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PBS is running a doc series on rock photography

PBS has a new six-part series entitled Icon: Music Through The Lens that explores the world of rock photography. And

Here’s a truism: People cannot get enough about The Beatles. More than 50 years after the group broke up, there

Unless you go through a few subscription streaming hoops, you may not have seen any of Dave Grohl’s documentary, From

Letterkenny is one of the weirdest and funniest things on Canadian TV right now and its slow rise to international

Apparently MuchMusic is about to return July 7 in partnership with TikTok Canada. Info here.

They saved the performance for the last five minutes of the two hour broadcast. Set up on the stage of

Friends has always been very, very popular in China. However, the new reunion show has apparently run afoul of government

Apparently, Dave Grohl won’t stop until he’s done everything there is to do in show business. Last night (May 24)

If you’re a fan of Okilly Dokilly, the Ned Flanders-themed “nedal” band, you’ll want to know about Australia’s Dr. Colossus.

Eurovision, the international music competition that spans Europe (plus Australia, for some reason), is back for 2021. It has a

There’s something about the environment of a record store that makes it a natural setting for a comedy. This is

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver