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Random Music News for Friday, September 9, 2016

I’m writing this aboard EVA Air Flight 0035 somewhere above Alaska. Yes, it’s another music conference in the Far East.

Conventional wisdom says that when the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, they changed everything. Their

There is no way to overstate the impact these performances had not only on music but on popular culture. More

It’s Super Bowl week in New York. We’re coming up to the 50th anniversary of the Beatles Ed Sullivan Show

Okay, so it won’t be a proper reunion since 50% of the band remains stubbornly dead. But Paul and Ringo

The next big event from the rock’n’roll almanac is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in America, specifically their

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