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Random Music News for Monday, May 4, 2015

Happy Star Wars Day. As a Star Trek fan, I’m sitting this one out. As usual. Here’s a list of

I told you this was going to happen. When the verdict came down that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were

This comes from Pitchfork: It seems to me that the real problem with “Blurred Lines” was not its plagiarism, but

You thought it was over, did you? Hah! Pamela Chelin reports in The Wrap how this whole thing just keeps

Oh, no. Not by a long shot. Pamela Chelin writes in The Wrap: The Gaye estate claims that each day

After a spring break, er, break we’re back! (Actually, I was here the whole time. It was Michael and Co.

I’m very concerned about the precedent set by the “Blurred Lines”/”Got to Give It Up” verdict. And I’m not the

I have two dogs. The snow is melting. My back yard is being revealed as a toxic waste dump. Do

In case you missed the verdict yesterday, a jury declared the Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams song “Blurred Lines” to have infringed

At the LA County Courthouse, a jury will be asked to determine if Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke blatantly ripped

This case against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams filed by the family of Marvin Gaye is an interesting one. Did

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