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This is fun: Watch as China tried to censor the livestream of Megan Thee Stallion’s Coachella set

Apparently, WeChat, the Chinese social media monster, couldn’t afford more than a single black bar.

Almost halfway through January. We’re making progress on winter. And we made some progress on gathering music news for January

Somehow, it feels right to link to this video on a Monday. It’s satisfying. Once you’re done, move to music

If you’ve been following the case of the Two Michaels, you’ll know that China has held Michael Korvig and Michael

Can we please give the Jeopardy job to Mayim Bialik already? Or Levar Burton. I’d be okay with that, too.

There’s no part of Chinese society that doesn’t interest the Communist Party. That includes karaoke bars that offer patrons the

The internet in China is overseen by the Cyberspace Administration. Besides keeping out capitalist influences from the global internet, they

Friends has always been very, very popular in China. However, the new reunion show has apparently run afoul of government

Confused about which vaccine is best? So is everyone. Now let’s try some music news for April 6, 2021. Is

Take a look at the Wu-Tang logo. What do you see? I see some the band’s name written in a

With the corona virus (COVID-19, actually) continuing to spread throughout China, much of the country has effectively shut down. That

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