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Here’s our first look at the upcoming Tina Turner documentary

The rock docs keep coming. A deep dive into Tina Turner’s life is both very welcome and long overdue. Here’s

Ten days until Christmas. Maybe you’ll get something like this under the tree. But hopefully not. (Via John) Now some

Good news, Virginia! It’ll soon become legal for unmarried heterosexual people to have sex! Yes, you read that correctly. And

For some reason, it always takes a couple of weeks for HBO to edit together everything for annual The Rock

The estate of Michael Jackson is furious that Leaving Neverland exists. Crowds at Sundance were aghast at what they heard

Please, people: If there’s snow on the hood or roof of your car, sweep it off before you head out

Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada

Now that it’s September, I wonder how long it’ll be before some radio station flips to its annual all-Christmas format?

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

The end-of-summer season sales are now on. I’m not ready for this. I can, however, offer some music news for

HBO’s Silicon Valley–the best show ever about the modern tech industry–will soon be back for its fifth season. With a

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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