aggregators and press cuttings agencies. Powered directly from newspapers’ own content-management systems, eClipsweb will make web-based media monitoring faster and richer and provide a permanent record for PR and communications professionals.
The NLA will also extend its licensing remit to cover local and national newspapers’ web content from September, with charging taking effect from January.
David Pugh, managing director of the NLA, said: “We have two aims: to contribute to the growth of web monitoring; and to protect the rights of publishers. Research shows that 23% of newspapers’ online content never appears in print and that the internet is growing in influence as a resource for news. So it’s vital to have comprehensive monitoring coverage of newspapers’ websites – and vital that the publishers are properly rewarded for their work.”
From September 2009, web aggregators that charge clients for their services will require a NLA licence and be charged from January 2010, The press cuttings agencies that either ‘scrape’ content themselves or buy in services from aggregators will also be licensed and charged. Client companies that receive & forward links from these commercial aggregators within their organisation will also require a licence.
David Pugh added: “We have consulted extensively across the industry – the incremental charges for web cuttings will be low and manageable. I stress this is not about individuals sharing links – we think that’s great for newspapers and promoting their websites and their readership. What we are doing is making sure that newspapers are rewarded fairly for professional use of their web content.
For more information contact David Pugh on 0207 332 6023 and for details of the licences contact Andrew Hughes on 0207 332 6040.
January 2009: NLA launches Free Newspapers for Schools Initiative (Click For More)
On behalf of newspapers around the UK, the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) has launched Newspapers for Schools ( www.newspapersforschools.co.uk) which includes two services designed to ease the use of newspaper material in schools whilst ensuring full compliance with copyright law.
A free paper copying licence will be available for any school in the UK with pupils up to the age of 16, to permit them to copy news articles.
Currently under development is a an online newspaper research service, the News Library, which will allow schools access in one place to over 9 million newspaper clips from over 100 UK national and regional titles. The NLA is inviting schools to sign up free of charge to take part in a trial beta test period which will help to shape the service to teachers' requirements. In return for free registration, schools will be asked a few questions during the usage period and will have free access to the end of 2009.
The News Library will let teachers and pupils quickly and easily find quality real-life material and relevant articles for use in lessons. Covering UK newspapers from 2006 onwards, a high degree of quality and relevancy is assured. The articles are stored as PDF digital cuttings of the original article which will save time scanning and storing them and ensure maximum impact in lessons.
For more information and to register for the Free paper copying licence and the FREE beta-test access to the News Library, schools should visit the NLA at www.newspapersforschools.co.uk
December 2008: NLA launches eClips International press monitoring service (Click For More)
The Newspaper Licensing Agency has launched eclips International, a web-based overnight cuttings service of newspaper clippings. The service is designed to take the benefits of the highly regarded NLA eClips service to international users of press monitoring services. NLA aims to make it easier for providers and users of press monitoring services to access content from multiple countries in a simple one stop shop service.
eClips international is designed to work with existing press cuttings services by offering a technical platform which allows media monitoring businesses to integrate links to publisher hosted cuttings within their services. The aim is to provide the service user with original quality press cuttings, taken directly from newspaper production systems. The technology allows faster and more accurate search and delivery for media monitoring firms. It also offers better security for publishers, so encouraging users and providers to move to licensed delivery of cuttings services. The initial coverage of eClips international will be the main UK titles, including Financial Times, Times, Telegraph and Guardian, plus the International Herald Tribune. NLA are in talks with a number of other international leading publications and expect to add other major titles to the service over the next year. The NLA has worked closely with the major media monitoring agencies over the last 6 months to develop a service that meets their clients' requirements.
Anders Lassen, Magaing Director of Infomedia said: 'Having worked closely with the NLA on the development of this service, we're delighted to offer eClips International to our customers. It is complementary to the service we provide and allows our customers an effective means of accessing high quality UK and International news material.
Jeremy Thompson, Managing Director of Durrants said, 'eClips International is a logical extension to eClips and fits well with our daily news monitoring and analysis services. A fast, efficient and easily accessible database of international content should prove invaluable to our customers, who are increasingly demanding international content'
eClips international builds on the success of eClips, which is used by most UK press cuttings agencies. eClips international pricing has been developed to work on the same technology base with commercial terms adjusted for low volume usage and with simplified licence and payment provision.
