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Weekly survey: How many subscriptions to streaming entertainment services do you have?

I’ve got subscription fatigue. It’s a different kind of Long Covid, one that has its roots in the months of

The first thing most people do when they get behind the wheel is fire up some kind of audio to

Capturing any kind of audio can be done using any number of microphones and audio engineering techniques. Ideally, you’ll want

Sales of vinyl records have been on fire since 2008, posting double-digit growth year after year. According to some articles

Aether is an eyewear company that has come up with a set of sunglasses that have audio capabilities. Cool, no?

Spotify began strictly as a streaming music service but from the beginning, the company has had a mission to become

Why is wearing a mask such a big deal to so many people? Let’s move to music news for December

Regular readers will know that I routine whinge and kvetch about how too many people are missing out on the

If you’re looking for anything text-based, Google’s the place to go. Need an image? No problem. Video? You can probably find

After months of building, my new home office is almost 100% functional. One of the last things I have to

July 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio

TechCrunch spent a little time musing on the nature of audio in our lives today. Audio, the spoken word, is

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 […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Andrew Dick
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