The Broadcasters Podcast

Why Corporate Radio Runs on A Flea Market Mentality KOP exposes corporate radio for how it operates as a secondary service for the music industry and an afterthought for listeners. Radio in America today is run like a flea market. Global recorded music revenues grew 7.4% to $21.6bn in 2020, in spite of the pandemic https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/global-recorded-music-revenues-grew-7-4-to-2...

Ratings fallout from the Grammys, Golden Globes and maybr even the Oscars shows more than ever that Establishment Media Mainstream is Losing Its Influence on Everyday Public Golden Globes Ratings Sink 64% To a 13-Year Low — Are the Grammys Next? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2021/03/09/grammys-golden-globes-ratings/ Grammys television audience shrinks to a new low. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/...

KOP looks at how the digital disruption delivered in the pandemic permutation and what parts of media suffered the most. Media Briefing: How the pandemic did — and didn’t — change the media industry https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-how-the-pandemic-did-and-didnt-change-the-media-industry/ So, Where Does Radio Go From Here? https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/programming-and-sales/...

Is Celebrity Culture Cancelling Itself all on its own? KOP looks at all the chatter of the pandemic-induced crushing of the celebrity. Will Hollywood go down the way of Las Vegas?  Celebrity culture during pandemic reveals excesses of American reverence https://miscellanynews.org/2021/03/03/opinions/celebrity-culture-during-pandemic-reveals-excesses-of-american-reverence/ Mitch Albom: A COVID-19 c...

KOP explains how Influencers have become more important than celebrities and how ShowBiz has been forever changed thanks to the pandemic. Why Consumers Trust Influencers Over Celebrities https://www.questionpro.com/blog/consumers-trust-influencers-celebrities/ 5 Reasons Why Brand Influencers Are Better Than Celebrities https://mediakix.com/blog/brand-influencers-better-than-celebrities/ Social Med...

KOP discusses some of the creative content creators speaking out as corporate media companies crushing creativity in favor of "content". We look at the movie and music angles of the argument. Martin Scorsese Says Cinema Is Being ‘Devalued’ to ‘Content’ in Essay Criticizing Modern Film Industry https://variety.com/2021/film/news/martin-scorsese-condemns-movie-business-essay-1234909069/ In New Essay...

KOP discusses how streaming Has become the signal. Radio Has become the noise. As streaming dominates the music world, Is Radio’s Signal Fading? We look at some startling indicators. As Streaming Dominates the Music World, Is Radio’s Signal Fading? https://variety.com/2021/music/news/radio-signal-fading-streaming-1234904387/ Radio Consolidation May Spell Changes for Label Promo Departments https:/...

KOP explains how new music doesn't matter in corporate radio...and now a new study shows radio personalities no longer matter to listeners. KOP states the case for change.  Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' No. 1 on Hot 100 For 3rd Week https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9519286/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-third-week-hot-100 Report: Drive Time Isn't The Only Time...

KOP review the radical moves being made in the corporate media establishment's scramble for streaming media solace and how movies, scripted tv and live sports are being affected. Media Briefing: The media industry’s top trends at the moment https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-the-media-industrys-top-trends-at-the-moment/ The Future Of Movie Theaters, And Other 2021 Streaming Media Predictions...

What do the debuts of Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish and Rosalia have in common? KOP talks about the Music Cycle repeats in 10-year periods and that decades are often similar. Guy Zapoleon’s 2021 10-Year Music Cycle Update by Guy Zapoleon https://www.allaccess.com/consultant-tips/archive/32506/guy-zapoleon-s-2021-10-year-music-cycle-update Will Movie Theaters Survive When Audiences Can Stream New R...

Influencers Are Now the A-List Celebrities of the Digital Mainstream. KOP explains why everyday influencers are more influential than the rich and famous celebrity establishment The New Breed of Influencer | Why the general public is now more influential than the rich and famous and, how brands can tap into this using social listening https://www.business2community.com/social-media/the-new-breed-o...

Media and Entertainment have gone through a full transition through the digital disruption and enters the new culture clash with a defined split of the mainstream. KOP analyzes The Culture War and Its Effect On Entertainment Moving Forward https://www.piratesandprincesses.net/the-culture-war-and-its-effect-on-entertainment-moving-forward/ The End of Peak TV’s Relentless Growth https://variety.com/...

