Reports are abound that members of the iHeartPodcast Network division say they “have been encouraged to embrace the dynamism of start-up culture without any of the associated benefits.” They have signed union cards to organize with the Writers Guild of America. KOP gives his take.

Writers, Producers & Hosts At iHeartPodcast Network Unionize With WGA East https://deadline.com/2021/12/iheartpodcast-network-unionizes-wga-east-1234887961/ via @Deadline

Podcasters at IHeartMedia say their unionization campaign has secured majority backing, extending a recent wave of organizing in the convulsive media industry https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-09/iheartmedia-podcasters-launch-union-extending-organizing-wave via @technology

Are iHeartMedia Podcasters The Next WGA Members? https://www.rbr.com/are-iheartmedia-podcasters-the-next-wga-members/ via @rbrtvbr

Travis Scott Says He Didn’t Know About Astroworld Tragedy Until After Show, Calls for Concert Industry to “Figure Out What Happened” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/travis-scott-charlamagne-tha-god-astroworld-interview-1235059892/ via @thr

Sports have a Gen Z problem, and it could take some experimenting to fix https://deadspin.com/sports-have-a-gen-z-problem-and-it-could-take-some-exp-1848161162

Universal Movies to Debut on Peacock 45 Days After Theater Release https://www.thewrap.com/universal-movies-peacock-45-days-theater-release/

How TikTok Reads Your Mind https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/business/media/tiktok-algorithm.html

The Substack scaries are over for media companies https://www.axios.com/substack-subscribers-competitors-f8b21c46-10f5-4a75-ad65-11a93103ae8e.html

Twitter's new 'private media' policy devastates investigative journalism | Opinion https://www.newsweek.com/twitters-new-private-media-policy-devastates-investigative-journalism-opinion-1656122

Music Listening Behavior is Changing https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/programming-and-sales/music-listening-behavior-is-changing

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