Andrew Hughes, Commercial Director at the NLA said, eClips International follows extensive consultation with press cuttings agencies in five continents over the last 6 months. We are very pleased to bring the proven benefits of eClips technology to a wider audience. The NLA continues its evolution from a copyright licensing organisation to a provider of access to news content. We will continue to work with publishers, press cuttings agencies and customers to press cuttings services for the digital age'.
Contact: Andrew Hughes, Commercial Director, NLA +4402073326040 email
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November 2008: Press Database and Licensing Network formed in Brussels (Click For More)
Thirteen organisations from ten different countries working in the field of electronic press reviews owned or controlled by press publishers have formed the Press Database and Licensing Network (PDLN) in Brussels on 3rd November 2008. The organisations that joined PDLN represent over 3000 newspapers and magazines from 10 countries.
The objective of PDLN is promoting the market of international press reviews. The new body aims to protect and promote the interest of publishers in the digital age in relation to press cutting and media monitoring services by fostering effective links between publisher bodies, users and intermediaries. Peter Horvarth, president of PDLN said 'In this networked world publishers have to help users access the global content they need to run their business efficiently and legally. Our new network aims to encourage the development of simple and efficient market solutions to the problems associated with international access to high quality press content. We want to work with users and press cuttings agencies to develop better services where the needs and rights of all parties are respected. We have already reached out to media monitoring businesses, and we invite interested parties to contact us
Press Database and Licensing Network Aims
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Promoting the market for international press reviews
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Protecting and promoting the interest of publishers in relation to international press reviews
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Supporting international co-operation between press owned database and licensing organisations leading to more efficient international licensing of press articles worldwide, for content owners, intermediaries and owners
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Creating international solutions to satisfy the needs of companies and other institutions for digital press reviews and licences covering international news
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Working in close cooperation with the international associations of publishers of newspapers and periodicals like ENPA (European Newspaper Publishers Association), WAN (World Association of Newspaper), FIPP (International Federation of the Periodical Press) and FAEP (European Federation of Magazine Publishers) in order to influence the legislation process so that it effectively supports market solutions to press access and copyright issues.
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Encouraging the building of similar entities with the largest reprsentation possible in countries without an existing press database or licensing organisation
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Engaging in dialogue with representatives of intermediaries and users of press review services leading to improved services.
Contact
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Andrew Hughes (NLA), Vice President, UK, e-mail
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Ruediger Baumberger (APA-DeFacto), Executive Board Austria, e-mail
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Margaret Boribon (Copiepresse), Executive Board Belgium, email
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26th September: Newspaper Licensing Agency continues support for Journalism Diversity Fund (Click For More)
On 26th September David Pugh Managing Director of the Newspaper Licensing agency presented the Journalism Diversity Fund with a cheque for £81,000. Industry donations include those from Associated Newspapers, Guardian Media Group, Scott Trust, News International and Pearson. The NLA's role is to protect newspaper copyright and ensure that the funds are returned to the industry. By sponsoring the next generation of journalists, that's exactly what we are doing.' David Pugh, Managing Director NLA. For further details please go to http://www.nctj.com/latestnews.php?news_id=news_id&newsid=109
17th September: Newspaper Licensing Agency appoints Managing Director (Click For More)
The Newspaper Licensing Agency has announced today the appointment of David Pugh as Managing Director. He will join the organisation later this month, with a remit to develop the scope of the core licensing operation and to continue the expansion into digital services following the success of NLA eClips. This appointment follows former Managing Director
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David Pugh has joined from the poster advertising industry, latterly as Chief Executive of Titan Outdoor Advertising. He is a former Chief Executive of Mills & Allen and Chairman of the Outdoor Advertising Association. He was previously the Marketing Director of the Telegraph group, where he launched telegraph.co.uk.
I am joining the NLA at a very exciting point in its evolution, he commented. The licensing operation has advanced rapidly in the 10 years since its launch, providing a comprehensive newspaper copyright licensing service for clients. The new eClips service which is now used by over 90% of media monitoring clients is an exciting development for the industry and will provide a platform for innovation and growth in the next few years.
