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Random music news for Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Wanna see exactly how creepy and invasive Facebook is? Take a look at this. Once you’ve regained your composure, take

Not exactly a romantic song–more like a tale of a toxic relationship–but whatever.

Because we can never get enough of The Simpsons’ steamed hams. There should be an InstaPot update, if you ask

Turns out that penguins talk a lot like us. I wonder how you translate music news for February 8, 2020,

If Dolly the Cloned Sheep were still alive, she’d be 21 today. In music news for February 22, 2018… The

I’m a big fan of cover versions, especially the cases where the remake is better than the original. Here is

It’s nearly impossible to imagine the Clash as anything other than a four piece punk rock band, but an outfit

1. American singer Gloria Jones was the first one to record “Tainted Love,” which was written and produced by Ed

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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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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