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Yes, the Canadian music industry wants a fee on every smartphone sold in this country

The iPod Tax is back, except that the Canadian music industry wants a fee slapped on all smartphones because we

It’s Monday and your view of the world probably isn’t at its most cheery. Take a look at this site

Your smartphone is a marvelous piece of technology, a lot of computing power jammed into something you can put in

With the iPhone X set to go up for pre-order at 3:01 AM tomorrow morning (October 27), a lot of

Happy Thanksgiving to all! (Yes, America, we do things differently up here.) And now the music news for October 9.

Seventy years ago, something crashed at Roswell, New Mexico. Probably a stupid grey. And now, the music news for July

Although we long passed the tipping point where most people own some kind of smartphone, there are still some holdouts.

When you’re having dinner with family and friends, PUT THE DOWN THE GODDAMN PHONE. Please, You can do without the

Call it a smartphone that goes up to 11–or something like that. Patrick Charles reports from sister website, Geeks and

Whenever I get in the car, I immediately plug in my iPhone. The problem is that I have no place

The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
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Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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