Commenting on the move, Dominic Young, Chairman of the NLA and Editorial Services Director at News International said: The NLA is delighted to welcome David Pugh to the team at this exciting stage in the companys development. Davids publishing and advertising expertise together with, his customer focus will take the business forward in a digital age.
14th August: Cision eClipses Online Standards(Click For More)
Cision has today gone live with eClips, the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) database, significantly enhancing the media intelligence services that it offers to clients.
The Cision web portal already integrates coverage from all media sources including the press, Internet, top blogs, radio and TV. But the introduction of eClips will deliver further benefits.
Cision now delivers online articles from NLA eClips publications in colour and high resolution. This includes News International titles (The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun and News of the World) and all other major national newspapers.
Mike Higgins, Managing Director of Cision UK, says Cisions inclusion of NLA eClips marks a turning point for our industry. It signals the beginning of a new era in media intelligence. Cision provides real intelligence and introduces to our clients a web-enabled future. For them, this will mean monitoring is merely a means to an end, where the real value lies in how we can support them in measuring and managing their reputation.
11th July: Durrants live on NLA eClips (Click For More)
The Newspaper Licensing Agency is pleased to announce that Durrants is now live on NLA eClips. eClips will deliver immediate service benefits to Durrants customers. For the first time customers can now view clips from News International newspapers online. They will also experience enhanced image and text quality and earlier delivery of regional titles.{/jgibox}
Free Survival Guide to Copyright launched for PR professionals by PRCA and NLA. (Click For More)
The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) and the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA), the copyright collection body for the UK's newspapers, have launched a free guide to copyright for PR professionals. The guide will help business and PR professionals understand the implications of copyright law for their business, particularly in relation to the internal and external copying and distribution of newspaper content and press clippings.
Part of the PRCA's Frontline Survival Guide series, the Guide provides background to copyright legislation, information on when a licence to copy is required, together with details of what that licence covers and the benefits of holding a licence. The guide is available from the PRCA as well as from the NLA. If required additional advice is available from a confidential helpline set up by the NLA on 0800 783 828. Direct Dial: +44 (0)207 332 6040,
Says Patrick Barrow, Managing Director of the PRCA, 'With so many ways to compile and present information today and the fact that intellectual property is becoming a more pressing issue, this guide is a timely and instructive raodmap through a potential minefield.
Martin Stevenson, Managing Director of the NLA said, 'The FrontLine Survival Guide to copyright is one of the many things we are doing to make the understanding of copyright and compliance easier. It's important that PR professionals and businesses understand the implications of copying newspaper material. We are pleased to have worked with the PRCA to provide some clear and simple advice and other useful information on copyright.
NLA eClips adds Aberdeen Press & Journal to digital database of newspaper clippings. (Click For More)
Martin Stevenson NLA Managing Director presents at PRCA annual conference. (Click For More)
NLA launches eClips a digital database of press cuttings.(Click For More)
31 March 2006 - London, UK - 6 Press Clippings Agencies (PCAs), representing over 3,500 client organisations, have now agreed to implement the new NLA eClips digital database of newspaper clippings, which has been commercially available since 6 March.
The development of eClips was announced last year by the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA), the copyright management organisation for UK national and regional newspapers. Since then, the NLA has been consulting with PCAs, industry bodies and users of cuttings services to ensure users requirements were understood.
The PCAs that have bought into eClips include industry major Knight Banner, which owns Precise, EDS, Media Report, EPCA and Clipability. Adfero, City Press, Mediagen, Presswatch, and PressIndex - have also signed.
Keir Fawcus of Knight Banner says "We look forward to satisfying client demand for digital access to News International content using NLA eClips. We are pleased that the NLA have addressed our need for a feed of digital content directly from the newspapers. This significant development should be an important step in the evolution of our services and addresses client demand for sharper images, improved searching, comprehensive national coverage and archive rights. We look forward to developing more web and mobile based news solutions using the NLA eClips platform."
The eClips database brings press clippings into the digital age. It gives PCAs and their clients direct access to original quality press articles, something PCAs and press officers have wanted for a long time. The eClips MyArchive feature will allow online storage of press clippings, another feature many users have requested to make it easier to distribute and store press clippings.
