The Broadcasters Podcast

KOP looks into the current state of Objective Journalism Going Obsolete In a Cloud of Bias and Unemployment. Plus COVID-19 Panic Returns looking to dampen the return of entertainment. Objectivity isn’t a magic wand https://www.cjr.org/analysis/objectivity-isnt-a-magic-wand.php Estimates of COVID-19’s impact on journalism fail to count freelancers, whose livelihoods have vanished overnight https://...

The Culture War led in part be the Black Lives Matter movement continues to lead an aggressive push for social and cultural change, and all forms of media are being affected. KOP runs through the latest. Black Lives Matter: From Protests to Lasting Change (Opinion) https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Black-Lives-Matter-From/249017 Howard Stern comes under fire for blackface skit and use of N-word...

Long Time critics have felt the label urban contemporary “is seemingly designed to compartmentalize black artists, undermining the culture’s contributions to and influences on music even as it tries to celebrate it.” Republic Records — home to top artists including Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift — on Friday vowed to ban the word “urban” as a generalization for hip-hop and R&B. Many see it as an an...

KOP weighs how Media, Entertainment, and Culture have responded to the George Floyd protests, and their plight for systemic and institutional change. The Media, Entertainment and Culture Industry’s Response and Role in a Society in Crisis http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Media_Entertainment_Report_2020.pdf The media industry’s preexisting conditions https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/layoffs_buzz...

Headlines of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the media coverage in Minneapolis prompted KOP to look at the convergence of the media establishment and Silicon Valley, aka the Social Media Platform Press Complex. What to do when you’re overwhelmed by coronavirus media coverage https://www.fastcompany.com/90508461/what-to-do-when-youre-overwhelmed-by-coronavirus-media-coverage Big T...

KOP analyzes Joe Rogan’s $100 Million Podcast Move to Spotify and the Future of Podcasting. Why The Joe Rogan, Spotify Deal Is A Game Changer https://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2020/05/why-joe-rogan-spotify-deal-is-game.html?spref=tw Spotify’s $100m+ Joe Rogan deal redefines its podcast strategy. Songwriters and record labels should be watching closely. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/s...

AMC Theatres could be up for sale as a result of an Amazon Takeover? Quibi is Quibbling with a bad start. Radio is reeling with a lack of revenue. L.A. Coronavirus Update: Mayor Eric Garcetti Says, “I Don’t Want To Turn Los Angeles Into Some Sort Of Police State” https://deadline.com/2020/05/l-a-coronavirus-update-mayor-eric-garcetti-says-i-dont-want-to-turn-los-angeles-into-some-sort-of-police-st...

Overseas movies and TV production proceeds. The Radio Industry Needs a New Revival. KOP lays out what Radio should do to change and adapt to audience in real time. WME Looking At Black Monday: 20% Of Employees Will Be Laid Off, Furloughed Or Cut To Part Time How The World’s Biggest Producers Are Plotting Their Way Out Of The Pandemic. Live Nation CEO Awaits NFL Schedule To Set Stadium Dates: Sees...

AMC Theatres Won’t Play Universal Movies in Wake of ‘Trolls World Tour’ Dispute. Regal Follows Suit. KOP takes on the theatrical vs. digital release debate. Universal Just Told the World That Theaters Are No Longer the Priority. Local Media Outlets To D.C. Lawmakers: Consumers Are Leaning On Us During Coronavirus Crisis, But We Need A Lifeline. Coronavirus continues to take its toll on the media i...

Democratic senators call for funding for local media in coronavirus stimulus, Funding Journalism, Finding Innovation: Success Stories and Ideas for Creative, Sustainable Partnerships. and In a Crisis, Radio Should Be Bigger Than Ever — So Why Isn’t It? WGA Offers To Start Contract Talks With AMPTP On May 11; Says It’s “Prepared To Agree” To Extend Current Pact To June 30. Hollywood’s Backstage Cre...

The White House Coronavirus Task Force lays out its phased post-pandemic plan to get the entertainment industry back to work in place. KOP lays out what the industry is planning out. Movie Theaters, Other Large Venues Can Reopen, But With Strict Physical Distancing. ‘Contagion’ Director Steven Soderbergh To Head DGA Committee To Address Getting Town Restarted. New Federal Coronavirus Guidelines Sp...

KOP talks about the media establishment and the overall state of journalism from the local to the national level with award-winning broadcast journalist Kristen L. Pope. Kristen L. Pope is an award-winning broadcast journalist. Pope has worked as a general assignment reporter for Emmy Award Winning station News 12 Westchester serving Westchester County just outside of New York City since 2014. At...

