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YouTube Music has launched in Canada

After missed deadlines and a long wait, it’s finally here: YouTube Music has launched in Canada. Along with it has

YouTube was trying to keep something secret until a grand unveiling on Tuesday, but there was a leak. It has

Valentine’s Day: a made-up holiday designed to make dudes feel guilty and single people even more lonely. Who needs it?

On this day in 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the upper floors of the Empire State building. Fourteen people

The Hip tour is over. The Olympics are done. What am I going to do with my day? Well, I

Damn, thunderstorms are LOUD here in Singapore. Never heard thunder like this before. It was hard to concentrate on gathering

BandPage, which has sold itself as the best way for bands to engage with, and sell to, their fans, has

I’ve long given up trying to keep track of all the music services under the Google umbrella. YouTube. YouTube Music.

I should point out that I had nothing to do with the pivot towards sexbots on this week’s Geeks and

YouTube, the biggest online source of music by parsecs and parsecs, has been threatening to launch a premium ad-free tier

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