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Editorial Guidelines issues

This guidance note relates to the following Editorial Guidelines:

• External Relationships and Funding

See Editorial Guidelines Section 16 External Relationships and Funding

Key points

• The 麻豆约拍 may charge for tickets to 麻豆约拍 concerts, concert series or 麻豆约拍 events held at outside venues. The 麻豆约拍 should not charge for admission to regular recordings of other programme
• The money from ticket sales must not be used for broadcast costs
• Clearly separated accounts must be drawn up which clearly delineate event costs and broadcast costs. Separate records must be kept of all ticket revenue going to the 麻豆约拍 or going via the 麻豆约拍
• We should only charge entry for events held at an outside venue, not events held in 麻豆约拍 studios. However, we may charge for tickets to events held in a 麻豆约拍 concert hall with prior approval from Editorial Policy. We may also charge for tickets to 麻豆约拍 concerts held in the regular venues of the 麻豆约拍 performing groups
• In other, exceptional, circumstances if there is any proposal to sell tickets to any other 麻豆约拍 event on 麻豆约拍 premises, such as an event to raise money for a 麻豆约拍 charitable initiative, the proposal must be approved in advance by Editorial Policy 
• Proceeds from ticket sales may only be used to pay for events or for a series of events costs and should not be designed to generate further income, unless the sales raise money for a 麻豆约拍 charitable initiative and this has been approved by Editorial Policy and the relevant charity
• 麻豆约拍 Audience Services has a set of Guidelines for free ticketing for 麻豆约拍 programmes recorded or transmitted live from 麻豆约拍 studios or other studios. All ticketing companies used by the 麻豆约拍 or Independents for 麻豆约拍 programmes in 麻豆约拍 studios should meet the standards set out in this Code of Conduct.
• All proposals to charge for tickets for 麻豆约拍 events must accord with the .

Guidance in full

• Types of 麻豆约拍 broadcast events that may charge for tickets
• Proceeds from ticket sales and cost of tickets
• Event costs
• Ticketing for public displays of 麻豆约拍 programmes
• Ticketing arrangements
• Online linking to ticketing sites
• On air references to tickets
• Separate accounting for ticket sales

Types of 麻豆约拍 broadcast events that may charge for tickets

The 麻豆约拍 may charge for tickets to 麻豆约拍 concerts, concert series or other 麻豆约拍 events held at outside venues. The 麻豆约拍 should not charge for admission to regular recordings of other programmes.

We should only charge entry for events held at an outside venue, not events held in 麻豆约拍 studios. However, we may charge for tickets to events held in a 麻豆约拍 concert hall with approval from Editorial Policy. We may also charge for tickets to 麻豆约拍 concerts held in the regular venues of the 麻豆约拍 performing groups. Some 麻豆约拍 concert halls, are used both for orchestral concerts and also to record regular 麻豆约拍 programmes. It is not appropriate to charge for tickets for the regular programme recordings.

In other, very exceptional, circumstances if there is any proposal to sell tickets to any other 麻豆约拍 event on 麻豆约拍 premises, such as an event to raise money for a 麻豆约拍 charitable initiative, the proposal must be approved in advance by Editorial Policy.

Proposals to ticket a 麻豆约拍 event, which is part of a third party event that will require the public to pay an entry fee, should be referred to Editorial Policy.

Occasionally an outside organisation, for example a gardening club, may invite the 麻豆约拍 to hold an outside broadcast programme at their premises. In these cases, with the advance approval of Editorial Policy, it may sometimes be acceptable for the location to charge a modest fee to the audience that they invite, in order to cover their costs. The amount charged must be agreed with the 麻豆约拍 beforehand to ensure the fee is fair and is not set at a rate that is designed to make a profit.

Sometimes a programme which is regularly recorded in a 麻豆约拍 studio puts on an event at an outside location. For example a radio comedy sometimes appears at the Edinburgh Festival.  In such cases it may be appropriate to charge for tickets to the special outside broadcast show.

Proceeds from ticket sales and cost of tickets

Proceeds from ticket sales may only be used to pay for events or for a series of events costs and should not be designed to generate further income, unless the sales raise money for a 麻豆约拍 charitable initiative, such as Children in Need or Comic Relief and this has been approved by Editorial Policy and the relevant charity. The money from ticket sales must not be used for production costs.

In order to ensure that proposals for ticketing events and/or setting up new events meet the . Contact the Fair Trading team.

Please see also   NB There is a process in place requiring the charging of tickets to be approved by the Regulation team in 麻豆约拍 Policy.

Event Costs

While ticket revenue may be used for event costs, the 麻豆约拍 must pay for all broadcast costs.

