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Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 03 May 2021

I should have posted this last night when the email arrived, but I was too busy watching Family Guy. Here’s

When Google announced last month it was actually moving forward with its intention to nix Google Play Music and force

Here’s something to make you think. Earlier this week, Adweek magazine published an article about the uprising of Generation Z.

With all the talk of a potentially habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, I urge you to read The Three Body

Spotify has a new general counsel, ex-Microsoft lawyer Horacio Gutierrez. He’s stepping right into two class-action lawsuits alleging that the

There’s just so much damn music out there. Even when you find something you really, really like, you can’t help

The biggest music industry story of the last few months has been the insane sales numbers being generated by Adele’s

Contrary to what a lot of the tech types will tell you, radio is alive and well and profitable. Yes,

Music discovery used to be so easy. You just turned on your favourite radio station and the DJ told you

All the streaming music services are falling all over each other in a race to provide exclusive music and content.

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