The Broadcasters Podcast

Can Top Gun: Maverick be the top draw need to bolster a stagnant year at the box office and get more than just superhero fans back to watch the big flicks. KOP looks at the potential. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Could Become Paramount’s Biggest Hit in a Decade https://www.yahoo.com/now/top-gun-maverick-could-become-230832843.html Will ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Be Tom Cruise’s First $100 Million Opening Weekend?...

Not since the OJ Simpson Trial have we witnessed such callous celebrity starved media play up the sleaze and salaciousness of an unfortunate domestic violence defamation trial, headlined by two flawed Hollywood celebrities. KOP breaks it down. Why Does It Seem Like the Entire Internet Is Team Johnny Depp? https://www.vice.com/en/article/4aw93j/justice-for-johnny-depp-internet-comments Johnny Depp...

Last June, The two largest station operators prepared major initiatives that led to changes at many CHR stations across the country. KOP proposes the idea to implement their initiatives across the board for nationally broadcasted terrestrial radio. How Does Radio Reverse The Declining Listener Trend? https://radioink.com/2022/05/12/how-does-radio-reverse-the-declining-listener-trend/ Bob & Sheri r...

Netflix loses a chunk of subscribers, content fails to click with viewers and corporate constraint has taken the once dominant streamer into a nose dive. KOP discusses. Is Netflix Tanking Because Its Shows Have Gotten Bad? https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-netflixs-downfall-because-its-shows-have-gotten-bad Netflix’s Bad Habits Have Caught Up With It https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/netflix-bad-deci...

The NAB Show's CEO Keynote: "Transforming Radio in the Audio Renaissance" showcases the ignorance and neglect in entertaining programming and music discovery that radio leaders failed to give listeners a reason to stay with them. KOP explains why Podcasting has become Radio 2.0. CEO Keynote: Transforming radio in the Audio Renaissance: #NABShow https://radioinfo.com.au/news/ceo-keynote-transformin...

Cochella showcased the core of today's music going viral without the traditional marketing of radio and record labels. Plus, KOP gives an important take on the rise of UK Rap and how they have overtaken their American counterparts. Coachella: high-energy hedonism, surprise stars and Covid concerns https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/18/coachella-high-energy-hedonism-surprise-stars-and-covid...

KOP discusses the Twitter Takeover by new majority shareholder Elon Musk, plus the creation of another corporate media conquest to further consolidate and clear out any duplication due to the digital disruption. Elon Musk Launches $43 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid for Twitter https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/elon-musk-offering-to-buy-twitter-1235232598/ Elon Musk Explains Why He Wants to Buy T...

All the major podcast players are positioning and pioneering the audio space to pull in more listeners and pull in more profit. KOP lays out the progress. How SiriusXM bought and bungled a beloved podcast network https://www.theverge.com/22989201/siriusxm-podcasts-earwolf-stitcher-acquisition-hosts-employees-leaving Want an idea of YouTube’s plans for podcasting? Take a look at its pitch deck. htt...

From the Chris Rock G. I Jane Joke to Slapgate to the Best Actor Oscar for King Richards, we will dissect Will Smith's Best and Worst Night Ever and what led to this unfortunate Academy Awards fiasco. Academy Leaders Say Inquiry Into Will Smith’s Actions Will Take Weeks https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/academy-says-will-smith-inquiry-will-take-few-weeks-1235122214/ How Will the...

The music industry is a mess over their work promoting artists and their battle for revelancy against the digital revolutionaries of Spotify, Apple, Pandora and others. KOP explains. Music’s Messy Digital Revolution https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/technology/music-industy-digital-revolution.html 52,600 artists generated over $10k on Spotify last year – and 15,140 of them uploaded their own musi...

Its time to do another radio rant about the stagnation of hit music and new music being released. KOP break down the established corporate new music censorship. Daylight Savings Time Proposal Threatens To Cut Short Morning Drive For AM Radio. https://www.insideradio.com/free/daylight-savings-time-proposal-threatens-to-cut-short-morning-drive-for-am-radio/article_36a456be-a5bd-11ec-ab82-3f4b747df04...

The Batman breaks through 128 million domesically and over a quarter million worldwide. The DCEU decides to shuffle their release schedule of superhero flicks. KOP explains. ‘Aquaman 2’ Shifts to Spring 2023, ‘Shazam!’ Sequel Moves Up to December https://www.thewrap.com/aquaman-2-release-date-shifts-shazam-2-december/ ‘The View': Samuel L. Jackson Defends Superhero Movies From Director Critics: ‘M...

Positive Reviews and Praise Befall the Batman on its opening weekend. KOP analyzes Matt Reeves’ newest take on the Batman franchise starring Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano and Colin Farrell. ‘The Batman’ Is Set to Ignite the Box Office – Even Without Russia https://www.yahoo.com/now/batman-set-ignite-box-office-005509638.html Is ‘The Batman’ the First 2023 Oscar Contender...

