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Random music news for Wednesday, May 5, 2021

If you have any anti-vaxxers in your life, read this, commit it to memory, and use it against their stupid

A recent study of TikTok users uncovered some very interesting stats. Of those surveyed, 55% say that TikTok has influenced

You know those blue light blocking nighttime modes on devices that are supposed to help you sleep? Yeah, about them…

Yes, that TikTok. And as someone who has advocated a rethink of radio when it comes to appealing to people

This is one weird Kickstarter program. Once you decide if you want to support it, move to music news for

I’ve had a couple of conversations recently about the increasing importance of TikTok when it comes to the music industry.

Got my first vaccine shot yesterday. Do your work, Bill Gates nanobots! You know where I am. Moving to music

What started as a small app from Chinese company Bytedance has turned into a global phenomenon. Not only is user

If you’re a cyclist, you might find this cool. Next up: music news for April 9, 2021. By the way,

Great. Now we’re on the CDC’s shit list. WHERE ARE OUR VACCINES? COME ON, GOVERNMENTS! Now that my rant is

Radiohead has always found interesting ways to use the internet to get to fans. The band’s latest effort is a

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