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There are two concerts for the people of Venezuela this weekend–and this is very weird.

The situation for the people in Venezuela is dire. The policies of president Nicolas Maduro have driven the country’s economy

I promise to take down the Christmas tree this weekend. Promise. Or at least as soon as I finish with

Is there something special happening in Canada today? I seem to remember that there’s supposed to be some kind of

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer posts than usual. -AC] On this day in

Cyber Monday. Jeff Bezos is going to get a lot richer today while workplace productivity will plunge. And now, some

The cicadas in my backyard are still bloody deafening. Must be the heat. And now, the music news. This is

Back in 1979, flush with cash generated by his Virgin record label, Richard Branson dropped £180,000 on a piece of scrub–where

Richard Branson got his start towards being a billionaire by getting in the music industry. He’s not involved in music

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