Uncharted performs as an underdog February flick while The Batman looks to give the box office a big bounce into Spring. KOP reviews the potential profits from both. Plus, the Oscars get ostracized for some critical changes. ‘The Batman’ Can’t Save The Box Office Alone via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/02/22/batman-box-office-sonic-morbius-pixar/ The Batman First Reactio...

Podcasting Giants Spotify and iHeartRadio are making a Power Play for the Pole Position in Digital Audio. KOP runs through the latest moves made. Spotify snaps up podcast measurement and analytics firms Podsights and Chartable https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/16/spotify-snaps-up-podcast-measurement-and-analytics-firms-podsights-and-chartable/ iHeart Will Tap Sounder’s Brand Safety Tools To Make More...

Sports on TV and Its Unstoppable Super Bowl of Success Live Sports continues to strive and suceed from the digital disruption, and networks have been experimenting with new spins on traditional sports telecasts to draw new viewers. KOP looks into it. Inside the ManningCast: How ESPN and Two Football Brothers Are Transforming Sports TV https://variety.com/2022/sports/features/espn-manningcast-super...

From the resignation of Jeff Zucker from CNN, to the music exodus from Spotify to controversial comments on live TV, Corporate Media deals with several significant crises. KOP discusses. Jeff Zucker’s Ouster: The Probe, The Relationship, The Lawyer’s Letter & The Phone Call That Led To CNN CEO’s Shocking Exit https://deadline.com/2022/02/jeff-zucker-cnn-exit-scandal-allison-gollust-chris-cuomo-dav...

Comments of Criticisms, Canceling and Censorship abound with the likes of Peter Dinklage, Neil Young and Howard Stern. KOP breaks it all down. Plus, more on the lack of new music being released. Disney Responds to Peter Dinklage’s ‘Snow White’ Live-Action Criticisms (Exclusive) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-dinklage-disney-responds-snow-white-criticism-1235080612/ Howar...

Radio and Payola is back in the news thanks to a judgement from a recent lawsuit. Plus, a lawsuit over iHeart and Google Paid Ads gets resolved. ‘Payola Is Illegal’: Lawsuit Revives Pay-for-Play Accusations in Radio Industry https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pay-for-play-lawsuit-radio-1287139/ FLASHBACK Want to Get on the Radio? Have $50,000? https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/featur...

TV and Radio Host Steve Harvey Speaks up about political correctness and how the evolution to cancel culture had killed comedy to where he would choose not to perform any stand-up specials in the future. Steve Harvey Slams “Cancel Culture”: “Political Correctness Has Killed Comedy” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/steve-harvey-cancel-culture-123507328 Steve Harvey Has No Plans For Stan...

The Movie Comeback Continues with more backlogged titles hitting the box office. Streamers Struggle For Subscribers and Might seek some consolidating to begin the next phase of bundling. With Tentpoles Bound To Surge The 2022 Box Office, The Great Theatrical-Streaming Day & Date Experiment Goes Out Like A Dud In 2021 https://deadline.com/2022/01/2022-box-office-theatrical-streaming-day-date-experi...

TV News tumbles In a total decline of trust. KOP explains why he thinks it has much more to do than just tribal politics and a spin cycle of overexaggerated opinions. A Look Back At 2021: Cable News Viewership Dropped — And There May Be More Disruption To Come (Analysis) https://deadline.com/2021/12/cable-news-ratings-2021-fox-cnn-1234899789/ via @Deadline TV’s Biggest Newsrooms Poised for 2022 Su...

Spider-Man No Way Home proves the box office has overcome the odds the pandemic placed against it. KOP gives his take on the year's top selling movie blockbuster. ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Swings Past $800M Global To Become No. 1 Hollywood Title Of 2021; ‘Matrix Resurrections’ & ‘Sing 2’ Expand Overseas – International Box Office https://deadline.com/2021/12/spider-man-no-way-home-crosses-800-mill...

Spider-Man: No Way Home is setting the upcoming trend for the box office in 2022. Cinematic Universe movies are on the brink to bring the box office to a monumental comeback. KOP looks into what's ahead. ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Global Box Office To Sling Minimum $290M In Opening Weekend https://deadline.com/2021/12/spider-man-no-way-home-global-box-office-to-sling-minimum-290m-in-opening-weekend...

Reports are abound that members of the iHeartPodcast Network division say they “have been encouraged to embrace the dynamism of start-up culture without any of the associated benefits.” They have signed union cards to organize with the Writers Guild of America. KOP gives his take. Writers, Producers & Hosts At iHeartPodcast Network Unionize With WGA East https://deadline.com/2021/12/iheartpodcast-...