Radio Ridiculed for Payola and Those Pesky Google Paid Ads (ep.210)

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/features/radio-stations-hit-pay-for-play-867825/FLASHBACK 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/ Attorney General Drops Lawsuit on Google Over Radio Ads https://radioink.com/2022/01/20/attorney-general-sueing-google-over-radio-ads/Sportsbooks Continue To Spend Millions On Radio Advertising https://sportshandle.com/sportsbooks-spending-millions-radio-advertising/ Over 73% of the US music market is now claimed by catalog records, rather than new releases (UPDATE) - Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/over-82-of-the-us-music-market-is-now-claimed-by-catalog-records-rather-than-new-releases2/World’s First Space-Based Entertainment Studio To Launch In 2024; S.E.E. Unveiled As Studio Behind Tom Cruise Space Film https://deadline.com/2022/01/worlds-first-space-based-entertainment-studio-to-launch-in-2024-s-e-e-unveiled-as-studio-behind-tom-cruise-space-film-1234915122/How Web3 and DAOs can be a blessing for the music industry https://thenextweb.com/news/how-web3-and-daos-can-be-a-blessing-for-the-music-industry How Music NFTs Could Disrupt the Music Industryhttps://cryptonews.com/exclusives/how-music-nfts-could-disrupt-music-industry.htmHow the Future of Streaming Will Leverage Web 3.0 To Make Media Free of Every End Userhttps://hackernoon.com/how-the-future-of-streaming-will-leverage-web-30-to-make-media-free-of-every-end-userSurvey Points To Big Opportunity For Podcasters Among B2B Brand Marketers. http://www.insideradio.com/free/survey-points-to-big-opportunity-for-podcasters-among-b2b-brand-marketers/article_121142f6-78f6-11ec-ae8f-5bae40645931.htmlContact KOP for professional podcast production, imaging, and web design services at http://www.kingofpodcasts.comSupport KOP by subscribing to his YouTube channel and search for King Of PodcastsFollow KOP on Twitter or Facebook @kingofpodcastsListen to KOP’s other programs, When I’m Not Podcasting… and the Wrestling is Real Wrestling Podcast.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-broadcasters-podcast--3684131/support.Contact KOP for professional podcast production, imaging, and web design services at http://www.kingofpodcasts.comSupport KOP by subscribing to his YouTube channel and search for King Of PodcastsFollow KOP on X and TikTok @kingofpodcasts (F Meta!)Listen to KOP’s other programs, Podcasters Row… and the Wrestling is Real Wrestling Podcast and The Broadcasters Podcast.Buy KOP a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/kingofpodcastsDrop KOP a PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3TAB983ZQPNVLDrop KOP a Venmo https://account.venmo.com/u/kingofpodcastsDrop KOP a CashApp https://cash.app/$kingofallpodcasts