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Attention UK readers: The Ongoing History of New Music is now available on British radio

Britain and the UK have embraced digital audio broadcasting (DAB), the form of radio that is quickly replacing FM in

Music news for All Hallow’s Eve Eve: October 30, 2018. Weekly Canadian music sales and streams vs. this point last

I just have time to watch the Royal Wedding from an anti-monarchist pub down the street from my London hotel

Ready, set, SHOP! And if you have time, here’s the music news for December 26. Can you really blame this

Hoi An to Da Nang to Bangkok today. As much as I love noodles and stirfry, I really want some

All Hallow’s Eve Eve? Sure. Let’s go with that. And now some music news for October 30. Chrissie Hynde of

Yes, it’s Monday, but can you imagine how Sean Spicer feels when the alarm clock goes off? And now, the

The first full day of spring! Bring it ON! And now, the music news. If you’re concerned about the music

While AM radio (est. ~1906) and FM broadcasts (with us since the 1930s) have life in them yet, both are

Around the end of the 90s, a van stuffed with broadcast equipment started touring the country, offering people a chance

I rented a vehicle–a Ford Explorer–for my weekend out in California and was delighted to find that the radio was

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 […]
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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