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Random music news for Thursday, July 2, 2020

Given that Canada had a day off in the middle of the week, this is not going to be a

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

I still can’t believe the Bowie news. It’s only now starting to sink in. Meanwhile, though, there is other music

Call it a smartphone that goes up to 11–or something like that. Patrick Charles reports from sister website, Geeks and

Admit it: sticking stupidly large sound systems into tiny cars is way cool. Here’s what Alfa did with a one-off

I have one of these things in my home office and everyone who see it wants one, too. We also

After a hard day writing or in the studio, I like to reach for whatever refreshment is inside my special

Who wouldn’t want a new bar fridge to start 2014? Here’s your chance to win one, just by being a

Everyone needs a bar fridge, right? So you might as well be rock’n’roll about it. Marshall has given me one

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, […]
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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