What is a BDS station?
Broadcast Data Systems (also known as BDS), is a service that tracks radio, television and internet airplay of songs.
Is mediabase same as Soundscan?
A note about who owns whom: Soundscan and Billboard and BDS are all owned by the same company. MediaBase, on the other hand, is owned by Clear Channel, the largest owner of radio stations (1200) in the world.
How much does it cost to subscribe to Mediabase?
Special offer: Subscribe for $1 a week. Mediabase, which since the late 1980’s has positioned itself as an objective monitor of the industry’s weekly competition to obtain airplay, also solicits clients like record labels to place their own ads on Mediabase page at a cost of $15,000 each.
What are BDS spins?
Consortium MMT. Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television, and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections.
How do I register my music with Mediabase?
HOW TO: Encode your music for radio w/ BDS and Mediabase
- Artist name.
- Track Title.
- Format(s)
- Company or Label name.
- Contact name.
- Contact phone number.
- Contact e-mail address.
- CANCON details.
How do I submit music to BDS?
Submit CD’s and MP3’s free of charge, electronically through our secure Virtual Encode website. Virtual Encode Access: Please send an email with “Virtual Encode” as the subject to our Client Services Department at [email protected] for a username and password.
How do I register my song on the radio?
Performing the seven registrations
- Register each song at copyright.gov using the PA form.
- Register each sound recording at copyright.gov using the SR form.
- Register the song as a publisher at the composition PRO.
- Register the song as a songwriter at the composition PRO.
How do I submit music to Nielsen BDS?
Please send an email with “Virtual Encode” as the subject to our Client Services Department at [email protected] for a username and password. You will then receive login information and instructions via email for the Virtual Encode website to upload your music.
How do I register my song with Nielsen SoundScan?
So, if you want both your products (CD and Digital Album) to be registered in Nielsen SoundScan, you will need 2 different UPC/EAN Codes. Next, you should register your individual tracks on this form: http://titlereg.soundscan.com/soundscantitlereg/registerisrc.aspx.
How do I submit to Nielsen BDS?
To register with Nielsen BDS, you must submit your music for encoding by mailing your media and contact information to our encoding department or by submitting it electronically through our secure Virtual Encode web-site.
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