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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:

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
Mark Silver