The database will also include direct access to newspaper material from News International publications giving press officers digital clippings from The Sunday Times, The Times, The Sun and the News of the World for the first time. With eClips users now have online access to all national press titles. Regional coverage will follow later this year.
Andrew Hughes, Managing Director of the NLA eClips project added,"We are delighted that so many agencies have signed to use the service in the first few weeks. eClips will bring press clippings into the digital age and provide a platform for a wide range of future developments, including mobile delivery. There is a simple logic to connecting users directly to the high quality output newspapers generate for their print editions. eClips improves the quality of cuttings by eliminating scanning and its associated degradation of material. By putting clippings online, eClips makes it simpler for all concerned to manage press clippings access and storage"
PCAs that sign up to eClips will in future be able to provide additional benefits to their PR customers including making it simpler to adhere to copyright laws " seen by many PR professionals as an administrative burden. Andrew Hughes explains: "End users will simply receive a link from their clippings agencies and, once they click on the link, will be taken direct to a PDF press clipping. Although it's hosted on the NLA database, access is no different from the way they get clippings online from the PCA today "except that the quality is greatly improved"
The system currently includes all 22 national newspaper titles and the NLA expects to add significant regional newspaper coverage over the next year. The NLA is not charging end users access fees for eClips and copyright fees are unaffected. PCAs however, are being charged an additional cost. The NLA expects it will be recouped, at least partly, from operational savings that the database will provide, depending on the PCAs configuration. MyArchive will attract a fixed annual fee. PCAs and their clients have no obligation to use the service.
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John Roberts, Business Development Director at Mediagen, providers of media monitoring and analysis services, comments: "eClips allows Mediagen to expand its production processes in a cost effective manner, improving the quality of press clippings for clients. This addresses the requests of our customers, who for many years have been asking for News International coverage, better quality national and regional clips and the ability to archive their numerous press clippings.
Matthew Smith, Managing Director of Birmingham-based media monitoring agency City Press, said: "Using eClips gives us access to all editions of the national press as soon as they are published, which means we have the same advantages as London-based agencies. The clarity of the digital images is excellent - much better for our customers than PDFs of scanned-in cuttings. Although we don't immediately save costs, we do save time, which will enable us to take on more work without extra outlay.
Adam Andrews, CEO at Presswatch Media Ltd said: 'NLA e-Clips promises accurate delivery of high quality press cuttings, including News International titles for the first time. A common digital format, combined with the option to archive cuttings for up to 12 months, overcomes the two most pressing service issues for all customers of press cuttings agencies.
According to Shereen Qadri, General Manager at PressIndex UK, 'Instant access to all London editions of the papers and colour supplements will enable us to provide a faster and more extensive clippings service. eClips will be integrated into our existing press clipping delivery portal - our clients are used to receiving full colour clippings from magazines and delivery of their newspaper clips in full colour with the added bonus of News International titles will be a great benefit. Our French business has worked successfully with local papers on a similar model for years and we know this is the right way forward for UK press cuttings.'
Adfero recently integrated eClips into its portal solution, which incorporates the use of press cuttings. Rod Williams, Director, said: "eClips was simple to integrate into our existing systems and will provide our clients with an even higher quality of service than before. Although technically the system takes users out of our portal to the eClips database, the integration and presentation to our clients is seamless. eClips provides us with a more accurate means of searching, enabling us to give our customers a more accurate and reliable presentation of those newspaper clippings than ever before. Further, we can also give our customers News International cuttings online, with the ability to archive cuttings for the next 12 months.
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Changes to email rules and digital cuttings (Click For More)
From 31st March 2006 your press cutting agency will no longer be permitted to email your digital press cuttings in the form of email attachments.
The practice of emailing press cuttings as file attachments is insecure and clogs up users inboxes. It can also result in content being copied to unlicensed users. As a result, and in the interest of protecting copyright, newspaper publishers have decided to withdraw the right from press cutting agencies to send cuttings via email attachment. Users can still access their cuttings electronically via the press cuttings agency web site/portal or alternatively via emailed links. The use of web portals to access cuttings is a more modern and convenient delivery method and ensures that copyright material is adequately protected.
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