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This new Google News feature could be the most important thing in a long time

Years ago I ran across a great term: ego-casting. It describes our tendency to only seek out and consume things that

What are your biggest issues with playlists? Do they take too long to make? Are they too static and unchanging?

Chance are that if you have a smartphone, you’ve downloaded Shazam, the magical app that “listens” to a song and

In yet another example of how the Age of Skynet is moving ever closer, we have this story about rapping

Between 1963 and 1970, the Beatles underwent a series of astonishing musical transformations, moving from “I Want to Hold Your

Let’s face it: there’s just too much music. Many of us spend too much of our time researching and looking

A group of engineering students at the University of California, San Diego, are working on an algorithm that can look

The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
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Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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