Compact Disc Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 856: The rise and fall of the compact disc

On the afternoon of October 1, 1982, Sony introduced a new home stereo gizmo: the world’s first compact disc player.

CD sales are down over 20% from this time year. Yes, it looks like a death spiral, but at some

February is more than half over. Only about five more weeks until spring, too. Contemplate that as you skim through

The music industry is of two minds when it comes to the CD. Some want it just to go away,

In 1981, ABC ran a program ran a program called Towards 2000. One of their early reports was about the

Okay, so sales have been healthier. But even after an assault by digital sales and continuing rise in the adoption

As we slowly creep up on episode 100–who would have thought?–we’ve been nominated for Toronto’s Best Podcast. And yes, we

Think the CD is dead? It certainly isn’t feeling well, but it hasn’t expired just jet. Paul Cashmere of Noise

CD sales have been in free fall since the beginning of the century and for years, we were told that

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