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Here are the Queen/Bohemian Rhapsody-related stories from last night’s Oscars

Turns out you don’t need a host for the Oscars after all. Full coverage of the Academy Awards can be

One day, we’ll turn on the news and not hear anything about Donald Trump. One day… Meanwhile, here’s music news

We’re about to get really deep into awards season. After being pushed back due to the death of George H.W.

Officially back at work after a two-week hiatus, although after the US Thanksgiving weekend, it’s going to take some time

Donald Trump was elected president of the US two years ago today. Just sayin’. Now some music news for Friday,

It was on this day in 1972 that a new thing called “HBO” started broadcasting. As for music news for

Damn, but Rami Malek seems to have nailed it when it comes to portraying Freddie Mercury in the upcoming (November)

Damn, but Rami Malek looks like Freddie Mercury. The movie follows the rise of Freddie and Queen from about 1970

Today is the 36th birthday of the computer mouse. My carpal tunnel syndrome is not celebrating. And now, some music

This is the 30th anniversary of Black Monday, a very scary stock market crash that freaked out everyone. Let’s see

Rami Malek, our guy from Mr Robot, won the role of Freddie Mercury in the now-in-production biopic, had to recreate

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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