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Here’s your last chance to save your Google Play Music files

The door is really finally and for real closing on Google Play Music. Users received an email over the weekend

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

It’s finally happening — unfortunately. Users of Google Play Music found out the hard way this week that they can

We all knew it was coming but we hoped we’d have more time. This week, the death toll started to

Still on vacation staycation. Still haven’t accomplished much around the house–except for putting together music news for August 5, 2020.

When Google announced last month it was actually moving forward with its intention to nix Google Play Music and force

Many of us are still trying to come to terms with the loss of Google Play Music. At some point

A few days ago, Google announced it would be rolling out a new, simple way for users of its Play

Maybe we don’t need glasses/eye surgery after all. Cool. On to music news for music news for February 11, 2020.

Today is the 36th birthday of the computer mouse. My carpal tunnel syndrome is not celebrating. And now, some music

The two biggest entities in the world of streaming are YouTube and Spotify. While Spotify has concentrated on just audio,

The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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