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Ongoing History Daily: What do the letters “DVD” really stand for?

Most of us have some DVDs somewhere. But here’s a question: What does “DVD” stand for? The answer is “nothing.”

Like you, I have a couple of DVD and Blu-ray players in the house. I haven’t touched any of them

Off to Winnipeg to see the folks tonight. Oddly, the temperature will be above freezing for the entire time I’m

Beginning on Thursday, September 29, The Smart Studios Story begins a screening tour across the United States as a precursor

U2 never mounts a tour without producing all kinds of ancillary material. The upcoming Innocence + Experience collection features footage

One thing is pretty consistent. If there’s a U2 tour, there’s gonna be a DVD. And guess what? It’s coming

As a touring entity, it appears that Rush is no more. When they wrapped up that last gig in LA

If you haven’t heard by now, a new version of the Beatles 1 collection is coming next month. Dubbed 1+,

R40, a video record of Rush‘s (apparently) last ever tour will appear in stores November 20 as both a DVD

October 22, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments 1+, Beatles, DVD

One of the biggest album releases of the millennium so far was the Beatles’ 1 collection, a compilation of the

I have a sad feeling that we’ll never see Rush in concert again. At least that was the sentiment 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