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Random music news for Saturday, August 4, 2018

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

HitSongsDeconstructed is a website that tracks trends in songwriting, production, and the music business designed to help musicians and composers

Cameron Gordon over at Completely Ignored is always musing about music on a statistical level. The newest graphic is “Are

I ran across this YouTube clip from the 1992 Billboard Music Awards where Phil Collins presented a very drunk U2

Have you ever wonder what city has the most influence musically? Using data from Orbitz, you might be surprised. For

In what can only be described as a bit of a shock, U2 has blasted to #1 on the Billboard

Today is Morrissey Day in Los Angeles. No, I’m not kidding. And here’s more music news for November 10. A

On this day in 1988, the Morris worm became the first computer worm to be distributed on the Internet. We

The first-ever cellular phone network was launched on this day in 1983. With that out of the way, here’s some

On this day in 1979, the first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published. And in

Have you found yourself saying that they don’t make albums like they used to? You’re not alone. Jimmy Iovine of

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