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Random music news for Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Can science please hurry up with research like this? The lockdown is not doing any favours to my waistline. Moving

It’s not been the best couple of weeks for Ticketmaster. First the anger over what fans called a change in

Days after announcing a way for music fans and sports enthusiasts to get refunded if an event is postponed and

It’s not just lawmakers in New York looking for answers from Ticketmaster this week. In addition to a state senator

Goliath blinked. All this week, concertgoers have been up in arms about Ticketmaster’s seeming change in policy, which sounded a

The live music industry is taking a beating with the coronavirus situation and there’s no way to tell when things

…Ed Sheeran. The man may look like a real-life Muppet, but damn, he’s got a lot of fans. And not

Back in 2010, Live Nation, the biggest concert promotion company in the world, bought Ticketmaster, the biggest seller of tickets

Remember this: no matter how much you hate your job, at least you’re not Sean Spicer. And now, some music

Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promotion company, has pulled even with rival AEG by teaming up with Snapchat. The

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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