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The 50th anniversary Juno Awards have announced performers

The Junos are coming up fast–June 6–and the announcements about who will perform on the show are coming fast. Here’s

It’s not just lawmakers in New York looking for answers from Ticketmaster this week. In addition to a state senator

Radio-Canada is giving vinyl fans one more chance to take a browse through all the surplus records (and CDs) they

If you’re interested into the marketing machinery behind the popular song, here’s a two-part program from Terry O’Reilly’s CBC program,

Record Store Day! Yay! What else is making music news on April 21, 2018? Here are my weekly music picks

If you’re in Toronto, I’m holding another one of my Music Tech meetups TONIGHT at the Toronto Reference Library. There’s

Over the decades, the CBC has become one of the biggest repositories of recorded music in the known world. Its

If you missed last August’s Tragically Hip tour finale in Kingston and are tired of watching bad YouTube video, you’re

If you were an avid CBC Stereo listener between 1984 and 2007, the late-night Brave New Waves probably needs no

After a successful 16-year exclusive partnership with CTV, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) just announced a

I don’t know what to say except this is something you need to watch.

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
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver