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Music History Television

Watch a trailer for a new documentary on Paul McCartney

July 9, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Documentary, Hulu, Paul McCartney, Rick Rubin

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

New copyright report wants to bring CanCon regs to streaming

May 27, 2019May 26, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Cancon, Hulu, Music Canada, Netflix, Parliament, Royalties, SOCAN, Spotify, Streaming, Streaming Music Services, Streaming Royalties

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

Random music news for Wednesday, January 16, 2019

January 16, 2019January 15, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Alicia Keys, Baby Shark, Celine Dion, Colin Kaepernick, Dave Grohl, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Fyre Festival, Grammy Awards, Happy Mondays, Hulu, Kanye West, Las Vegas, Metallica, Music VIdeos, R. Kelly, Spotify, Super Bowl, Travis Scott, Village People, YMCA

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

Random Music News for Monday, January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018January 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazing Grace, Carrie Brownstein, Facebook, Hip-hop, Hulu, Julia-Louise Dreyfus, Mariah Carey, Mercedes-Benz, Sleater-Kinney, Smartphones, Spotify, Stranger Things, Tea

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

Random Music News for Friday, September 8, 2017

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple Music, blockchain, Concrete and Gold, Facebook, Foo Fighters, Hulu, Kid Rock, Liam Gallagher, Smart Speakers, Smiths, Spotify, U2, Will.i.am

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

Sharing a Netflix Account? A Court Says That’s a Federal Crime–Sort of

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Economic Espionage Act, HBOGo, Hulu, Lawsuits, Netflix, Orange is the New Black

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

Controversy Television

Channels are Changing: The Future of Televised CanCon

June 6, 2016June 5, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments broadcast, Cancon, CBC, CD Howe Institute, CRTC, Fraser Institute, Hulu, Netflix, Streaming

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