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Ongoing History Daily: MTV’s anniversary

We’ll be hearing more about the 40th anniversary of MTV later this year because it was on August 1, 1981,

Once upon a time, an appearance on MTV’s Unplugged series was a career highlight. Everyone wanted to do one, including

Meanwhile, in Iceland. Hey, I laughed. Here’s music news for August 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: And here come the

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

I heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” in a store already. And so it begins. Here’s

The speaking tour is over–for now, anyway–so I’m flying back home today. Let’s do this again. Meanwhile, here’s some music

It was a Thursday when Nirvana finally moved into the newly-opened Sony Music Studios at 460 W. 54th Street to

I forgot about the MTV Music Video Awards. Yeah, I saw some pre-show hype, but when it came time to actually

Still in Nashville. The people are supernaturally nice which is kinda freaking me out. Here’s some music news for November

MTV’s Unplugged series had an insanely good run when it debuted more than 25 years ago. Now that the network

Man, those numbers spin fast on the gas pumps these days, don’t they? Distract yourself with this music news for

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