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Random music news for Monday, November 9, 2020

We begin with the inevitable mash-up of Beck’s “Loser’ with Donald Trump’s election loss. On to music news for November

The first-ever video posted on YouTube, “Me at the Zoo,” was posted on this day in 2005. Moving on to

It was on this day in 1970 that Apollo 13 mentioned to Houston that they had a problem. And it’s

It was twenty-five years ago today that Kurt Cobain killed himself. You’ll be hearing a lot about this over the

On this day in 1973, the first-ever handheld mobile phone call was made. As for music news on April 3,

Forty years ago today., the UK went to war with Argentina over the Falklands Islands. Morrissey is still pissed that

I HATE April Fool’s Day, so you can be assured that all the music news you’re about to read has

The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
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