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Technics Enters the High-Res Audio Game with Technics Tracks

The broadcast student was sitting across from me. She’d come to me with a problem. “I can’t tell the difference

Happy Back to the Future Day! Time’s up. Where’s my goddamn hoverboard? Wait: are we getting an announcement about power-lacing

I’m all for better-sounding audio, so anything anyone can do to raise educate people on the fact that MP3s sound

As a longtime unreformed audiophile, I’ve long lamented how the general public doesn’t seem to care about audio quality anymore.

There have been a number of attempts to upgrade the sound of CDs in the last fifteen years: SACD, HD-CDs,

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 […]
Mark Silver
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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