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2009 PRSS^® ContentDepot^® Rates

Producers will be billed for ContentDepot^® distribution according to the number of megabytes used to transmit a program.

The former public radio channel rates have been converted to data capacity measured in megabytes. Using this model, a quarter hour of programming is approximately the equivalent of 14.4 megabytes of mono or 28.8 megabytes of stereo. Different rates based on times of day are no longer relevant in the ContentDepot, because the satellite capacity will be managed on a 24-hour basis. Keep in mind that the ContentDepot will virtually eliminate the need for retransmissions and missed feeds for file-based programs, which will result in cost savings to producers.

As in today's model, the '1^st mile' costs (costs of getting programs to the uplink, whether via ISDN, other circuit, or delivery service) continue to be borne by the producer. Ingest fees into the ContentDepot are assessed based on the type of program you will be delivering (file or live), and whether you will be delivering files to the system "ready-to-go" (automated file submission). Programs may still be delivered to us on physical media such as CD, DAT, or tape, but an additional fee will be charged for work Distribution staff must perform on a producer's behalf to encode and prepare the file for delivery (assisted file submission).

For more information about your anticipated rates under the new system, please contact your Public Radio Services Account Representative at 202.513.2600.

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2009 PRSS^® ContentDepot^® Full Time Rate Plan

The transitional ContentDepot Full Time Rate Card is based on the concepts of data capacity and ingest mode. Data capacity is measured in megabytes and can be purchased in two service types: megabyte buckets and a streaming service. Both service types must be purchased on a six-month commitment basis.

1. Megabyte Buckets

   Megabyte buckets can be used any time of day and are non-linear, in that this service provides producers the ability to distribute multiple programs at any given time. Capacity from the megabyte buckets can be used to distribute file-based programs or live streams. The transitional ContentDepot Full Time Rate Card includes large, medium, and small megabyte buckets, priced on a monthly basis.

   The megabyte buckets are priced at a significant discount off of occasional rates and the distribution of program-related metadata, photos, web modules, etc., is included at no additional charge.

   An ingest fee is assessed on all programming distributed via the megabyte bucket service. As with the Occasional Rate Card, the ingest fee is based on the mode by which programming is submitted to the ContentDepot.
   

2. Streaming Services

   Program distributors using the streaming service are required to distribute programs as live streams that must be sent as an uninterrupted feed to the Network Operations Center (NOC). This service is essentially unattended by NPR Distribution since programming enters the system in a continuous stream and switching is not necessary. The streaming service is available in 12 or 24-hour stereo or mono streams. A flat per-month ingest fee is applied.

For more information about your anticipated rates under the new system, please contact your Public Radio Services Account Representative at 202.513.2600.