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MCR/Nielsen’s year-end report for music in Canada has arrived. (There is a LOT of data here!)

MCR/Nielsen spends all its time looking at charts, sales, streams, and the music consumption habits of fans all over the

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

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

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

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

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

When it comes to music sales and streaming numbers, whatever rules applied in the Olden Days are useless during the

Each Monday, Nielsen/MRC releases statistics on how much music is selling and streaming in Canada. We’ll begin by comparing 2020

After supper last night and right on time, Nielsen MCR delivered its weekly report on music sales and streaming across

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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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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