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Random music news for Saturday, February 6, 2021

Be happy you don’t live in this quaint English village. Gross. What’s wrong with people? Distract yourself from the mental

The supply of new TV program is so bad that Channel 4 in the UK has greenlit a new show

No, it’s not your imagination. You may have seen robins earlier than usual. Let’s move to music news for April

Here’s the best part about potential North Korean missile attacks on the US: They’d have to fly over Canadian territory

When it comes to artists on Spotify, Canada, rules. Drake is the most-streamed act on Spotify with 1.8 billion listens

If it weren’t for Canadian artists, the American music landscape would be much, much different. FYIMusicNews.ca points us to this

A couple more days here at the NE Caribbean Command post before I’ll be drag kicking and screaming from this

He didn’t, of course. But under CanCon rules for radio wouldn’t this over of “I Can’t Feel My Face” qualify

Today’s music news comes from the ANA business lounge at Narita Airport in Tokyo. Stephen Page has sued his old

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