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Streaming consumption hit a new record in the US last year. These are BIG numbers.

BuzzAngle, a company that keeps an eye on what we listen to and watch, has released their final report for

You don’t realize how much our music consumption has changed until someone starts pointing out how different things were ten

There are those that will have you believe that traditional terrestrial radio is dead. “Who listens to that anymore?” That

Music Ally is an industry newsletter (subscription) from the UK that offers insight into many different aspects of marketing and

In today’s music environment, revenue isn’t going to come from selling pieces of plastic. And unless you’re written a song

How do you listen to music most often? The radio? A stereo? Your computer? If you said anything other than

A new report on music habits shows, perhaps unsurprisingly, that Canadian music fans aren’t devouring music at the same rate,

This is a long read from Medium but well worth it. The author begins with a comparison between Spotify (his

Human behavior is an interesting thing. Streaming is changing the way people consume music. This is from Forbes. Last week,

How many times have we heard the phrase “rock is dead”? It comes up with alarming regularity and almost always

Damn kids, eh?

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