• Event costs will include elements such as security at the event, seating, ticketing, the hire of the venue, hospitality, transport, toilet facilities, audience information services, refreshments, additional staging required because the public is attending, including screens at the venue for the event audience. It is essential that event costs only include costs which would be incurred even if the event were not broadcast.
• Broadcast costs are any costs required for the radio or television broadcast coverage and transmission of the event and may include for example cameras/mikes, rigging, transmission equipment,  lines, programme presenters and reporters, programme lighting required for broadcasting the event, production staff, the production on site offices, scanners, graphics, VT or audio packages to be played in during the event and shown on air.

Ticketing for public displays of 麻豆约拍 programmes

Occasionally there are requests from festivals, such as film festivals, to display a recorded programme, either prior to transmission or post- transmission. Approvals for this should come from the Head of Marketing   

It is not normally appropriate for a separate charge to be made to see the 麻豆约拍 material. However it may be acceptable for there to be an over-all entry charge to the whole event, if it includes a substantial amount of non-麻豆约拍 content, for example when showcasing 麻豆约拍 content at a third party event such as a public festival .

Ticketing Arrangements

For 麻豆约拍 Programmes in 麻豆约拍 studios or other studios

麻豆约拍 Audience Services has a set of guidelines for free ticketing for 麻豆约拍 programmes, made inhouse or by Independents and recorded or transmitted live from 麻豆约拍 studios or other studios. All ticketing companies used by the 麻豆约拍 or Independents for 麻豆约拍 programmes in 麻豆约拍 studios must meet the guidelines set out in this Code of Conduct. These minimum standards have been established to ensure:

• No audience members are charged for attending 麻豆约拍 recordings of regular programmes.
• Audience members are treated fairly and not discriminated against.
• Any 鈥渙ver issues鈥� policy is sensible and clearly stated to audiences. The supplier must only issue the minimum number of additional free tickets than there are seats available to ensure a full studio.
• All information about audience members is managed in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

The Code of Conduct can be accessed via the 麻豆约拍 Procurement site (link to 麻豆约拍 internal website only).

The site lists suppliers who have agreed to the terms in the Code of Conduct. The list includes 麻豆约拍 Audience Services who supply audiences for many TV and radio programmes and some 麻豆约拍 events with free tickets. They advertise the availability of  tickets on the 麻豆约拍 Tickets site.

Should a production wish to use a supplier who has not yet signed the Code of Conduct, they should check on the Procurement site (link above) for the link to the Code of Conduct and 麻豆约拍 standard terms of trade that the company is required to sign. They should also establish that the company is reputable 鈥� no external organisation that the 麻豆约拍 becomes involved with should bring the 麻豆约拍 into disrepute. It is advisable to check that that there is no controversy associated with the company and that they are reliable in sending out tickets.

For 麻豆约拍 broadcast events

Ticketing for 麻豆约拍 broadcast events held at an outside venue may be handled by the 麻豆约拍, by the external venue or by a ticketing company which has been contracted by the 麻豆约拍 or by the external venue, such as the box office at a concert hall.

You must complete the Events form for all new and significantly changed Public Service ticketed events:

Online linking to ticketing sites

For a 麻豆约拍 event a direct link to the ticketing site is likely to be editorially justifiable.  It should be clear that the public is leaving the 麻豆约拍 site to get to the source of the tickets.

It is important that the primary purpose of the site that is linked to is the selling of public tickets. It would not be appropriate, for example, to link to a site whose primary purpose was to sell corporate hospitality to a 麻豆约拍 event.

However it may be acceptable to link to a site selling public tickets for a 麻豆约拍 event as its primary purpose, which also sells added extras to the event (such as corporate hospitality), if there is appropriate separation between the main function and the subsidiary ones.

On all external ticketing sites there should also be adequate separation between the use of 麻豆约拍 brands and third party brands. If in doubt, contact the Fair Trading department for further advice.

On Air references to tickets

Third party ticketing sites providing tickets for 麻豆约拍 events should not normally be referred to in on air trails. Usually an acceptable route is to point to the programme or channel website and link to external sites from there (for example to a ticketing site or an event/festival site).

When a 麻豆约拍 programme or 麻豆约拍 event, such as Sports Personality of the Year, is ticketed, availability of the tickets may be trailed on air.  Care should be taken if availability of tickets for events organised by third parties are mentioned. 

It is not usually appropriate to trail tickets on air or online for third party events. In some exceptional cases it may be acceptable, for example where a 麻豆约拍 orchestra is performing at an event. Advice should be sought from Editorial Policy.

Separate accounting for ticket sales

All ticketing arrangements must stand up to scrutiny and be clearly auditable.

It is very important to ensure that event costs are calculated separately from the broadcast costs.

Clearly separated accounts must be drawn up which clearly delineate

event costs and broadcast costs. Separate records must be kept of all ticket revenue going to the 麻豆约拍 or going via the 麻豆约拍.

The accounts must demonstrate that any ticketing money raised has only gone into the event and not into any aspect of the programme covering it. 

Last updated July 2019

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