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Random music news for Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Ten days until Christmas. Maybe you’ll get something like this under the tree. But hopefully not. (Via John) Now some

How does a genre that never adds anything new stay afloat? You’d think hearing the same set of songs would

Earlier this week we talked about MixBANK, a licensing software designed to make legal remixes easy for both the DJ

They’re called music supervisors and have the power to place your song in a movie, TV show or commercial, something

In its continuing effort to keep its menu fresh, McDonald’s in The Netherlands is testing out a new burger they

Question: If streaming is hurting music sales, can it also eat into the listenership of radio stations? Answer: It depends.

Be honest: how carefully do you really listen to lyrics? I mean really listen. There was a time not long

I’m not a fan of Beats headphones. I think they sound like rubbish. But I admire their marketing savvy. Beats

It wasn’t all that long ago that the idea of, say, licensing a song for a TV commercial was not

This is rather cool: a poster for Beck’s beer created by a couple of New Zealand companies that allow you

All these images are part of an advertising campaign for the Berlin Philhamonic. Cool, no? (Thanks to Connors for pointing

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 […]
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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