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Fascinating: 7 of YouTube’s top 10 music artists are from India

With over a billion people and its robust Bollywood industry, India is one of the great music markets on the

July 2 is officially the midpoint of 2019. Thoughts on how things have gone so far? Let’s take a look

Pakistani correspondent Wes Malik would like us to know that the theme from Spider-Man has, um…well… https://youtu.be/vWtGyu4YOQo Wes would also

Meet Anmoll Mallik and Mohit Marwah, big names in Bollywood, have covered Coldplay’s “Paradise.” Give it a look.

Yep, it’s gone viral. With 1.2 billion people in India, watch the view numbers grow. Damn catchy stuff, too. Read

Some one-line news stories to keep you up to date: There was a terrible accident at SXSW last night when

The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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