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Random music news for Tuesday, July 9, 2019

It’s that time of year when I contemplate giving up on growing grass in the back yard. Two dogs will

This November, Toronto opera and rock fans alike can enjoy Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera. Based on the

His full name is Walter Geoffrey. He’s a French bulldog with an oddly musical yelp, something that has been remixed

The death of Kate Spade is really bothering me. As with Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, we have no idea

It was on this day in 1990 that Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because they didn’t actually

Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for

On this day in 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Imagine if they hadn’t sold. And

English bull terrier number one is snoring louder than ever. I may have to get her a CPAP machine. And

I wonder what Andrea Bocelli would think about this guy.

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We’ve all had them: the dirtbag neighbour who insists on playing their music at ear-splitting volumes all day and all

Now in Hong Kong, but the music news never stops. Courtney Love will star in a film called The Possibilities

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 […]
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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 […]
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