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Weekly survey: What’s your prediction on the price of concert tickets post-COVID-19?

We’re still a long, long way of seeing concerts return to the way things were, although thanks to drive-in shows

Days after announcing a way for music fans and sports enthusiasts to get refunded if an event is postponed and

Goliath blinked. All this week, concertgoers have been up in arms about Ticketmaster’s seeming change in policy, which sounded a

Another ticket seller is speaking out about how it intends to address canceled and indefinitely postponed events during the coronavirus

If you’re working from home, have you noticed that the weeks fly by but then the weekends drag? Maybe you

On the heels of Pearl Jam teaming up with Ticketmaster to keep tickets for their Gigaton tour out of the

If you sniff around the sites of secondary ticket sellers, you’ll find all manner of tickets (allegedly) available for Pearl

You don’t need to be told that the cost of going to a concert is higher than ever. But why?

Ever buy tickets for a hot show from a secondary ticket seller only to later realize (too late!) that the

Bell had problem with a cable near my house. I haven’t had a land line since Thursday. Funny how it

Home from Asia after a 27 hour trip. Let the jetlag begin–but not before we tackle music news for November

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