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Start 2021 with Jack Black dancing to Black Sabbath in an Iron Man mask and a speedo

That headline pretty much says it all. You’re welcome. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jack Black

“Challenge accepted?” Oh, dear. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jack Black (@jackblack)

It was on this day in 1965 that A Charlie Brown Christmas aired for the first time. Meanwhile, in music

I’m one of those people who might need therapy with the end of Game of Thrones (seriously; it’s a real

Not only Tenacious D’s new album, Post-Apocalypto, arrive Friday, but there’s also an animated YouTube series that starts the same

Back in the home office after two weeks in the Far East. Better get started on my Xmas shopping, huh?

Been watching the reboot of The Gong Show with its heavily made-up host, Mike Myers? The show recently featured a

Happy 7th birthday, iPad! And now, the music news… Over the weekend, Bob Dylan finally picked up his Nobel Prize,

There were a whole slew of notable Twitter hacks over the weekend. Let’s clear this up. 1.Jack Black is NOT

Christmas Eve, the night that Tim Hortons closes. That just seems…spooky. And now, the music news. Coldplay’s Chris Martin has

School of Rock, the movie from 2003, was kinda fun. Now there’s a Broadway musical adaptation also starring Jack Black

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