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Ticketmaster’s latest offer: Get a refund now or credit for shows later

Days after announcing a way for music fans and sports enthusiasts to get refunded if an event is postponed and

Another ticket seller is speaking out about how it intends to address canceled and indefinitely postponed events during the coronavirus

It’s bad enough we don’t have any shows to go to now. It’s worse that we might not have shows

There’s been a lot of speculation and fear regarding refunds for the now-canceled Roxodus music festival. Specifically, would there be

Oh gosh, now another festival has a mess on their hands. BC’s Pemberton Music Festival filed for bankruptcy earlier this

You don’t mess with the Finns. The country’s Consumer Disputes Board handed down a ruling last week that declares concert-goers

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