2021 Begins: Media and Entertainment Mobilized for Major Changes to embrace the digital disruption, by the corporate establishment and the grassroots creators. Brutally Honest Insights on a Wild Year in the Streaming Wars https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/streaming-wars-2020-netflix-disney-plus-hbo-max-1234876686/ It Was A Very Good Year For Video Streamers https://mediaconfidential.blogspot.c...

2020: When Corporate Media Was Blown Up By The Digital Disruption-Part 1 KOP presents When Corporate Media Was Broken By The Digital Disruption, a two part series of what happened in 2020 to destroy the traditional corporate media construct. Media and entertainment will come out looking very different in 2021, in both the way the content is produced and consumed. https://www.bloombergquint.com/opi...

A new study claims the heralded Top 40 or CHR format seems to be fading away. Meanwhile, music streaming is adding subscribers but the streaming stays the same.  The CHR Format Seems To Be Fading Away https://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-chr-format-seems-to-be-fading-away.html?spref=tw Is Music Streaming Stalling? https://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2020/12/is-music-streaming-stal...

Entertainment Embracing Digital Streaming Thanks to the digital disruption in addition to pandemic panic, but at what risk to their talent, content creators and their bottom line? What to expect from the entertainment landscape in 2021 https://awfulannouncing.com/orig/what-to-expect-from-the-entertainment-landscape-in-2021.html Measuring News Consumption in a Digital Era https://pewrsr.ch/2VUtTFe...

Warner Bros. to Debut Entire 2021 Film Slate, Including ‘Dune’ and ‘Matrix 4,’ Both on HBO Max and In Theaters https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warner-bros-hbo-max-theaters-dune-matrix-4-1234845342/ AMC Theatres Says Warner Bros.' Streaming Plan Will "Sacrifice" Studio Profits https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amc-theatres-says-warner-bros-streaming-plan-will-sacrifice-studio-profits Warner...

Covid Stories on Network TV are only going to chase viewers to streaming seeking more escapist content and they lack new movies and tv to watch. What the hell is happening with masks on network TV? https://www.vulture.com/article/network-tv-masks-covid-stories.html Now is the Time to Reimagine Network TV https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/now-is-the-time-to-reimagine-network-tv/ Why cinema will s...

Movie Studios like Disney and Marvel are impatient and now making moves to stream new releases instead of waiting on the theatres to return to normal. ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to Debut Both on HBO Max and in Theaters https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/ Disney Mulling Pivot Of ‘Pinocchio’, ‘Peter Pan’, ‘Cruella’ From Theatrical To Disney+ Premieres https://de...

Social Media Regulation is again a topic and KOP delves into stories that discuss How might it be regulated? We also look at the ongoing Section 230 debate. Social media: How might it be regulated? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54901083 Reform Section 230 Now or Leave Section 230 Alone https://www.newsweek.com/reform-section-230-now-opinion-1542228 https://www.newsweek.com/leave-section-230-...

For Big Tech, what follows ‘free expression’? How the media industry is creating an ‘Offer You Can’t Refuse’ and how this all leads to the Media Establishment Massacre For Big Tech, what follows ‘free expression’? https://www.cjr.org/opinion/big-tech-senate-hearing-free-expression How the media industry is creating an ‘Offer You Can’t Refuse’ by @stevenVBe https://customerthink.com/how-the-media-i...

There is definitely a market for edited content,says a music executive in a New York Times article that Music Censorship Is Good for Business. Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ Proves Music’s Dirty Secret: Censorship Is Good Business https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/arts/music/clean-versions-explicit-songs.html Radio’s Opportunity In The $63 Billion Content Marketing Space. http://www.insideradio.com/free/radio-s...

Quibi will go quiet as the mobile streaming startup led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, just six months after launching, and so goes nearly $2 billion in investment dollars. Quibi Sets Shutdown Date https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quibi-sets-shutdown-date Inside Quibi's Abrupt Shutdown: "This Is Not How They Wanted It to Go" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/inside-quibis-abrupt...

FCC and Congress look to Confront Social Media For Crossing the Line of Censorship. KOP explains why it's more than just suppressing an October Surprise.  FCC will move to regulate social media after censorship outcry https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/15/21518097/fcc-social-media-censorship-moderation-ajit-pai-section-230-nypost-biden FCC moves to 'clarify' Section 230 law following censoring of Po...

Rolling Stone follows up on Radio's Payola Problem as they write Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving. Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/pay-for-play-radio-texts-1067691/ The Splintering of The Radio Industry https://radioink.com/2020/10/08/the-splintering-of-the-radio-i...