The Broadcasters Podcast

Following the epic fail of Gemini Man and the upcoming release of The Irishman, KOP looks into the new trend of de-aging in movies and why it looks troubling for content creators. Robert De Niro Thinks Technology Like De-Aging Could Make Movies ‘Cartoony’ Like Marvel. Plus, UMG content strategist says Podcasts ‘could potentially rival share of ear for music consumption’ Can Spotify be the one to f...

Joker is a box office juggernaut for $96 million domestically and a quarter billion globally this week. Plus,"How London is the Mecca for Music". Joker becomes a Box Office Juggernaut as it made an estimated $93.5 million in its first three days (and more than $234 million worldwide). That beats the previous record-holder, last year's Venom. Joker beats the $93.8 million earned by Justice League i...

The Joker Movie opens this weekend set to make a possible $150 million opening. The opening comes with a carnival filled with social and cultural controversy. KOP breaks it down. 'Joker,' Gun Violence and Warner Bros.: Inside the Tricky Marketing of a Modern Supervillain and Todd Phillips discusses Why Depiction of Realistic Violence in ‘Joker’ Is ‘Very Responsible’ Headlines: Sorry, Apple and Dis...

Controversy swirls around the upcoming screenings of the Warner Bros. film Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix. TV Long View: Five Years of Network Ratings Declines in Context. Yet another season of linear ratings declines scheduled for the broadcast networks. Gary Vaynerchuk is Uncomfortably Bullish On Audio, says, " go wherever the consumers are no matter how they are consuming the audio. " Billboar...

Miami Bass, Free Speech and Hip Hop Honored in Spotify's Mogul. KOP reviews the documentary and reflects on the case study creativity vs. conformity. Mogul, an exclusive Spotify podcast series that talks about hip hop’s most iconic moments, told by the people who lived them, features the history of Luther Campbell and the 2 Live Crew in its newly released second season. KOP offers feedback and his...

KOP talks about the legacy of rock music and its raw energy with Toronto-based award-nominated digital marketing entrepreneur Lera Salt. Lera Salt is a Toronto-based digital marketing entrepreneur, event organizer and Music Director of a non-profit community rock festival Maple Rock Festival, and a passionate professionally trained indie rock singer. Headlines: Apple TV announced to launch with a...

Kevin Hart is attacked again by the cancel culture media for asking Lil Nas X when asked to explain why he grew up to hate gay people meanwhile he came out as gay at his peak of popularity. You may remember KOP's brought up a Rolling Stone article last month titled. Want to Get on the Radio? Have $50,000? Payola At Radio Never Went Away, says New Report.  Well, the FCC and RIAA are checking out so...

KOP interviews Award-Winning Television Producer Harry Lowell-founder and Executive Producer of NiteLite Pictures and documentary and television producer Ari Wilhelm, the producer of the #WELAGENTE Documentary. #WELAGENTE is a 5-minute documentary offering a non-political, positive, human look at real Hispanic immigration stories; putting a face to the diversity that adds to the fabric of America....

More of KOP's tribute to WKTU radio legend Paco Navarro, the legendary New York DJ who brought the sound of disco and dance music to a large loyal diverse listenership.  KOP continues his conversation with veteran record producer, event promoter and radio programmer Eddie Mercado. Headlines: What the music industry could learn from Old Town Road's chart-breaking success.  SpiderMan and Sony Split...

KOP pays tribute to Paco Navarro, the legendary New York DJ who brought the sound of disco and dance music to a large loyal diverse listenership. He passed away earlier this month at age 82. The New York Times wrote the following about Navarro's passing Manuel Francisco “Paco” Navarro , a disc jockey who became the sultry voice of disco in New York City in the late 1970s, helping WKTU-FM become th...

Disney+ Lays Down the Gauntlet on Netflix with a Blockbuster Bundle. Disney will offer a bundle package of its three streaming services — Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ — for $12.99 a month starting on November 12th. The Verge explains:   At $12.99, the bundle is cheaper than or on par with competitive streaming services, including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. It’s also significantly cheaper than HBO...

"Old Town Road" Breaks Billboard Record and Pinnacles New Music Revolution. "Old Town Road" Breaks a Billboard Record and Revises the all-time record of the Billboard Hot 100. As Billboard stated, Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, claims one of the most prized records in the Billboard Hot 100's 60-year history as it spends an unprecedented 17th week at No. 1. "Road" bests the...

