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The 2020 Juno Awards were handed out virtually last night. Here’s who won what.

Had COVID-19 stayed in bats, the 2020 Juno Awards would have been old news by now, celebrated with an event

Had this been a non-plague year, the Juno Awards would have been handed out in Saskatoon back in March, but

The short answer is “not for a while.” The 49th Juno Awards were supposed to have already happened in Saskatoon,

The rumours of a cancellation started early this morning as people associated with the event (performers, nominees, crew) were told

You know that things are weird when my visit to Costoco revealed that my local store totally out of antiseptic

Juno Week in Saskatoon begins today, culminating with the awards ceremonies Saturday (the gala dinner) and Sunday (the TV broadcast).

The Junos–the last of the music awards programs that started coming at us with Polaris back in September–is set for

Some thoughts about the 48th annual Juno Awards which were held last night at Budweiser Gardens. London did a fantastic

The broadcast for the Junos is just like any other TV show: It’s all about producing a mainstream network TV

While most of the country will pay attention to the Juno Awards TV broadcast on Sunday, March 17, most of

Not even Toronto’s heaviest snowfall in 50 years could stop the JUNO Awards from announcing which Canadian artists will be

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver