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Random Music New for Wednesday, December 14, 2016

On this day in 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last person to walk on the moon. Why haven’t we been

With both physical and digital record sales hitting new levels of suckage, the industry has to be freaking out over

What happened near Roswell, New Mexico, on this date in 1947? We still don’t really know. But I can tell

Here’s another terrific infographic from Completely Ignored. A hard scour through Wikipedia suggests these 61 artists have sold more than

Here’s what happened this past week starting with Canada. Overall album sales are up 2% over the same period in

In all the time the record industry has been keeping track of global revenues, things have never, ever fallen below

The other day I posted about how rock sold more than any other genre in the US. Of all the

Not much improvement this week with overall album sales still lagging 2013 by 7% with physical CDs down 7%, digital

I’m sure you’ve been panicked about Metallica’s financial situation. After all, they’ve been telling us how much record sales suck

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