NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SPOKEN
GIANTS, the first royalty administration company for spoken
word (comedy, podcasts, lectures/speeches), has signed
Tom Segura, Tiffany
Haddish, Jeff Foxworthy,
Patton Oswalt, the legendary
Bob Newhart, Jo Koy, Roy Wood
Jr., Christopher
Titus, Lisa Lampanelli, Paula Poundstone,
Robert Dubac, Ian Bagg, John
Hefron, Maz
Jobrani, Alycia
Cooper, and the estates of Tim Wilson and John Pinette.
Just as songwriters deserve fair royalties, so do authors of
comedy. As consumption grows online, membership is a must.
Representing a significant percentage of the comedy market,
Spoken Giants ensures that their members are compensated by DSPs
and digital platforms as the authors of their literary
works. Historically, these underlying composition
royalties have gone unpaid due to the sector's lack of
representation. That changed in 2019 when Spoken Giants formed, led
by former BMI executive Jim King
(CEO of Spoken Giants) and Ryan
Bitzer and Damion Greiman, founders of comedy-record
label, 800 Pound Gorilla.
Jim King explains, "Headlines
highlight paltry sums paid to songwriters but it is even worse for
comedy authors. Just as songwriters deserve a fair share of
royalties based on consumption, so do authors of spoken word. We
are fortunate to represent comedy's most iconic estates, marquee
names, and emerging talent, which affords us the collective
bargaining power to track and pay previously unpaid royalties.
During an unprecedented year without touring revenue, our work
helped artists continue to create. Now, as online consumption
continues to grow, membership is a 'must' for authors of
comedy."
In addition to royalty tracking and transparent, quarterly
pay-outs, Spoken Giants prioritizes advocacy and member
services. Previously announced members include the estates
of Bob Hope,
Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz, Don
Rickles, and Ralphie
Mae, as well as Gabriel
Iglesias, Larry the Cable Guy, Elayne
Boosler, Nephew Tommy, Mike
Birbiglia, Lewis
Black, Dan
Cummins, Kathleen
Madigan, Leanne
Morgan, Theo Von,
hundreds more, and tens of thousands of individual comedy
works.
ABOUT SPOKEN GIANTS: Spoken Giants is a royalty
administration company representing the creators of spoken word
copyrights. With key partners Muserk, Inc and Exactuals, Spoken
Giants is powered by rich industry data and an open, transparent
approach to operations. Members retain all rights to their work and
gain access to data, analytics, deep market knowledge, copyrights
administration and repertoire management.
Media Contact:
Tiffany Shipp
tshipp@spokengiants.com
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