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. <br /><br />‘Payola Is Illegal’: Lawsuit Revives Pay-for-Play Accusations in Radio Industry <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pay-for-play-lawsuit-radio-1287139/" rel="noopener">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pay-for-play-lawsuit-radio-1287139/</a><br /><br />FLASHBACK Want to Get on the Radio? Have $50,000? <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/radio-stations-hit-pay-for-play-867825/" rel="noopener">https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/radio-stations-hit-pay-for-play-867825/</a><br /><br />FLASHBACK Pay-for-Play Was Banned From Radio — But Texts Reveal It May Still Be Thriving <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/pay-for-play-radio-texts-1067691/" rel="noopener">https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/pay-for-play-radio-texts-1067691/</a> <br /><br />Attorney General Drops Lawsuit on Google Over Radio Ads <a href="https://radioink.com/2022/01/20/attorney-general-sueing-google-over-radio-ads/" rel="noopener">https://radioink.com/2022/01/20/attorney-general-sueing-google-over-radio-ads/</a><br /><br />Sportsbooks Continue To Spend Millions On Radio Advertising <a href="https://sportshandle.com/sportsbooks-spending-millions-radio-advertising/" rel="noopener">https://sportshandle.com/sportsbooks-spending-millions-radio-advertising/</a> <br /><br />Over 73% of the US music market is now claimed by catalog records, rather than new releases (UPDATE) - Music Business Worldwide <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/over-82-of-the-us-music-market-is-now-claimed-by-catalog-records-rather-than-new-releases2/" rel="noopener">https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/over-82-of-the-us-music-market-is-now-claimed-by-catalog-records-rather-than-new-releases2/</a><br /><br />World’s First Space-Based Entertainment Studio To Launch In 2024; S.E.E. Unveiled As Studio Behind Tom Cruise Space Film <a href="