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There’s a new High-Res Audio remix of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” for upcoming box set

Tony Visconti, David Bowie’s favourite producer back in the day, has remixed Bowie’s ’69 hit, “Space Oddity” for Sony’s new

Leonardo DiCaprio turns 45 today. He still looks, like, 17. Moving on to music news for November 11, 2019… If

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

It was 40 years ago–July 1, 1979–that Sony transformed personal music listening with the release of the first iteration of

On Thursday, word came down that blink-182 was jumping from BMG (an indie label these days) to Columbia (part of

On this day in 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sold its first transistor radios. When it comes

The end of July already? Have any stores set up their Christmas displays yet? If not, it won’t be long.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka enjoyed listening to music while travelling on

One summer long weekend down. But there’s still three more to go. Meanwhile, let’s get back to work with some

While streaming has cut down on the rate people pirate music–why bother when you can get 50 million songs for

The first weekend without football since June. Time for NASCAR. And did you know that the UN has declared today

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, […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver