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Watch a trailer for a new documentary on Paul McCartney

Here’s a truism: People cannot get enough about The Beatles. More than 50 years after the group broke up, there

It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but new copyright policy in Canada wants to make sure streaming platforms are adequately

January is half over. That’s the kind of thing I’m holding onto right about now. The average Spotify users pays

It’s Martin Luther King Day in the US. Canadians could use a stat right about now, don’t you think? Any

As I write this, I’m somewhere between Toronto and Tapei, heading for a music conference in Singapore. I’ll report back.

The headlines were pretty unsettling: A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals ruled that sharing passwords for online

Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services are so drastically changing the playing field for Canadian audiences, it no longer makes

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