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What we know about Sunrise Records’ takeover of HMV UK

After negotiating throughout the night, Sunrise Records CEO Doug Putnam signed a deal to purchase HMV UK at 5:30 am

Some twenty-four hours after we heard that Sunrise Records’ CEO Doug Putnam put in an offer to buy the remains

HMV is in big trouble. The Canadian version is gone. HMV Hong Kong is dead. Stores have disappeared in a

Today’s music news comes to you from an airport lounge in Tapei where it was March 31, 2018, before it

When HMV went out of business last year, a big hole was left in the Canadian music market. Without a

I don’t usually do New Years Resolutions but I do tend to reflect a great amount this time of year.

When HMV announced that it was kaput, Doug Putnam, the owner of the nine-location-strong Sunrise Records, stepped in to take

Playoffs! Baseball! Yay! And now, the music news for April 12. HMV will be done completely by Saturday night. Can

Back in 2014, Sunrise Records had shrunk to just five locations. Perhaps sensing the end, the chain put it up

Remember this: no matter how much you hate your job, at least you’re not Sean Spicer. And now, some music

At a dinner with Sunrise Records CEO Doug Putnam–the guy who wants to fill the massive retail gap left by

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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