RD38: Unlicensed Dutch Internet Radio stations shutdown, the loudness war comes to podcasting and some thoughts on the challenges for music in podcasts

Welcome to episode 38 of the Richard Dally podcast where I bring you a UK perspective on the latest news and developments from the world of podcasting and Internet Radio. On the show this week – a Dutch anti-piracy organisation tackles unlicensed Internet Radio Stations, how new entrants to the podcasting industry are driving a loudness war and the future of music and podcasting. Websites and articles mentioned in the show: BREIN Criticizes Bullet-Proof Hosts, Forces Pirate Webcasters to Get Licenses - https://torrentfreak.com/brein-criticizes-bullet-proof-hosts-forces-pirate-webcasters-to-get-licenses-190614/ How to do loudness: the LUFS and LKFS FAQ for podcasters - https://podnews.net/article/lufs-lkfs-for-podcasters Technical analysis of top podcasts - https://podnews.net/article/podcast-analysis Libsyn – The Feed podcast - https://blog.libsyn.com/2019/01/05/135-rad-beginnings-and-alexa-strategies/ M Magazine - Music and millennials driving podcast boom - https://www.m-magazine.co.uk/news/music-and-millennials-driving-podcast-boom/ POD ONLY KNOWS What's next for music and podcasts? – https://musically.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BPI-Insight-Session-Pod-Only-Knows-Whats-next-for-music-and-podcasts-13-Jun-2019.pdf The challenge for music and podcasts: "Rights are a disaster' - https://musically.com/2019/06/14/music-podcasts-rights-disaster