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Random music news for Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Look at it this way: Winter is now one-third over. Here’s music news for January 22, 2020. Weekly Canadian music

The reason you’re reading this is because on this day in 1991, the World Wide Web was open to the

Astrologists say this could be the worst day of the year. Just warning you. Here’s what’s making music news on

Today is Morrissey Day in Los Angeles. No, I’m not kidding. And here’s more music news for November 10. A

We’ve all been Rickroll’d at some point. Well, most of us. If you’ve never had the–ahem–pleasure of being surprised by

Tell me this hasn’t happened to you a hundred times. You’re working at your computer when suddenly music starts playing

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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