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Random music news for Tuesday, April 13, 2021

There’s now a board game for cats. Please enjoy. And now, music news for April 13, 2021. Here’s an ask

Lest we forget. And now, music news for November 11, 2020. This song won’t play well with the MAGA types

How long before someone comes up with song called “My Corona (Virus)” to the tune of “My Sharona?” It’s bound

My winter speaking tour starts tonight. Details here. Maybe we’ll end up discussing the music news of January 23, 2020.

On this day in 1977, the last guillotine execution was carried out in France. With that imagery in mind, here’s

It’s officially back to school season, innit? Distract yourself from how quickly summer is passing with this look at music

Back in the spring, I had dinner with a couple of old friends who work in the American music business.

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

Payola–the practice of paying someone to play your music on the radio–has been around since at least the 1950s. After

Payola, the practice of paying to have a song played on the radio, has long been illegal. While non-existent in

Payola is the practice—the illegal practice—of a record label paying a broadcaster to play a song or artist at a

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