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Apple Music’s new voice plan is live for $4.99 a month

Back in October, Apple Music announced Voice Plan, a $4.99/month streaming plan. As of this week, it’s live in 17

Back on Canadian soil. If you’re planning an international trip, budget for up to $600 per person for COVID testing

Well, I picked a grand time to leave the country, what with all the sudden new travel restrictions. I can

Once upon a time, music was sold to us on pieces of plastic. We had to travel through time and

Up until now, Apple Music was just a single-tier thing that lived on your iPhone or iPad. But change is

Apple Music might end up in more places in the near future. Here’s why. Deezer is offering samples of its

This is Apple’s take on their new Spatial Audio for their streaming service. I’ll have more to say about this

Britain is one of the most sweariest places in the world. And now some want it to be less sweary?

Scientists have figured out the weight of all the COVID-19 viruses in the world. It’s not much. Ponder that as

On day one of WWDC, Apple previewed a series of products and services as well as announced some changes to

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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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 […]
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