Satellite Radio Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Twenty-one years ago today, Google was founded. How long did it take before “google” became a verb? Moving on to

Despite the onslaught of new technologies, radio, which has been with us in its commercial form for almost a hundred

Once again, the US Congress is considering the Fair Play, Fair Pay Act, a bill that sets out to fix

New data out of the US offers some new perspectives on how people are using radio and listening to music. The

If you listen to the early adopters and tech types, traditional terrestrial radio is dead. No one listens anymore. Everyone

The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business has this feature on the Canadian operations of SiriusXM. Even in the doldrums

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