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A landmark in band merch: Weezer’s branded robot vacuum

As I write this, the Roomba on the main floor is going about its thrice-weekly task of picking up English

Iron Maiden has tried really, really hard to come up with a truly ugly Christmas sweater (“jumper,” for our UK

June? Already? Here’s your music news. Here’s how things work in the US when it comes to the music business.

Whenever I go to a concert, the first thing I seek out is the merch table. I look closely at

First came vinyl records when everyone was still into CDs. Then some bands thought it would be cool to resurrect

In case you haven’t had enough of all the 50th-anniversary-in-America stuff, there’s this article from The Music Network that details

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