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Weekly survey: Is SNL still a thing for you?

My wife and I have a Sunday morning routine that involves watching Saturday Night Live from the night before. Like

When Nirvana fell apart and before Dave Grohl found his legs with the Foo Fighters, he was lost. Totally lost.

After understandably laying low for most of 2020, Jack White has broken out of quarantine in the most amazing way

On this day in 1951, the first-ever colour TVs went on sale. No one care and less than a month

It was on this day in 1987 that a short-form animated feature called The Simpsons first appeared as an interstitial

Saturday Night Live ended 2018 strong with an episode hosted by always likeable Matt Damon. Later in the show was

The musical guest is always a big draw for Saturday Night Live. Having attended a couple of tapings in Studio

When The Wife saw this Foo Fighters performance on Saturday Night Live, she exclaimed “Look at those eyelashes! Are those

U2 has a thing about showing up unannounced and in unusual places whenever they’re in New York. The latest bit

France now has its own version of Saturday Night Live, which, by the way, is called Saturday Night Live. One

The most recent episode of Saturday Night Live drew the highest ratings of the season. It’s easy to understand why:

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