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Still More Year-End Canadian Music Stats for 2017

BuzzAngle makes it their business to track how we consume music in this country. This is a word-for-word look at

When I was scheduling music for radio stations, I used a special software program called Selector. The goal was always

Don’t believe all the industry doom and gloom you hear in the news – music in Canada is doing pretty

Cute little Canada with its adorable award shows, right? How could it ever stack up to the States and their

YouTube is the place the galaxy goes for online videos. Bolstering that are these new usage statistics. More than

Chances are if you visit this site music is deeply important to you. But let me post this question: is

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The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver