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Random music news for Saturday, July 28, 2018

On this day in 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26. The

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

It’s Doritos Blaze vs. Mountain Dew Ice presented by Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman. https://youtu.be/-XLkru5Nzd4

Super Bowl spots run about $5 million for 30 seconds, so if you’re going to run a commercial during the

Everyone is getting into the artificial intelligence game. Facebook doesn’t want to be left behind so they’re working on an

It’s now winter. Only three months to go. And now, music news… Apparently, Andrea Bocelli will NOT perform at the

That headline is not a joke. It actually exists. But it’s not exactly, um…well, authorized. You’ll see. And try not

I’d like to see this technique applied to (a) a VISA commercial and (b) the next time he has to

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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