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Ric Ocasek’s Death & Cars Music

There is an inevitability in the music business. If the frontman of a huge band dies, sales and streams skyrocket.

Last year was a good one for the sales of vinyl in Canada. According to SoundScan, slightly more than one

Nielsen Music Canada has just released its summary of 2017. Amongst all the stats about sales, streaming and radio airplay

January 8, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Sales, Vinyl

It was another a good year for vinyl in Canada with sales up 22% over 2016. Here are the top

Warm weather is officially around the corner, which means it’s time for some summer tours! Plenty of international super stars

Let’s be clear: the iPod saved Apple. Sure, the company could have continued selling desktops and computers, but the world

February 9, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Sales, Vinyl

According to Analog Planet, 30,799,783 vinyl records were manufactured in 2013. Broken down, that means: 40,541 LP titles 17,796 7-inch

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver