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Formats

Radio 

Graphing radio listeners by age, gender, and musical format

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Formats, Radio

Radio types are always trying to figure out the wants, needs, demands, and wishes of their audiences and any potential

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Radio 

20 Strangely Specific Radio Station Formats

April 27, 2017July 17, 2021 Mathew Kahansky 1 Comment Formats, Odd, Radio, Specific, Strange

The thing about radio stations is that they have to appeal to certain audiences. The formats that fit most audiences

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Radio 

“There Will Be No More Music Formats for Radio.” Really? I Can Think of One–Sort Of.

November 9, 2016November 8, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Formats, Millennials

Radio consultant Mark Ramsey published the following in his blog yesterday. If you’re waiting for a new music format –

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Music News 

Should There Be Just One Rock Radio Format Again?

September 22, 2016 Alan Cross 3 Comments Formats, Radio, Rock

In the Olden Days–the 1970s and early 80s–there was only one flavour of rock radio on FM. AOR–album-oriented rock–played music that

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Music News 

U2 Releasing Innocence + Experience Tour DVD

May 15, 2016May 15, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 3 Comments bonus, DVD, Formats, I+E, Innocence + Experience, U2

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

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Gadgets 

How Many Music Playback Formats Have There Been?

February 7, 2016February 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Formats, Music Storage

And how many have you used? A quick inventory of my music collection says that I’ve used (or at least

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Radio 

New Radio Format Packs in 24 Songs Per Hour and Three Minutes of Commercials

February 7, 2014February 7, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Formats, QuickHitz, Radio

When I first started begging my mom to buy me records, I whined about all the new K-Tel compilations that

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • 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 […]
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  • 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
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