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Here are the nominees for the 2021 Prism Prize

Each year, the Prism Prize seeks to honour the best in music video production in Canada. After sorting through more

We’re always hearing about music videos with hundreds of millions or even billions of views. But below that upper crust

…not Spotify. Nor is it Apple Music. The reigning champ? YouTube. According to a YouGov study out of the UK,

When we watch a music video, we expect it to be over in a few minutes. But Twenty One Pilots

We’re done with 2020. I mean, totally, utterly DONE. The only things missing from this wretched year is a North

Since the dawn of rock’n’roll, cars have figured in song lyrics. In fact, one of the very first songs of

Give it a moment. You’ll get it. (Via Tom) Here’s what I have for music news for October 19, 2020.

MTV is pushing 40? Yep. Next August is the big anniversary. Tarzan Dan from YTV’s Hit List drops by Studio

Once we beat the coronavirus, I’d be personally grateful if doctors start working on this. Oh, and Pac Man turns

If you’ve browsed on YouTube or Vevo for old-school music videos, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of them look

In 1979, a new TV showed up on Calgary-area cable systems called FM Moving Pictures. The unpaid host was Mike

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