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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

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