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Could this be a solution to expensive concert tickets?

Years ago, I decided a needed a Movado watch. I didn’t have anywhere near the money, so the jewelry store

An American company called Fan Dragon surveyed concert goers on the topic of tickets turned up some interesting facts. 14%

Last Thursday (September 19), the Black Keys played a gig at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, their first return

So you’ve just shelled out $179 on a concert ticket. Ever wonder how that cash gets divvied up? Reader Bobby

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] At some point, we really, really need to admit that album

We’re all familiar with what happens with concert tickets these days. Large numbers of tickets end up in the bands

[This was my weekend column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Over the last couple of years, I’ve become something of a

It’s become fashionable for governments to take a stand against ticket-buy-bots, secondary sellers, and scalpers. British Columbia is the latest

We were almost mistakenly vaporized on this day in 1995. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. Ponder that as you go through

Ticketmaster and its relationship to secondary ticket sellers was in the news a lot throughout 2018. Billboard rounds out the

Back on May 18 before a gig at the Rose Bowl, fans of Taylor Swift gathered in front of a

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