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Weekly survey: Would you attend a high-tech concert featuring just avatars?

The big news over the last couple of weeks has been the return of ABBA with both new music and

Ever wonder why those CAPTCHA pictures are so depressing? Turns out there’s a reason for it. Now that you know

CBGB was a dump. But as ground zero of the pretty much all things punk, it was an important and

Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in

If you’re outside Canada and wondering why things are a little light today it’s because today is a stat across

Nobody cares about audio until they can’t hear it. But when it comes to VR, what makes the virtual real

A couple of weeks back, I moderated an EntertainmentTO panel on the subject of AR and VR. There was much

Turning the graphic novel Scary Girl into a VR world was a tall task for Dark Slope Studios. Author and creative director

It was on this day in 2003 that the World Health Organization warned of a new threat called SARS. Moving

Four more shopping weekends until Christmas. How’s your shopping going? Let’s move to music news for Saturday, December 1, 2018.

On this day in 1994, WXYC, a student radio station at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, became the

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