The Broadcasters Podcast

Drake dominates the Billboard Charts, well surpassing the success that Kanye West enjoyed the week before. KOP takes a focus on the success of popular music and does MTV and the VMAs still play a viable role. MTV VMAs Dip In Demo Rating, Rise In Total Minutes Consumed From Previous Year With Return To Barclays https://deadline.com/2021/09/mtv-vmas-dip-rating-rise-total-minutes-consumed-previous-ye...

Kanye West and Drake Clash for Billboard Chart Supremacy It's Kanye West vs. Drake Battling it Out for Billboard Chart Supremacy with "Donda" dropping this week first followed by an upcoming chart clash with "Certified Lover Boy". Kanye West Lands 23 Songs From 'Donda' on Billboard Hot 100, With Two in Top 10 https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9625539/kanye-west-donda-23-songs-...

Olivia Rodrigo is under fire from the success of her debut platinum-certified album Sour, following the giving up of royalties to artists she interpolated her music from. KOP discusses the uneeded social media backlash. Split Decisions: Olivia Rodrigo Has Given Up Millions in Publishing Royalties https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/publishing/9622848/olivia-rodrigo-royalties-song-credits-s...

BTS Confronts Chart Manipulation Chatter in a new Billboard interview. Plus Movie Studios are Mocked by Hollywood Stars and Directors For Streaming Blunders that affected the Box Office and their pockets. How the Billboard Charts Became a Battleground for Stans and Label Executives Each week, a new winner prevails. The cost? Up to $100,000. https://www.34st.com/article/2021/06/billboard-charts-bts...

OnlyFans take the October ax to Pornographic Content. Where will the influencers go now with risque content. KOP rails again a podcasting opinion piece. OnlyFans Will Ban Pornography Starting in October, Citing Need to Comply With Financial Partners https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/onlyfans-ban-pornography-sexually-explicit-1235044904/ OnlyFans’ inexplicable ban on porn might be explained by...

How The Influencer Counterculture Is Destroying Traditional Media Social Media and its Influencer Army is defining the counterculture and exposing the vacuum that traditional media has had on mainstream culture. KOP analyzes. Influencer marketing is big business: here are five mistakes the stars (and the brands who sponsor them) should avoid https://theconversation.com/influencer-marketing-is-big-...

Celebrity Crossfire in the Continuous Cancel Culture Circus DaBaby becomes the latest consequence of the Celebrity Crossfire in the Continuous Cancel Culture Circus. KOP deep dives into the latest campaign to destroy a celebrity. The DaBaby Domino Effect: How Lollapalooza Became the Bellwether for Festivals to Follow https://variety.com/2021/music/news/dababy-lollapalooza-canceled-domino-effect-fe...

New Numbers Tell A Tragic Downfall of The News Media, according to a new Pew Research Center reported titled State of the News Media 2021. State of the News Media (Project)-Pew Research https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/news-habits-media/news-media-trends/state-of-the-news-media-project/ BuzzFeed Is Going Public. What Now for Vice and Vox? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/27/business/media/buzzfeed...

Radio Syndication Spreads Past Morning Shows| Netflix Looks To Rule The Digital Disruption Radio Syndication Spreads Past Morning Shows as We look at the Response to Audacy's new Top 40 Radio Strategy, plus Netflix Looks To Rule The Digital Disruption. Audacy CHR Lineups Discussed | RadioDiscussion Board Post from The BigA The music business, especially in CHR, is targeting social media (TikTok) a...

Are Influencers Bringing The Cool Back in Media? Digital Influencers are consistently trendsetting the counterculture and giving us the things that we find cool today. KOP looks into the cool factors that influencers are bringing. Is anything cool anymore? https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22570006/cool-consumer-identity-gen-z-cheugy Influencers earning more money from Instagram, but face an uphill ba...

Summer movies are reigning supreme at the box office once again, while the clutter of new streaming services is starting to slow down their respective subscriber counts. Comscore Box Office Figures Show Nearly 90% of Movie Theaters Are Now Open Worldwide https://www.insidenova.com/news/state/comscore-box-office-figures-show-nearly-90-of-movie-theaters-are-now-open-worldwide/article_6d8d6750-9121-5...

Is a Rock Renaissance Ready to Roar Back into the Mainstream? The chart and sales success of Olivia Rodrigo, Maneskin, and Willow are giving good signals that the door is opening for a rock music resurrection back to the mainstream. The Resurgence of Rock and Roll https://www.fivecentsound.com/blog/the-resurgence-of-rock-and-roll Maneskin might be the music industry story of 2021… but they just sp...

Radio Veterans Reflect on Radio’s 21st Century Evolution Can Radio Reel Back Listeners and Advertisers Back From The Digital Disruption? We look at the some of Radio's comeback plus we listen back to what some of KOP's guest have said about the state of radio. Podcasts start coming to Facebook next week https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/16/22537023/facebook-podcast-rss-feed-publish-clips-pages Faceb...

Are Digital Influencers Winning The Prize Fight Over Corporate-Controlled Celebrities? Influencers are winning, from making boxing a lucrative sport again to raking in millions in endorsements. Are celebrities feeling the heat to stay relevant? YouTubers vs. TikTokers boxing is the hottest sport for a new generation https://www.sbnation.com/2021/6/14/22533239/youtubers-vs-tiktokers-boxing-ppv-resu...

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...