Random music news for Thursday, April 2, 2020
Note: Beach bodies have been canceled for 2020. That takes the pressure off, right? You can play with this umlat generator. Now music news for April 2, 2020. Coroanvirus update 1: Live Nation
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Random music news for Thursday, January 9, 2020
Flying back from CES today on Air Canada Rouge Rough. It’s the only airline where you can get LESS legroom in an emergency row. Meanwhile, in music news for January 9, 2020… The
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Random music news for Thursday, October 4, 2018
Wikileaks was born on this day in 2006. Good thing? Bad thing? I guess it all depends. And now, music news for October 4, 2018. The singer of UB40 wants nothing to do
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CRTC issues annual report on the fortunes of Canadian radio
Every year about this time, the CRTC issues a report on how broadcast radio and television is doing in this country. And as more people move their media consumption online, the news for
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Canada takes the fast, open road; supports net neutrality
In a smart, essential and crucial move, the Canadian Parliament voted in support of net neutrality, protecting the ability of Canadians to access the internet without considering or worrying about paid fast lanes
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Get ready to having your streaming service taxed. But this is actually a good thing. Here’s why.
When we pay for Netflix, Spotify, Apple Music, Britbox or any other streaming service for audio or video, we pay ZERO tax. We also don’t pay any tax when we buy/rent anything from
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Telecom companies want the CRTC to block piracy sites (as they define them)
If telecom companies in Canada have their way, it’s possible net neutrality will be limited in the Great White North much like in the United States. The belief was that, thanks to a
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The CRTC’s New Report on How Canadians Listen and Watch
Every year around this time, the CRTC has a data dump about how Canadians listen to the radio, watch TV and otherwise consume media. While the full report can be found here, let
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The F-Bomb Can Be Used on Canadian Radio. But There’s a Catch.
Unlike the United States with its FCC, there is no government body in Canada that oversees day-to-day content on the radio. Yes, there’s the CRTC, but it deals with dry regulatory issues like
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Bad News: Streaming Music Services Will Still Count Towards Your Mobile Data Cap
So many Canadians want to stream services like Spotify and Apple Music to their mobile phones but are terrified about blowing through the data caps on their mobile phones. I’ve spoken to many
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Channels are Changing: The Future of Televised CanCon
Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services are so drastically changing the playing field for Canadian audiences, it no longer makes sense to provide subsidies to content creators or producers directly. In fact, it
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