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Random music news for Thursday, August 6, 2020

The vacation staycation continues. Today’s the day I rid the garden shed of mouse poop. Fun. Frankly, I’d rather stay

Given that Canada had a day off in the middle of the week, this is not going to be a

Paranoid? Try this product. If you buy it, you’ve got bigger problems (Via Larry). This is music news for May

Anyone else suffering from this respiratory virus that lasts for weeks? Is it mostly a dude thing? Or am I

It took six hours to get from Palm Springs to LA because of rain, traffic, construction and assorted free range

On this day in 2004, Ireland became the first country in the world to ban smoking in all public places,

You know what really drives me nuts? When people stop in the curb lane of a business street, oblivious to

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

On this date in 1985, a small company called Microsoft released a new operating system called Windows. Version 1.0 was

I should have rinsed the coffee maker better last night after descaling it. The coffee tasted like vinegar this morning.

Back in the hemisphere, although it may be a few days before my soul catches up with my body. As

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver