Can we get out of our BDS agreements now? When are we allowed to cancel?

This announcement is happening well before our transition to provide customers time to plan.

As outlined in our contract we will continue to provide the BDS service as agreed so there are no changes to your current contract.

Please check out the new module within Music Connect, Metro Radio Streaming (MRS) where you'll be able to compare airplay with streaming data.

For more details about MRS go here,

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• I'm a BDS subscriber/user. What do I do?

  Nothing now. Keep using BDS. We will provide more information on the timeline, and options for radio airplay and streaming (national/DMA) data, soon.

• What does this mean for today's clients of Mediabase and Luminate products (BDS/Music Connect)?

  There will be no change for Mediabase and Luminate Music Connect customers. Customers using BDS Products AND Music Connect will see the BDS portion of their contract assigned to Mediabase. For active and in-contract Luminate BDS customers: As of ...

• Will Luminate's BDS family of products go away?

  Luminate BDS products will continue to update at least through 11/1/2022. After that date they will be retired. What does this mean for today's clients of Mediabase and Luminate products (BDS/Music Connect)?

• As a BDS user licensed for streaming data access (national and DMA), how will I access that information?

  AVAILABLE 10-31-22 There will be a Streaming data specific application (Metro Radio Streaming or MRS) that provides a streaming data view for national and regional (DMA for the United State, and CMA for Canada) activity consistent with the BDS ...

• Will BDS still be monitoring radio airplay?

  No, Mediabase will be the industry provider of airplay. All BDS products were sunset on 11/01/2022. Mediabase will be the provider of airplay data within Luminate's Music Connect. For more information: What does this mean for today's clients of ...