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Random music news for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The oldest podcaster in the world is 101. Give her a listen here. Meanwhile, I have this for music news

Despite it being American Thanksgiving week and Black Friday, there’s still music news to report. Here’s what’s happening on November

I try not to be a judgemental person. But then I heard someone pronounce Über as “Yoober” and all bets

There’s a growing outcry over what’s happening to people who offer music lessons online. Instructional videos are being blocked on

While streaming has cut down on the rate people pirate music–why bother when you can get 50 million songs for

Happy birthday, Elton John. He turns 72 today. As for music news on March 25, 2019. RIP the mysterious Scott

This was the date in 1993 of the truck bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York. Worse was

Tom Brady is 41 today. Retire, already. And in music news for August 3, 2018… Apple hit $1 TRILLION in

Don’t look for YouTube’s music service to launch at SXSW There’s a month’s worth of panel discussions, concerts, art exhibits

On this day in 1977, we discovered rings around Uranus. Stop giggling. Here’s music news for March 10, 2018. Here

Here’s a little secret that few people know: The major record labels have equity positions in Spotify. That’s right: the

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver