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Do any of these Ticketmaster data points describe you?

August 4, 2018August 7, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Canada, Concerts, Ticketmaster

Along with selling tickets, Ticketmaster is a data company. Because it tracks every aspect of the ticket retail experience, it

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WTF? 

Weekly survey: What do I do with a guy who’s never been to Canada?

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments Canada, Toronto, Tourism

After more than 15 years of visiting my friend Shehzad in Singapore, he’s FINALLY coming this way. He’s only been

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Music News 

Nielsen Canada’s 360 Music Report: How do we listen to music in this country?

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 360 Report, Canada, Nielsen Canada

Interested in how Canadians consume music? Nielsen Canada’s fifth annual Canada Music 360 Report is out with data collected from

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Music Industry 

What are the hottest Canadian shows on the secondary market? Let’s take a look.

June 5, 2018June 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, StubHub

StubHub is the biggest player on the secondary concert ticket market. Judging what people are asking for/paying for certain shows

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Radio 

Radio in Canada: Still not dead

May 30, 2018May 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Radio, Satellite Radio

Despite the onslaught of new technologies, radio, which has been with us in its commercial form for almost a hundred

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Tech 

And the most-visited websites in Canada are…

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Web Traffic, Websites

There aren’t any music sites on this list, but there is plenty of porn. This is according to a survey

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Music News 

When it comes to copyright, the US thinks Canada is as bad as China and Russia? Really?

May 1, 2018May 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Notorious Countries List

Every year, the US government–specifically The Office of the United States Trade Representative–publishes a list of countries it says isn’t

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Music Industry Music News 

So How Did Rock Do in Canada in 2017? Glad You Asked (Hint: MUCH Better Than You Might Think)

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Radio, Rock, Sales, Streaming

Nielsen Music Canada has just released its summary of 2017. Amongst all the stats about sales, streaming and radio airplay

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Music Industry 

Still More Year-End Canadian Music Stats for 2017

January 6, 2018January 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Canada, Music sales, Statistics, Streaming

BuzzAngle makes it their business to track how we consume music in this country. This is a word-for-word look at

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Lists 

Top Google Searches In Canada For 2017

December 13, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments 2017, Canada, Google, searches, Top

As year end list mania gets underway in earnest, Google has released their top searches for Canada for 2017. Always

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Lists 

List Season Is Here! Twitter Canada’s Top Tweets

December 7, 2017December 6, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments 2017, Canada, Twitter

As it always happens come December, the raft of year end lists begins to arrive. Today we hear from Twitter

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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