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Are you a Canadian musician? This survey wants to hear from you about the age of COVID-19

Music Canada, the spokesgroup for the recorded music industry in this country, wants to get a handle on how musicians

While anyone with a YouTube account can upload videos, Spotify has always been restrictive in allowing artists direct access to

This looks to be an interesting photo exhibit being hosted by the Rivoli and called In View. In View is

Why aren’t artists taking advantage of this? Four years after copyright reversion for albums released after 1978 became a possibility,

After having done thousands of interviews, I can tell you that artists are wired differently from you and me. The

In January, Donald Trump will move into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. (That felt terrible to write.) Among other things he’s promised

Somewhere around 99.97% of all celebrities who make their political views known lean to the left. Those who hold more

More than 1,000 artists have signed an open letter European Commission President Jean-Claud Juncker demanding companies like YouTube be held

In Chile, authors, musicians and other creative types might soon be prohibited from sharing their work online unless those works

When I was young I heard music on the radio. I would get excited about a picture in the newspaper

This helpful graphic comes via Pigeons and Planes. It’s worth detailed study.

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 […]
Mark Silver
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, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver