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Taylor Swift is apparently the most common job supervisor for home improvement projects

Since most of us have been home for most of the past year (or should’ve been…), tons of people have

On behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home

First day of fall. While I love autumn, I’m trying not to think of what’s coming next unless I absolutely

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

This is Cliff Burton Day! I hope you bought a card. In other music news for February 10… Here are

And how was the long weekend? Ready for some music news for May 23? Justin Bieber has pink eye. Just

The middle 70s were a hideous time for people who loved rock. David Gates and Bread getting all sappy and

It was on this day in 2014 that HR Giger, creator of the xenomorph in the Alien movies, died. And

It was on this day that The Pill was approved for use in the US. That didn’t change society much,

Yep, I have the post-Canadian Music Week cold. Anyone else? And now, music news for April 25. Record Store Day

Just because it’s Thanksgiving doesn’t mean there isn’t music news… Kayne West auditioned for American Idol over the weekend. No,

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