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The Radioplayer app promises some cool new features in the not-too-distant future.

Radioplayer, the not-for-profit company working to make the radio listening experience better for the digital age, has announced a new

Last Thursdays, radio types from across Ontario gathered in Toronto for the annual Ontario Association of Broadcasters Convention. It’s an

The Syrian civil war officially started on this day in 2011. There’s no end/bottom in sight. Here’s the music news

When the Radioplayer Canada app was first introduced, it was great for being able to stream content from more than

If you’ve been following along with The Great Podcast Experiment with The Ongoing History of New Music, I’m pleased to

Just two more weeks and this clownish US election will be over. If Hillary wins–and that’s what the polls seem

It used to be that the only radio stations anyone could tune in were the ones in their local area.

If you’re in the UK and want to listen to radio online, you don’t have to search all over the

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