The Broadcasters Podcast

We look the rise of new media and the damage being done to the media establishment. Meanwhile, media is both praised and critivized by the experts. Ursula, Bugs Bunny, and Asami Sato. They are three of the 259 LGBTQ characters Insider found in cartoons. Queer culture has historically been present in this space. But, small-screen LGBTQ representation both exploded and shifted over the past decade....

The Rise and Fall of FM Radio In America FM Radio celebrates 60 years on the airwaves. How many more birthdays will it get to celebrate before streaming and podcasting render it extinct. KOP looks at the current state of radio. Happy 60th Birthday To FM Radio https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/05/31/happy-60th-birthday-to-fm-radio/ As The Country Opens Up, Radio Listening Is Returning To...

Radio Wants to Control Pop Music. While Radio continues its power struggle TikTok Radio Brings Streaming Trends to Mainstream thanks to SiriusXM. BTS’ ‘Butter’ Is All Over Top 40 Radio — Like, Literally on Every Monitored Station https://variety.com/2021/music/news/bts-butter-top-40-added-every-station-mediabase-1234981670/ TikTok Radio Draws Some Attention https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-busi...

The Damage Done by the Telecommunications Act of 1996...25 Years Later Supreme Court Restores Trump FCC's Deregulation Of Media Ownership Rules https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/consumer-law/1068846/supreme-court-restores-trump-fcc39s-deregulation-of-media-ownership-rules On Its Silver Anniversary, Let's Modernize the Telecom Act of 1996 https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2021/02/06/on_it...

Podcasting Goes Premium and Hollywood | The Disney Digital Plan Plunges Podcasting Goes Premium and Hollywood with new deals to celebrities and new paywalls. Plus, the Disney Digital Plan Plunges with new programming unable to bring in new subscribers. Who Listens To Podcasts (And How Can You Reach Them)? https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2021/05/12/who-listens-to-podcasts-and-how-c...

Digital media marauders like Substack, TikTok and Patreon along with the subscription streamers have disrupt a decades-long grasp of the mainstream. KOP analyzes the progress and decline. The unprecedented consolidation of the modern media industry has severe consequences https://miscellanynews.org/2021/04/29/opinions/the-unprecedented-consolidation-of-the-modern-media-industry-has-severe-conseque...

Oscars Outrage Fuels ShowBiz Struggle to Overcome Pandemic Obstacles Oscars Outrage Fuels ShowBiz Struggle to Overcome Pandemic Obstacles. KOP looks into some of the constructive commentary from another pandemic-plagued yet missed opportunity. The 2021 Oscars Were the Least Watched Ever https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/oscars-2021-tv-ratings-show-was-the-least-watched-ever.html The Oscars failed it...

Clubhouse Faces Counterstrike In Epic Social Audio Showdown Social Audio All-Star App Clubhouse Faces a Counterstrike from the likes of Facebook and Twitter in what will be an Epic Social Audio Showdown. KOP lays out the state of social audio. Facebook takes on Clubhouse, Twitter with plans for 'social audio' tools https://cnet.co/3apVwOd Clubhouse, big tech or newcomers: who will win the social a...

Streaming Media Reinventing, Revolutionizing, and Rolling Over Corporate Media 15 Years of Spotify: How the Streaming Giant Has Changed and Reinvented the Music Industry https://variety.com/2021/music/news/spotify-turns-15-how-the-streaming-giant-has-changed-and-reinvented-the-music-industry-1234948299/ Inside Amazon's plan to transform the sports broadcasting world https://nypost.com/2021/04/15/i...

Streamers Snagging More Silver Screen Content; Radio's Tough Return To Relevance The State Of Non-Scripted TV: Networks & Streamers Optimistic In 2021 As They Seek Post-Pandemic Stability & Noisy New Hits https://deadline.com/2021/04/the-state-of-non-scripted-tv-broadcasters-streamers-optimistic-in-2021-feature-1234727534/ How 24-Hour Streaming Brought Media Full-Circle via https://www.forbes.com/...

Corporate Controlled Celebrities Criticized For Hypocrisy While Digital Influencers Dominate Corporate Controlled Celebrities Are Now Being Criticized (and Being Confronted For Hypocrisy) While Digital Influencers are Dominating Influencer Culture vs Celebrity Culture: How Marketing Has Changed https://www.business2community.com/social-media/influencer-culture-vs-celebrity-culture-how-marketing-ha...

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...