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Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats (22 March 2021)

Time for a quick spin through Canadian music sales and streaming stats courtesy Nielsen/MRC starting with a look at things

Is it October 23, 2018, already? Time to start thinking about when to switch to snow tires, I guess. And

It was on this day in October 1970 when Pierre Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act. It was a scary

Determining The Biggest Band of All Time® was once easy. Which group sold the most records? Case closed, right? Not

Apologies on the lateness of this week’s report, but it’s been another week of traveling. Let’s start in Canada where

We have a couple more weeks before the industry kicks into high gear for the make-or-break fourth quarter. Let’s see

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