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Ric Ocasek’s Death & Cars Music

There is an inevitability in the music business. If the frontman of a huge band dies, sales and streams skyrocket.

Last year was a good one for the sales of vinyl in Canada. According to SoundScan, slightly more than one

Nielsen Music Canada has just released its summary of 2017. Amongst all the stats about sales, streaming and radio airplay

January 8, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Sales, Vinyl

It was another a good year for vinyl in Canada with sales up 22% over 2016. Here are the top

Warm weather is officially around the corner, which means it’s time for some summer tours! Plenty of international super stars

Let’s be clear: the iPod saved Apple. Sure, the company could have continued selling desktops and computers, but the world

February 9, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Sales, Vinyl

According to Analog Planet, 30,799,783 vinyl records were manufactured in 2013. Broken down, that means: 40,541 LP titles 17,796 7-inch

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