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A petition has been delivered to the Canadian government demanding assistance for musicians

Back in November, an organization called the Canadian Musicians’ Coalition launched a petition (sponsored by Liberal MP Ron McKinnon for

Any Canadian musician knows that there comes a time to leave the nest and tour beyond our borders. The most

Kelly McAlpine or Orillia, Ontario, has this modest proposal for the head of the CBC, Herbert Lacroix. Dear Mr. Lacroix,

If you more than one record, you have “records” or “albums.” But if you have a lot of vinyl, what’s

The cool thing about Change.org is that people can launch a petition to protest against just about anything. One of

When it was announced that Kanye West was going to headline at Glastonbury, a petition was quickly organized and collected

In case you haven’t heard, Rocky fans, there’s a spin-off called Creed in which is all about Apollo Creed’s son.

This appeared in the Metro papers earlier this week: Because I was travelling, I missed the debate on whether rapper

North by Northeast is in full effect in Toronto with hundreds and hundreds of musicians and fans descending upon the

God bless ya, Mozzer, but we’re tired of all these tour cancellations. This sort of behaviour has been going on

Sir Ozzy? That’s been the dream of a number of Ozzy fans for years now–none of which are apparently inside

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver