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The Ontario government promises $2.5 million in funding to help the music community during COVID.

The pandemic has decimated so much of the Canadian music industry, so the promise of funding is help musicians is

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What do you do when it’s the end of the worst year in our collective memory and you can’t go

Ontario continues to take its COVID-19 mitigation protocols seriously as the province slowly reopens for business region by region. Starting

Ever buy tickets for a hot show from a secondary ticket seller only to later realize (too late!) that the

Governments all over the world have it out for bots, scalpers, and ticket resellers. In the last week, two provinces,

The Ontario Government handed down its first budget under Doug Ford today (April 11). If you had the time to

Guess who’s back? If you can remember a time when Eminem videos like “Without Me” played continuously on something called

As someone who spent a lot of time in the band room in high school and then went on to

One of the things that the new Ford Conservative government did was delay the previous Liberal government’s plans to impose

Vancouver rock duo Japandroids have pretty much been touring nonstop since the release of their Near to the Wild Heart

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver