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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

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