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Vintage-TV Canada Announces a Partnership with the Prism Prize

[I do a bunch of work with Vintage-TV, Canada’s full-on music video and interview channel for real music fans. If

Canada’s CMT is officially out of the music video business for the same reasons MTV and MuchMusic moved away from

Vintage-TV is a new all-music cable channel, finally got coast-to-coast coverage this month when Rogers added it to their lineup

First, full disclosure: I’m the Creative Director of Vintage-TV. I’ve been working with its British parent company for almost two

[For more than a year now, I’ve been working with Vintage-TV, a fantastic music channel based out of the UK

Remember when music TV channels actually focussed 100% on music? Once upon a time, MTV, MuchMusic and others were able

If you’re hankering for the days of music videos on TV, chances are you’re of–ahem–a certain age. Or maybe you’re

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