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Canadian music sales and streaming stats for the first week of 2021

As usual, MRC/Nielsen’s weekly round-up of music sales and streams popped into my inbox Monday evening. What does the first

Well, that’s convenient. The last chart week of 2020 ended at 11:59 pm December 31, 2020. Here’s the final look

Holidays or not, Nielsen/MRC Canada issued its weekly report on Canadian music sales and stats yesterday (December 28). This is

Outside of the growth in streaming, it has not been a good year for the recorded music industry for all

Another week, another health checkup on what’s happening with the Canadian recorded music industry starting with the ugly year-over-year comparison

With just a couple of weeks to go before Christmas, here’s how the Canadian recorded music industry is doing, starting

Nielsen/MRC delivered the weekly music stats. Here they are starting with the scary year-over-year figures. Total album sales, -34.4% CD

Nielsen/MRC’s report on Canadian music sales and streaming stats for the week ending November 20 appeared in my inbox right

Where do this stand with the pandemic and Canadian music sales and streaming? Let’s take a look, starting by comparing

If it’s Monday evening, then Nielsen/MRC has the weekly sales and streaming stats for Canada. As has become our habit

The latest Canadian sales and streaming figures from MRC/Nielsen Canada came in on schedule last night. Here’s how the recorded

Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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