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Neil Innes, famed Monty Python musical contributor, has died at age 75

Remember the whistling bit in “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life?” Neil Innes. Or some of the great

Fifty years ago this weekend (October 5, 1969). the first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus–entitled Whither Canada?–debuted on the

On this day in 1951, the first-ever colour TVs went on sale. No one care and less than a month

One more sleep until the long weekend. And aren’t the kids out of school already? If not, it’ll be tomorrow.

It was on this day in 1970 that Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. As for something more

Automobile manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston-Martin employ engineers whose sole job is to tune the exhaust note into something

It was 32 years ago today that the first shovels went into the ground for the construction of what would

This isn’t music-related, but it’s too much fun not to propagate. I never realized how much Game of Thrones had

Whenever Terry Jones dressed up as a woman for a Python sketch, I always laughed out loud. This, however, is

This is one of the weirder offerings for this year’s Record Store Day. And now, the original.

‘Twas the night before Christmas, etc. Robert Smith of the Cure teamed up with Eric Idle to sing “Always Look

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