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Random music news for Friday, December 18, 2020

One week until Christmas. Feeling it yet? Maybe some music news for December 18, 2020, will help. Imagine a Spotify

The US Government is putting together another Notorious Markets report, which names companies, websites, apps, and nations that it believes

On this day in 1986, the first-ever PC virus. (c)Brain, was released into the wild. As for music news on

There’s a certain amount of voodoo that goes into determining the biggest-selling album of all time. Since 1991, all physical

The Recording Industry of America has released its latest “notorious markets” report, its view of where music piracy continues. “Stream

If you rip YouTube streams to MP3, you probably know about (and maybe have used) YouTube-MP.org. The site is insanely

When Thriller appeared in stores on November 30, 1982, no one doubted that Michael Jackson had another hit record. But

A federal court in Virginia ruled that an ISP could be held liable for one of its users sharing pirated

‘Tis the season, after all, to take stock of all that came before in the god-forsaken year that was 2016

The first time a record company thought about marking a sales milestone was in 1942 when RCA gave Glenn Miller

This is the fifteenth anniversary of the Anna Kournikova virus. And now, the music news. The Pirate Bay vs. Netflix:

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