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Controversy 

Telecom companies want the CRTC to block piracy sites (as they define them)

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bell, Cinemas Guzzo, cineplex, Copyright, CRTC, Dancing Baby, DMCA, Net Neutrality, Piracy, Rogers

If telecom companies in Canada have their way, it’s possible net neutrality will be limited in the Great White North

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Music News 

Want Your Band to Perform During This Years’ Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour? Apply Now.

October 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hockey, Rogers

For the fourth year in a row, the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour will set out across the country to celebrate

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Music Industry Television 

Music Channel Vintage TV Debuts on Rogers Cable, Giving It Coast-to-Coast Coverage in Canada

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Alan Cross 14 Comments Rogers, Shaw, Vintage TV

First, full disclosure: I’m the Creative Director of Vintage-TV. I’ve been working with its British parent company for almost two

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Music News 

Bad News: Streaming Music Services Will Still Count Towards Your Mobile Data Cap

April 21, 2017 Alan Cross 5 Comments Bell, CRTC, Data Caps, Differential Pricing, Rogers, Telus, Videotron, Zero-rating

So many Canadians want to stream services like Spotify and Apple Music to their mobile phones but are terrified about

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, April 1, 2015

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ajinai, Alibaba, British Steel, Coachella, Connected Car, Ed Sheeran, Fido, Inner Mongolia, Judas Priest, Kate Hudson, Matt Bellamy, MuchMusic, Muse, Rogers, Spotify, Tupac

I hate April Fool’s Day. Everywhere contained herein is to the best of my knowledge 100% true. Spotify has struck

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Music History 

Why Streaming Music Services Are Getting Bundled Up with Other Things

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments AT&T, Beats, Deezer, Pandora, Rogers, Shaw, Songza, Spotify, Sprint, Telus

Streaming music services still haven’t penetrated the Canadian psyche as much as they have in the rest of the world–we’re

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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  • Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian have disrespected Ferrari for the last time. Sort of. - Alan Cross on Car pr0n: Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s Ferrari LaFerrari
  • Ms. Styx on At some point, the Foo Fighters are going to have to tell us what happened to Taylor Hawkins. Or do they? (Slight update. Read the comments.)

RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
    Andrew Dick
  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
    Andrew Dick
  • 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
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