Future for the movieplex is uncertain. Media workers feel the brunt of the virus with furloughs; Podcasts Get a Push as part of the coronavirus confinement. So does Netflix and traditional TV. Moviegoers Highly Likely To Return To Theaters Upon Reopening, But More Than Half Will Wait A Bit, Study Suggests. Movie Theaters Could Face Big Trouble with Low Attendance Once They Reopen. iHeartMedia furl...

Netflix to the Rescue establishing $100M coronavirus relief fund for TV, film workers. The Coronavirus Cinema Crisis Continues with closings and changing releases. Netflix has set up a $100 million fund to help people in the TV and film industry who have lost work because of the coronavirus outbreak., film workers. Netflix also Pays Talent Guarantees As Hollywood Starts To Address Fallout From Cor...

Streaming Media Serves as Solace for Coronavirus Confinement. Nielsen explains how COVID-19 could impact media usage across the US. Consumers Nearly Twice as Likely to Spend More on Streaming Americans Following COVID-19 Pandemic Empty stadiums and online streaming: how coronavirus is affecting the media industry Hollywood Dealmakers Navigate Pandemic Amid Looming Writers’ War Virus Crisis Forces...

The news media needs to calm down on the Coronavirus clickbait. We look at all of the events and news that have culminated. Plus, we talk about what will ultimately change as a result. The Hill reports: Nearly 70,000 people have recovered from coronavirus. Amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., it’s important to remember most who become infected recover from the illness. While th...

Deadline reports: Coronavirus Concern At The Box Office After ‘No Time To Die’ Moves to November. Could ‘Black Widow’ & ‘F9’ Be Next? KOP looks at how the pandemic is affecting media. Plus: Global Film Industry Facing $5 Billion Loss Amid Coronavirus Outbreak. What Happens if Coronavirus Forces U.S. Movie Theaters to Close? Coronavirus Concerns Stymie Live Music Performances And SXSW. Major Concer...

KOP looks at Digital Trends Transforming the Media and Entertainment Industry in 2020 and How Blockchain Will Transform Media & Entertainment. Plus, Why Coronavirus Is Expected to Tank 2020’s Hollywood Studio Profits as the Observer reports: the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, costing the entertainment industry millions of dollars every day, it’s near impossible to accurately survey the la...

The WGA and the Big 3 talent agencies have agreed to try to resolve their ongoing legal dispute through mediation, says a new report WGA & Big 3 Talent Agencies Agree To Mediation, But Don’t Hold Your Breath. Report: Female Country Artists Only Get 10% Airplay. Staples is opening podcast studios in six Boston stores. A world without public service media would be a darker place Plus, KOP reflects o...

Deadline.com reports “President Donald Trump’s proposed new budget again calls for… slashing funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding to PBS and NPR. “ KOP breaks down the history of public broadcasting. He also weighs the value of replacing the CPB model and giving the public airwaves back to the people. We also debate why the Public Broadcasting Act needs an up...

Hollywood Reporter reports “the Writers Guild signals it is “ready for a battle” over streaming revenue, producers are giving early series renewals and extending episode counts in preps for a Hollywood shutdown. Studios Begin Stockpiling for a Writers Strike: “We Learned the Hard Way Last Time” DGA & AMPTP To Start Contract Negotiations For New Agreement Distribution Plan And Story, Not Characters...

The radio world has been rocked by iHeartMedia’s recent announcement about nationwide layoffs in small markets. One U.S. Senator asks for answers from the iHeartMedia CEO. U.S. Senator Questions iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman About Layoffs. The PR fallout from iHeart Media’s layoffs. What Radio Stations Get It Right? RIP to New York’s Morning Mayor, Harry Harrison, passes away at 89. FCC Chairman Aji...

FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly has demanded that Sony, UMG and WMG answer new “pay to play” allegations. The Commissioner wrote about this the payola problem: “While the [RIAA] response was appreciated, RIAA claimed that it was not in a position to survey its members’ anti-payola practices and submit responses collectively. Instead, it recommended that I reach out directly to each of you to gain i...

Rolling Stone reports iHeartMedia, the largest radio company in America cut a number of employees this week, dealing a blow to local radio across the country. The largest radio conglomerate in the country, iHeartMedia, initiated a round of mass layoffs this week, cutting enough people that one former on-air host described Tuesday as “one of the worst days in on-air radio history.” The layoffs were...

Ricky Gervais teaches Hollywood what speaking truth to power really means and why his Criticism of Hollywood Is So Satisfying. Top Hollywood Execs Look Ahead to a Year of Disruption. You Weren’t Imagining Things—Women Didn’t Talk Much in 2019 Movies. National CineMedia CEO Touts Big-Screen Advertising Closer to Movies Major union launches campaign to organize video game and tech workers. U.S. Musi...