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Random music news for Tuesday, March 5, 2019

If you’re into computers and don’t know about the Sinclair ZX81 (which was launched on this day in 1981), look

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

I saw a spa offering a pumpkin spice massage. Have we taken this a little too far? Distract yourself with

It was on this day in 1965 that Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival. Things haven’t been

Technology has always had an effect on music. The limited capacity of the 78 RPM record got everyone in the

It’s just a matter of time before the machines take over and we start obeying orders given by our toasters.

Off to Fredericton today to speak at the Canadian University Press conference. Must. Have. Seafood. And now, the music news.

Still in Singapore, eating noodles and curry. I can’t wait to get home to have a steak. And now, in

If it were up to me, there would be no talk of Christmas until today. You may proceed. Now, some

Eighty shows? Well, we’re impressed. We never thought we’d make it this far–and since there’s no reason to stop, we

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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