Both DirecTV and Netflix take a dive as subscribers leave the satellite but not enough go digital. Netflix loses a billion dollars in a day, and DirecTV and AT&T lose about a million subscribers according to their quarterly reports. Plus KOP analyzes how good is the chance "Old Town Road" can break the all-time Billboard Hot 100 record for the most weeks at number one. Plus, more of KOPs chat with...

KOP talks to Veteran Film and TV Actor and Comedian Jason Stuart, Author of Shut Up, I’m Talking: Coming Out in Hollywood and Making it to the Middle You’ve seen Jason Stuart before, whether you recognize him from his roles on TV shows from “My Wife and Kids” to Judd Apatow’s “Love,” his decades of prominence as one of the first openly gay stand-up comedians (he came out on “Geraldo”), or from his...

Rolling Stone Challenges Billboard For the Top of the Charts. KOP discusses the interesting choice by the heritage rock magazine to challenge chart supremacy for the first time in over a decade. What does it mean to be popular? That’s a question that music fans and music makers alike have asked for ages — but recently with more urgency than ever before, as listening patterns in the digital age shi...

Critically acclaimed and multiple award-winning actor Eric Schumacher talks about the superhero movie stranglehold and the ensuing digital streaming battle against Netflix. Eric Schumacher is a critically acclaimed and multiple award-winning actor, producer, and director. Eric has produced or directed industrial videos, commercials, feature films, short films, web series, music videos and more. Er...

Writers Guild Wants 1-on-1 With Top 9 Agencies. The WGA Rejects ATA Offer and now seeks individual talks with the top 9 agencies. Variety reports the Writers Guild of America has called off negotiations with the Association of Talent Agents in favor of pursuing individual talks with nine top agencies as it enforces a total ban on packaging fees and affiliated production for agents representing gui...

Billie Eilish Blows Up into the Mainstream. KOP follows up on the continuing rise of a young new music artist ushering in a new phase of pop culture for the next decade. KOP answers a listener email that reads:  Great review of Billie Eilish. First-time listener to your podcast, btw. So pardon me if this question is inappropriate. Is Billie Eilish an "industry plant"? This is a common question rai...

KOP discusses Conformity and Censorship at the Cost of Media Corporatization.  The Vox Media Union walkout combined with a YouTube censorship cry from one of Vox's YouTube hosts show the latest case of the above.  While the mainstream media subliminally supports conformity and censorship, Publish Protocol recent published a whitepaper on the subject that stated, " The purpose of journalism is to p...

Movie stars are planted into some of our all-time favorite game shows.  Is streaming suffering from a lack of transparency?  How will the changing landscape fracture Netflix's long-term stranglehold on the streaming spectrum?  Stories discussed include:  What Do Showrunners Look for When Staffing a Writers Room? TV Game Shows Increasingly Reel In Movie Star Hosts TV Long View: Streaming Future Suf...

TV classics create a new social conversation. KOP gives his takeaways on "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons on ABC." Shock Jock Radio is Dead as Howard Stern's new book fails to hold on as a top bestseller. Radio industry vets weigh what happened.   Plus, WGA-ATA Talks back on,  the disruptors of streaming video services, Network TV in 2019, and...

Several stories targeting the upcoming fall season of network TV pop up. A story pops up about the state of the Music Industry.  Critics write that there are not enough women, color or gender in each media. KOP examines the claims made.  Plus, a radio business publication picks up the Data Face study that KOP spoke about months ago.  The article he cites is titled, "Does Radio ‘Lag Behind’ Streami...

SI Swimsuit Issue Shocks Readers... cue feigning outrage, and KOP welcomes back University of Florida communications professor Andrew Selepak to talk about GenZ and the Diverse and Segmented Media. Sports Illustrated tells swimsuit issue buyers "It's Time to Rethink Everything You Thought You Knew about the SI Swimsuit Issue. They state:  "The issue celebrates beauty in all its forms. Pretty faces...

Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones show that creative patience pays off. KOP talks about how well-told stories and appointment viewing are still possible to the attention deprived, binge-watcher.  Plus, KOP talks Hollywood: Writers Guild Expanding Staffing Submission System Without Agents.  88 Percent of Showrunners Are White, WGA West Finds.  Disney Streaming Deal Will Blow Up The Cable Univer...

More of KOP's featured conversation on the future of digital media and journalism's journey back to credibility with marketing and communications professional Nicole Jordan. KOP welcomes back marketing and communications professional Nicole Jordan, the founder of her own independent PR firm, Radix Collective.  We discuss several points made in a recent article in the Vassar Public Review, titled “...